Thread: How much pitting is too much?

Hi all,
I’ve recently brought a cheapish elibar 12g sxs from the local H&F, in the store with with the crappy lighting I thought the barrels were in good condition, But now a few weeks later I’ve noticed some pitting down the r/h barrel to me it looks pretty nasty but I thought I’d get some more opinions, I’ve shot about 5 rounds of Olympic blues through it so barley any use, and I ont think that sort of pitting oils form that quickly but I dunno.

Thanks

Hopefully I’ve attached some photos if not please let me know

Clean out the rust first so that you can see the extent of the pitting.

did you clean it after use?? you might be surprised how much of whats shown dissapears with a decent clean...as for how much is too much..as long as its still safe,keep using it. shotguns are pretty low tech/low pressure and tolerate allsorts.

You’ve both hit the nail on the head there, working it with the bore brush for a few minutes and most of it seems to of cleaned out, going to keep working it to see if it will all clean out,
Feeling a little bit stupid now, I had only run a oiled rag down it when I was finished, had a family member over for show and tell and they pointed out it looked pitted so had a bit of a panic lol,

Thank you for helping out a noob

lesson learnt.....shoot,clean then store it safely away clean dry and lightly oiled...... good result.

Even just squirt inox or wd40 down the barrels will keep corrosion away.
Push it out before you use it next though.

It pretty much all cleaned out, few little darker patches left that don’t seem to want to come out,
maybe the cause of the fouling building up around that area?
The other barrel was shiny and had no fouling after shooting so I’m not too sure

NEXT time you shoot it,clean it soon as get home...dont sweat about a wee pitt patch,geez Ive shot some shockers over the years with no issues at all... its only got to hold the pressure in and let the shot go past after all...its just a tube.

Originally Posted by NAKED_GOOSE

You’ve both hit the nail on the head there, working it with the bore brush for a few minutes and most of it seems to of cleaned out, going to keep working it to see if it will all clean out,
Feeling a little bit stupid now, I had only run a oiled rag down it when I was finished, had a family member over for show and tell and they pointed out it looked pitted so had a bit of a panic lol,

Thank you for helping out a noob

You didn't know so you asked and now you can carry on shooting with confidence.
That was far from been a stupid question, We were all new to this at some stage and nobody knows everything. although some on here seem to be close.

jesus those photos would have me woried if you say its fouling rather than pitting thank christ for that.
id be loath to fire anything heavy thru it tho

eibar......spanish internal hammer double trigger..origonally half and full choked..great guns,have shot one heck of a lot of game with one.

Put a soft bronze brush on a push rod . Then attach it to a cordless drill.lubricate well and work up and down .I've cleaned many barrels this way .no need to over work ot let the brush do the work.then use same principle amd polish it up with a mop end .

Originally Posted by Quackers

Put a soft bronze brush on a push rod . Then attach it to a cordless drill.lubricate well and work up and down .I've cleaned many barrels this way .no need to over work ot let the brush do the work.then use same principle amd polish it up with a mop end .

Don't use an abrasive like autosol or JB paste.
You will end up with visible rings. Had a gunsmith do that to one of my guns.

Yeah some crc wd40 or some engine oil.nothing that has a abrasive compound .

That reminds me I haven't cleaned my shotgun since last duck season

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Get beer
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