Dark Bore

[ironhead]

Picked up a M1 Garand on the cheap yesterday. Rifle is pretty rough but can be salvaged. The bore is very dark, almost black. Anybody have a good system for bringing the bore back to at least fair? Thanks

[Red Hat]

Sounds like someone re-parkerized the barrel and didn't plug the bore. Run some new bore brushes through it and see what happens. You need to get the bore gauged and the chamber gauged to make sure it's serviceable. Most gunsmiths that work on M1's will have the gauges. There are a lot of Garands out there that have been shot out and are not safe to fire.

[festus]

you will need to use lapping compound on a lead swedge to get that stuff out of the bore. after doing so..check the bore gauge again. if it has moved tto unservicable... replace the barrel.