Soak It

pluckit · 02-06-2011, 05:41 AM

I never could get the barrel on the Bobcat sealed to hold the Evapo-Rust so I'm going to soak it. I have some 2 inch" PVC pipe and I put a cap on it to hold the Evapo-Rust. I need to buy enough to fill it to cover the barrel and then I'll drop the barrel in and let it soak submerged in it for a good long time. That should get the rust out.

cayugad · 02-06-2011, 05:49 AM

The Evapo-Rust might be worth more then the barrel if it is rusted that bad.

As for the PVC idea ... its a good one.

A friend of mine once made a barrel cleaning stand up PVC thing. It was pretty cool. He even put a drain on the end of it, so it would release the water. He'd fill it with water, and then he would put the barrel in there and could pump the water through real well. He also made it so, in the off season it held his bow & arrows for when he would go in the yard and practice.

Paul Niskanen · 02-06-2011, 09:22 AM

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bronko22000 · 02-06-2011, 09:32 AM

I'm not sure what the Bobcat is but I always found that a round toothpick in the nipple, breech plug hole, flash hole always worked as an efficient plug. I don't know how long you leave the Evaporust in but that should work as long as you keep the muzzle up. And as the toothpic gets wet it swells making it seal even better.
Give it a try. You can always put the breech end in a container to catch the drips.

Josmund · 02-06-2011, 10:21 AM

Bronko,

I went to Home Depot and in the specialty tray in the hardware section they had some rubber caps. The little red ones fit over the nipple perfecly and sealed it tight. They came in two pack and cost 50 cents or so.

Not sue what they're made to do but it was like they have been designed for this use.

An option.

pluckit · 02-06-2011, 02:30 PM

[quote=cayugad;3769539]The Evapo-Rust might be worth more then the barrel if it is rusted that bad.

I allready have more invested in Evapo-Rust than I do in the rifle. But that's not the point. I'm trying to salvage an abused, misfortunate rifle, and give it a new, loving home. And if I harvest 1 deer with it, it will all pay for itself many times over. I submerged the barrel about 15 minutes ago, so tomorrow after work I'll chek on it. Rust, Blue and all should be gone. Then I'll reblue it, again, and maybe I'll fire lap it to reduce the severity of the pitting.

sabotloader · 02-06-2011, 03:10 PM

pluckit

At one time I think I remember seeing a picture of the bolster... the way it was attached concerned me a bit. It looked like it might be separated from the barrel a bit. If it might be - be careful shooting it...

pluckit · 02-07-2011, 02:31 PM

I just finished hitting the barrel with 0 steel wool and it looks great.

I know it's hard to tell but that's bare steel. No blue.

johnnyo · 02-10-2011, 02:54 PM

Soaking the barrel! Reminds me of a guy I worked with years ago, from Cape Breton. His family were Seal hunters. End of the hunting day, they would remove their barrels and soak them, over night in kerosene to remove the salt from sea water.