Shooting from hammer-forged, chrome-lined DRY barrel

[CAESAR]

I lubed the brand new rifle mechanism but forgot about the barrel and shot about 20 rounds from dry barrel... not only that it was solid copper rounds. Do you think I damaged the barrel?
Any jokes please keep for your grandma ;-)

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Grandma would prob clean out copper fouling until you are back to a clean lined barrel
Chrome hard
Copper soft

 

[paul73]

you do not usually oil the barrels. clean it now with hoppe #9 then run clean patches until it is dry again.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Solid copper after only 20 rounds? Seems pretty excessive to me.

Bob

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Solid copper after only 20 rounds? Seems pretty excessive to me.

Bob

I think the OP was referring to solid copper projectiles, not solid copper fouling.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

I think the OP was referring to solid copper projectiles, not solid copper fouling.

Zoom. Right over my head. Certainly, makes more sense.

 

[CAESAR]

I think the OP was referring to solid copper projectiles, not solid copper fouling.

yes, thanks

 

[jkelly1229]

I'm confused... you bought a gun

And shot it? And what?

 

[FancyGunz]

I don't think I have ever gone out of my way to specifically oil a barrel. Then again, I haven't really stripped a barrel of oil, either.

Any barrel cleaning involved the usual solvents and CLP type stuff.

 

[M1911]

Stop worrying. You didn’t hurt your barrel.

 

[jkelly1229]

Stop worrying. You didn’t hurt your barrel.

Ok he did exactly what i thought

Onto fleshlight jokes

 

[whatluck]

I only oil non-chrome lined barrels after shooting corrosive ammo and cleaning.

 

[Compooky]

Do you usually lube the bore before shooting?

 

[jkelly1229]

Do you usually lube the bore before shooting?

Hah that means 2 things

 

[LakeTrout]

It will probably shoot backwards now

 

[HorizontalHunter]

The real question here is: Wic barrel break in procedure are you following?

 

[JDL]

If you oiled the barrel how long do you think that oil lasted as a barrel lubricant after the first bullet went through the barrel? You did not hurt the barrel. Just go shoot and stop worrying and over thinking things.

 

[Rocky Mosasaurus]

If concerned about corrosive primers pouring boiled water down the barrel would take care of those nasty salts as well as washing away any previously used oils / cleaner. Then run a bore snake through with CLP. Rifle is clean.

 

[jkelly1229]

If you oiled the barrel how long do you think that oil lasted as a barrel lubricant after the first bullet went through the barrel? You did not hurt the barrel. Just go shoot and stop worrying and over thinking things.

You guys dont hook an old salene bag full of oil through the forward assist under pressure so oil shoots into the barrel between shots

Use a crazy straw to divert a little of the gas

 

[Qwikdraw45]

Zoom. Right over my head. Certainly, makes more sense.

As a Horizontal Hunter, aren't things always "over your head"?

 

[slap shot]

Obviously it’s destroyed. Send it to me for proper disposal.

 

[DW357]

I'm confused... you bought a gun

And shot it? And what?

This. I’ve never heard of a gun manufacturer saying that the barrel needs to have a coating of oil prior to shooting to avoid damage

 

[oldguy68]

The only time you put any type of oil in a barrel is for storage to prevent rust.
Push a dry patch through the bore before you shoot it again.

 

[MAGA99]

This. I’ve never heard of a gun manufacturer saying that the barrel needs to have a coating of oil prior to shooting to avoid damage

I duno if I would take any advice from this guy regarding how to avoid damaging a firearm!!

 

[Mesatchornug]

I duno if I would take any advice from this guy regarding how to avoid damaging a firearm!!

I mean, I'm sure it's accurate that he's never seen any manufacturer info about anything damaging firearms

 

[DW357]

I duno if I would take any advice from this guy regarding how to avoid damaging a firearm!!

 

[Woodsloafer]

A barrel is only good for 3 - 6 seconds of use (bullets passing through them), maybe if we oiled them they'd last longer


Barrel life

 

[Mountain]

Do you usually lube the bore before shooting?

Sounds like a euphemism, LOL.

OP- Barrels only get a light coat oil for corrosion protection during storage. If oil is present, the bore should be wiped with a clean dry patch before shooting.

 

[weekendracer]

The only people I've ever met that were that anal about the barrel were guys who had special guns built from the ground up for accuracy that are way more than I'm willing to spend for a rifle.

I knew a guy who'd only push cleaning rags and brushes from the breech, he never cleaned from the crown back.

 

[MisterHappy]

If concerned about corrosive primers pouring boiled water down the barrel would take care of those nasty salts as well as washing away any previously used oils / cleaner. Then run a bore snake through with CLP. Rifle is clean.

I once found in a basement clean-out, a rifle cartridge that had a piece of copper tubing brazed into the primer end, and a funnel brazed into the other end of the copper tube, with a couple 45-degree bends, so that you could put it in a bolt-action chamber, and flush the barrel with ease.