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JHand Participating Member Offline Posts: 42 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	How to polish a chamber? Sep 7^th, 2024 at 4:45pm	Print Post
	Back to my problem child. The Browning seems to shoot better with the badger barrel back on it, but the previous owner used a tap to get a stuck case out, and put some marks in the chamber apparently. 60 shots, and none stuck, but I'd like to clean this up. Anyone have any tips to clean up the chamber? Also, this rifle has beautiful wood, but you can't really see it unless it's in direct sunlight. Any tips to lighten up the color so you can actually see the grain?
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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1770 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #1 - Sep 7^th, 2024 at 5:12pm	Print Post
	Wrap 400 grit silicon carbide paper tightly around a dowel, and then polish longitudinally (pull the paper in and out, rather than twisting the dowel). I've found that works better to clean up a sticking chamber than polishing radially. You can adjust how much you wrap around the dowel to cut primarily at and behind the rings you observe.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11428 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #2 - Sep 7^th, 2024 at 5:23pm	Print Post
	If it were mine I'd leave it alone. Nice rifle. Love the wood.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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silver Full Member Offline Posts: 190 Location: Central wi, Joined: Sep 20^th, 2016	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #3 - Sep 8^th, 2024 at 9:10am	Print Post
	I just cleaned up an old stock on a farmingdale sharps .wiped it down with a little denatured alcohol on a rag then rubbed it out With gun glow from Shiloh and it look great.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16009 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #4 - Sep 8^th, 2024 at 7:07pm	Print Post
	silver wrote on Sep 8^th, 2024 at 9:10am: I just cleaned up an old stock on a farmingdale sharps .wiped it down with a little denatured alcohol on a rag then rubbed it out With gun glow from Shiloh and it look great. He wants to polish the chamber, not the stocks.

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guilty gil Participating Member Offline Posts: 32 Location: Livingston mt. Joined: Feb 5^th, 2021	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #5 - Sep 8^th, 2024 at 10:31pm	Print Post
	Reread first post. I think both things are on the table


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11428 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #6 - Sep 8^th, 2024 at 10:54pm	Print Post
	"Also, this rifle has beautiful wood, but you can't really see it unless it's in direct sunlight. Any tips to lighten up the color so you can actually see the grain?" Beautiful wood. Lay it in the sun often so people can enjoy it. Try this stuff. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) You already have one positive recommendation for it.

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JHand Participating Member Offline Posts: 42 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #7 - Sep 9^th, 2024 at 8:22pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Sep 8^th, 2024 at 10:54pm: "Also, this rifle has beautiful wood, but you can't really see it unless it's in direct sunlight. Any tips to lighten up the color so you can actually see the grain?" Beautiful wood. Lay it in the sun often so people can enjoy it. Try this stuff. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) You already have one positive recommendation for it. I need to order some SPG anyway, I'll throw some of that in, thanks! I also asked this question in the BPCR Facebook group and the main suggestion for the chamber seems to be the maroon Scotch Brite pads wrapped on an undersized brush. Connect to a drill and run it slow in and out 4-5 times. Sound like a decent plan?


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chipmaker Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 337 Location: san diego Joined: Sep 24^th, 2007	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #8 - Sep 10^th, 2024 at 12:02pm	Print Post
	The Scotch Brite pads won't hurt your chamber and work well for cleaning up engraving. They aren't aggressive enough to polish a scared chamber. The advice given by ssdave above is the best method but don't get carried away and over do the polishing. Otto


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steveu Junior Member Offline Posts: 51 Joined: Aug 21^st, 2023	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #9 - Sep 12^th, 2024 at 9:59am	Print Post
	I used a fired case that had a threaded rod on the end of it. Applied some 400 grit lapping compound to the case. I used a fired case to ensure that I would not get in to the throat. Cheers, Steve


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JHand Participating Member Offline Posts: 42 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #10 - Sep 16^th, 2024 at 4:47pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Sep 8^th, 2024 at 10:54pm: "Also, this rifle has beautiful wood, but you can't really see it unless it's in direct sunlight. Any tips to lighten up the color so you can actually see the grain?" Beautiful wood. Lay it in the sun often so people can enjoy it. Try this stuff. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) You already have one positive recommendation for it. That gun glow works really good!


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11428 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #11 - Sep 16^th, 2024 at 4:57pm	Print Post
	Very nice. Gonna get me some.

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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 890 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #12 - Sep 16^th, 2024 at 5:44pm	Print Post
	Wow! I need some Gun glow.


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silver Full Member Offline Posts: 190 Location: Central wi, Joined: Sep 20^th, 2016	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #13 - Sep 17^th, 2024 at 12:48pm	Print Post
	Never tried it till a month ago. Very good stuff. Makes things look better than new. Glad it worked out for you.


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Skalkaho Oldtimer Offline Posts: 776 Location: Montana Joined: Sep 29^th, 2006	Re: How to polish a chamber? Reply #14 - Sep 18^th, 2024 at 6:36pm	Print Post
	I used 600 wet dry grit. Screwed A shaft on the 32-40 case and lightly went in chamber to polish out,wet the paper. used on hand drill. Polished some,took a shot ,cleaned chamber and checked the chamber out. Then 1500 to polish out,worked great,just went slowwwww

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