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  1. 13-10-2020, 08:21 AM #1
    Fat ninja
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    Any one got any tips on how to get pitting out of a barrel?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fat ninja View Post
    Any one got any tips on how to get pitting out of a barrel?
    Sadly it’s there forever.

    (To remove pitting you have to remove metal....)
    ‘Many of my bullets have died in vain’
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  3. 13-10-2020, 08:44 AM #3
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    ]Sadly it’s there forever.

    (To remove pitting you have to remove metal....)

    Typical, I lent a gun to a mate and it came back pitted. Won’t be doing that again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fat ninja View Post
    Any one got any tips on how to get pitting out of a barrel?
    Remove barrel from rifle, cut off barrel where pitting is. Re-crown and you're good to go. If you want to save time dont remove barrel

    In all seriousness though, that's a bit shit of your mate.
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    Haha it is quite bad, yea it’s pretty stink. Lesson learnt tho
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