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Does anybody still polish the bores on shotguns?

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  • Rebel_Rider1969

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    Or am I the last holdout? Done it with several and it really does work. (Cant on chrome bores, well I would not) using drill, a dowel, 000 steel wool, lube and just a dab of red ultra fine polish. Also it gets all the crap out. Work it up and down the bore, AVOIDING the choke area. Do it till the barrel gets warm then stop. Patterns better and may true up a double barrel a bit. Did on the stoeger I had. Cleans up the forcing cone as well. In my opinion where 60% of the trouble with a shotgun comes from. It's that black crusty ring you see just past the chamber.
     
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    Jester896

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    For my 870 I rented a reamer to lengthen the forcing cone.

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    I also have a hone for the forcing cone. That tube behind the Dillon is a 12ga hone.

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    then I burnish it with the steel wool on a dowel until it's hot.

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    droid

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    I do, but I use a mop with Simichrome on it. If It's not shiny enough for me, I use valve lapping compounds of various microns until I get the shiny appearance I want.
     
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