Chamber polishing

Charlie · 05-08-2005, 11:52 AM

What do you use to polish a chamner on a Nagant?

rebel727 · 05-08-2005, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie

What do you use to polish a chamner on a Nagant?

If it's got rust or MINOR pits in it you can take a piece of wood dowel that's small enough to fit freely in the barrel, cut a slot in one end and put a piece of emery cloth in the slot, run it thru the barrel from the breech and chuck it up in a drill and get to work. You won't remove enough metal to hurt it unless you spend an awful lot of time on it. if you just want to polish it use a piece of cloth soaked in polishing compound instead of emery cloth.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 05-08-2005, 03:03 PM

Afriend of mine uses brasso?

Go figure.

troy2000 · 05-08-2005, 05:54 PM

When I did my 91/30, I put a shotgun swab on a piece of cleaning rod, dipped it in Brasso , and spun it with an electric drill. Did wonders for making it let go of the Czech stuff.

rebel727 · 05-08-2005, 11:27 PM

The reason I suggested wood dowel is I broke the threads off in an aluminun cleaning rod when I pulled back too far and caught the rifling. Dowel is cheaper.

Dale · 05-09-2005, 06:28 AM

Although I haven't tried it yet my friend has somewhat of a novel approach.

He took four-five nice brass cases that had been form fired in his M/N. He drilled through the primers and tapped the drill holes to fit the thredded end of a good steel cleaning rod and insert the rod and tightened it and then put the steel rod in a portble drill.

He got ahold of four different grit polishing compounds and he coated the cases and inserted them in the chamber, turned on the drill and lightly gound the chamer.

He then went out and shot and checked the extraction and repeated the processes until he got the chambers where he wanted them.

rebel727 · 05-09-2005, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dale

Although I haven't tried it yet my friend has somewhat of a novel approach.

He took four-five nice brass cases that had been form fired in his M/N. He drilled through the primers and tapped the drill holes to fit the thredded end of a good steel cleaning rod and insert the rod and tightened it and then put the steel rod in a portble drill.

He got ahold of four different grit polishing compounds and he coated the cases and inserted them in the chamber, turned on the drill and lightly gound the chamer.

He then went out and shot and checked the extraction and repeated the processes until he got the chambers where he wanted them.

That is a novel approach but how did he get the compound to stay on the cases long enough to work?

Dale · 05-09-2005, 01:46 PM

rebel..as near as I can figure he put a liberal amount on the case and hoped it would stay in the chamber long enough to do the job for him.

I was there for some of the clean-up and he had a bunch in the chamber to clean out so it appeared to stay in there for the most part.

I guess sorta like keeping grease around wheel bearings.

Thrawn · 05-09-2005, 01:50 PM

Don't see how it would'nt.

rebel727 · 05-09-2005, 01:59 PM

I'm not saying it doesn't work, obviously it does. I just don't see how it adheres to slick brass enough to spin in the chamber. Going to have to try it soon as I find something that needs polishing.

Thrawn · 05-09-2005, 02:03 PM

With the brass being soft the polishing media should get imbedded into it.:nod:

rebel727 · 05-09-2005, 03:41 PM

Now why didn't I think of that? DUUH!!!

wILLIAM aDRIAN · 09-20-2007, 10:37 PM

Nothing, this is a combat hardened

battle rifle not a date on prom night!

05-08-2005, 11:52 AM	#1
Charlie Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Indy Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0)	Chamber polishing What do you use to polish a chamner on a Nagant?

05-08-2005, 05:54 PM	#4
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 8,909 Trader Rating: (0)	I vote for Brasso also. When I did my 91/30, I put a shotgun swab on a piece of cleaning rod, dipped it in Brasso , and spun it with an electric drill. Did wonders for making it let go of the Czech stuff.

05-08-2005, 11:27 PM	#5
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,494 Trader Rating: (0)	The reason I suggested wood dowel is I broke the threads off in an aluminun cleaning rod when I pulled back too far and caught the rifling. Dowel is cheaper. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

05-09-2005, 06:28 AM	#6
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284 Trader Rating: (0)	Although I haven't tried it yet my friend has somewhat of a novel approach. He took four-five nice brass cases that had been form fired in his M/N. He drilled through the primers and tapped the drill holes to fit the thredded end of a good steel cleaning rod and insert the rod and tightened it and then put the steel rod in a portble drill. He got ahold of four different grit polishing compounds and he coated the cases and inserted them in the chamber, turned on the drill and lightly gound the chamer. He then went out and shot and checked the extraction and repeated the processes until he got the chambers where he wanted them. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

05-09-2005, 01:46 PM	#8
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284 Trader Rating: (0)	rebel..as near as I can figure he put a liberal amount on the case and hoped it would stay in the chamber long enough to do the job for him. I was there for some of the clean-up and he had a bunch in the chamber to clean out so it appeared to stay in there for the most part. I guess sorta like keeping grease around wheel bearings. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

05-08-2005, 03:03 PM	#3
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,022 Trader Rating: (0)	Afriend of mine uses brasso? Go figure.

05-09-2005, 01:50 PM	#9
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Trader Rating: (0)	Don't see how it would'nt.

05-09-2005, 01:59 PM	#10
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,494 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm not saying it doesn't work, obviously it does. I just don't see how it adheres to slick brass enough to spin in the chamber. Going to have to try it soon as I find something that needs polishing. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

05-09-2005, 02:03 PM	#11
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Trader Rating: (0)	With the brass being soft the polishing media should get imbedded into it.:nod:

05-09-2005, 03:41 PM	#12
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,494 Trader Rating: (0)	Now why didn't I think of that? DUUH!!! __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

09-20-2007, 10:37 PM	#13
wILLIAM aDRIAN Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0)	Chamber Nothing, this is a combat hardened battle rifle not a date on prom night!