“..I’ve never seen a .22 with a ‘shot out’ barrel. Might be just so fouled that the rifling is nearly filled with lead. Try scrubbing the bore with a brass brush to see if the rifling becomes more visible....”
Thanks for that suggestion..
I’ll pass it on to my brother.
Next time we’re visiting, I’ll try it...IF he hasn’t done so before we get there.
It would be sweet to get that old little rifle back to where there’s some rifling in it.
Best cleaner I ever used for bla k powder and corrosive primers is plain old windex the kind with ammonia kills anything corrosive in the barrel. I mop my barrels out as soon as I’m thru shooting then normal maintenence when I get home my barrels look new even after years of shooting surplus ammo.