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questions about the condition of a barrel

duster68duster68 Member Posts: 228 ✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
I just got my two G1 FAL parts kits from Tapco ($99) and from DSA (parkerized $175). The former is in good condition overall with an absolutely mint bore. The latter is beautifully finished with a very good bore. It's pretty shiny but has quite a few what looks to me like small "scrapes" inside the barrel. They are more pronounced if you look through the muzzle end. Is this pitting? If not, what does pitting in a barrel look like?

I want to build one as a carbine and leave one stock. Which should I cut down, the DSA with the OK bore or the Tapco which has an almost perfect bore but almost no finish left on the outside? Funny, but I almost like the way the Tapco looks with no finish on the exterior parts.
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  • duster68duster68 Member Posts: 228 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is after at least an hour of scrubbing with various solvents. It was pretty caked in cosmoline when I first got it. Is this pitting? What does pitting in a barrel look like? What about my other question about which rifle you'd modify, which you'd leave alone?
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  • duster68duster68 Member Posts: 228 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone????
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  • erictheredericthered Member Posts: 244 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pitting looks like pitting. Believe me. You can tell. It looks like anything rusty that has been cleaned off and left a rough, pock marked surface. Pitts in a barrel look like crap. Even a small amount is pretty easy to spot if the barrel is clean. They also pick up lint from the rag you pass thru so it looks like the barrel is growing hair.
    I have lost some ability to see in the last five or seven years so I can't see the barrel problems like I used to. But I can use reading glasses and high intensitiy light, and I can still spot that kind of damage for the most part.

    Eric

    thats'me
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  • duster68duster68 Member Posts: 228 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I appreciate the reply. Do you think that the "scrapes" that I'm seeing is something to be concerned about? I know this is a difficult question to answer. The bore is shiny bright, it just looks a bit scratched in some places.
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  • fergusonmorse392fergusonmorse392 Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    pitting looks like pot holes on a road, can't miss that, i don't know what type of solvent you used, but something like shooters choice should take out copper fouling, if not try J-B bore cleaner, follow directions on each, followed by oil & clean patch.
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  • fergusonmorse392fergusonmorse392 Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:
    pitting looks like pot holes on a road, can't miss that, i don't know what type of solvent you used, but something like shooters choice should take out copper fouling, if not try J-B bore cleaner, follow directions on each, followed by oil & clean patch. IF SHRATCHES REMAIN YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT RETURNING IT FOR ANOTHER ONE.
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