Anyone take the barrel off their vulcan?
I’m planning on shining up the bore with some jb paste to see if I can’t improve my accuracy a bit. However, it looks like the best way to do that would be to take the barrel completely off first so that I don’t get the paste anywhere it’s not supposed to go.
Anyone take their barrel off? What’s the procedure? Is it difficult to get it back on?
Thanks!
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In the absence of powder residue, copper deposits, or any appreciable lead in the lands and grooves, one does wonder what is accomplished beyond an occasional run-through with a cleaning patch every few months.
Does anyone use anything special to prevent rust and/or pitting? Anyone use silicone lube in their barrel? Sometimes my gun sits for several weeks, even a few months in the Winter. Not much humidity in the Winter around here, but one does wonder if such deposits are common.
Just curious…
Hoot:
Hooters,
I’ve never had a problem with rust in any of my guns’ barrel. And they went through two opposite extremes of the environment. Having moved from a tropical climate to a hot and dry one, none of them has ever shown any evidence of rust. I don’t know about the pitting part, but I doubt it as they all shoot well after having gone through harsh environments and decent sitting periods; they all seem unmolested from the extreme climates and rest periods they’ve been through.
What I do when not shooting my guns for a while is I run a patch with Break Free CLP through their barrels and not wipe them dry. Then when I shoot them again, I run a couple of patches soaked in alcohol (not the Smirnoff kind) followed by a couple of dry patches, and I find they always shoot to the original POI. Some time ago, I entertained the idea of running patches in alcohol of the Smirnoff kind but feared that the pellets were going to be flying in a zig-zag pattern. 😉
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In the absence of powder residue, copper deposits, or any appreciable lead in the lands and grooves, one does wonder what is accomplished beyond an occasional run-through with a cleaning patch every few months.
Does anyone use anything special to prevent rust and/or pitting? Anyone use silicone lube in their barrel? Sometimes my gun sits for several weeks, even a few months in the Winter. Not much humidity in the Winter around here, but one does wonder if such deposits are common.
Just curious…
Hoot:
No. It hasn’t needed it.
Ville, you didn’t do any barrel cleanup or polishing?
Of course. He roasted some “chestnuts” one evening and i suspect i swalloved my own – with a bit of salt.
He’s such a Joker, our Uncle.
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Must be the canoe trip you took with Hoot I assume….
I’m nutless already. One disappeared at the infamous Canoe trip and the other sucked itself up into stomach 😉
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Jeff
I gotta say I never clean my barrels and I’ll still shoot your other nut off Ville.
The only tweak on my .22 vulcan to date is I played with the trigger a bit. Otherwise, no cleaning and/or polishing to date.
Jeff
BS ! A good barrel doesn’t “need” polishing but it makes the cleaning easier and extends the time between needed cleaning.
And – there’s no such thing as ” perfect Gun ” .. 😉
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Perfect guns do not need any polishing.
Spinj et al- I 100% agree with you that a big part of the problem is likely my shooting ability, and it is also likely that I have yet to find the right pellet. I have definitely noticed drastically different results in group size depending on the hold I use– specifically an artilery hold yields me about an inch sized at 27 yards whereas a tight hold gives me one hole less than a half inch across at that same distance.
As such I definitely don’t rule out the possibility that the gun is fine and I just need more practice, and more pellets.
HOWEVER, it is also possible that accuracy (especially at longer range) could be further improved by some cleaning, and maybe some barrel polishing. That’s why I posted the question about removing the barrel. But if barrel removal is too hard, I probably should not attempt it.
What kind of cleaning/polishing procedure did you guys follow?
A good idea! A maintenance thread is something everyone can benefit.
I’ll take some pics tonight since it’s easier to explain things that way.
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Hi Sir ville, Can you elaborate a little bit on the reassembly process for the barrel removal and install? I plan to take my gun apart at some point. I plan to take some close up pictures and some measurements, so that it goes back together the same way it comes apart. (how hard can it be, right?) Why don’t we start a thread on maintenance, and service for these rifles?
Thanks, Mike
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Which pellets are you trying?
As such I definitely don’t rule out the possibility that the gun is fine and I just need more practice, and more pellets.
HOWEVER, it is also possible that accuracy (especially at longer range) could be further improved by some cleaning, and maybe some barrel polishing. That’s why I posted the question about removing the barrel. But if barrel removal is too hard, I probably should not attempt it.
What kind of cleaning/polishing procedure did you guys follow?