Well cleaning this Tikka barrel has had it's downs and ups
Lands seem to have grown taller with sharper edges haha more like the Grooves were filled !!
Last night:
Just did an oiled patch then dry for a look. Looked ok. Rifling not greatly pronounced but reasonable.
Scrubbed with Sweets 7.62 and CLP Break Free repeatedly.
Sweets 7.62, 5 times. Copper galore.
CLP scrub and soak. Dark crud flaking away around the throat (best I can describe without pictures... yeah yeah I know).
CPL scrub + heavy coat again to sit over night.
Today:
More black crud came away. Thinking it is baked on carbon/crap like glass.
Scrubbed with Sweets twice again. Using a plastic loop, more copper
Rinsed and patched dry
CLP scrub and it's soaking again. This is becoming a work in progress.
Found something odd with the mounts. One had two pointed grub screws, the other used longer flatter tipped grub screws? Either two were replaced or they are meant have one of each fitted, not paired like they were.
One mount also has a bent tensioner stud. Just straightening it gently.
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