Managing the Carbon Ring: ctdshooting  

Glad you found the video useful. Sorry for the resolution, rookie video making mistake. Lots of ways to skin a cat, but this one definitely works. Thanks for the positive comment

@@ctdshootingnever noticed. Guess I was distracted by the awesome explanation 👍

haha - Thanks.

Thanks for the comment. I'm pretty sure I said the black was NOT the carbon - or at least not all of it. Thanks

You're welcome. Glad you can take a few pieces and add them to your process.

Thank you. Hope you were able to gain 1 or 2 things that you can add to your current procedure. Happy Holidays

The undersized nylon brush makes it easier for me to apply the needed friction, but I do have to be careful not to "polish" the bore. The guys at Bartlein are great!!!

I use the the same process minus the bronze brush. Never been a fan of Iosso. I use BoreTech C-4 instead. good results with it and I don’t worry about over polishing surfaces. Probably not necessary, I mark my rods so that I know what is the maximum depth to push my rods. I end up with nice clean barrel with zero carbon. Like you said, we all have our own process and use what works for you without damaging your barrel. Thank you for he video, enjoyed it.

@@JackSmith-jj3bi Much appreciate the kind words. Bore Tec makes some good stuff. Good shooting.

I appreciate the feedback. Yes, I need to learn and do a better job with the "electronic" side of RU-vid.

Might be able to splice in the video from the bore scope as opposed to taking a video of the bore scope screen. Maybe the resolution of the scope is better in person, but I'm a fan of the teslong bore scope. I was lucky enough to get one when they were first giving them away for free, but last time I checked they're still one of the most affordable ones and the resolution is great.

Good question. Should be close - all depends on the reamer. .262 is a very common neck dimension for the ppc but some are now moving up to 264ish to make neck turning a little easier. What I do know (from experience), do not get the bronze brush stuck in the neck area. I would start lower than what you think then gradually work your way up. Brushes are (relatively) cheap and they can always be used at some point.

Thanks for the positive feedback. I really like and use Scope Shield scope covers. In the intro the cover is called the Action Express. In the main body of the video it is their regular Scope Shield scope cover. scopeshieldcover.com/ref/1/ Excellent products.

Sorry for the delayed response. Yea, I am fixing the resolution. My bad. In terms of the borescope - the barrel in the video was pretty clean, but because the resolution was so bad it was hard to tell the difference between shadows and carbon. As mentioned, the carbon ring does not have to be completely removed for optimal precision. It just can not get out of control. I've never used Thorroclean, but have heard some good reviews. In my opinion, the main question that always needs to be answered is: Is the rifle accomplishing the task? (I wrote a blog on this subject called Precision Ladder www.ctdshooting.com/post/precision-ladder.) If the barrel is shooting "good" (I don't know what the purpose of this rifle is - therefore "good" is a relative term), then what the borescope is showing might not be worth fretting over. I know....that is tough to do. The barrel might also be stained. Meaning, the carbon ring is essentially gone, but the steel shows where it once was. Again, the target is the most important piece here - not the borescope. Feel free to email me at ctdshooting@gmail.com. I will be able to reply a lot faster. Again, sorry for the late response. Hope this helps. Stanley

Thanks for the questions and positive feedback. I use Bore Tec initially. After paste, I use Butches Bore Shine or Bore Tec. I'm not sure how important the brand of solvent is after the bore paste, just that you get as much of it out as possible with some kind of solvent. I tried Kroil Oil for a season, but I did not notice any difference on the Hard Carbon. It didn't hurt anything, just not sure how much it helped. Hope this helps. Stanley

I wish I could help. This might require a gunsmith. There might be some rimfire forums that could steer you in the correct directions. Sorry. Great cartridge though!!!

@@ctdshooting thanks I'll. Let u know how it turns out, maybe new barrej action if I can find .

Well... I won't be doing that. Please be careful of pressure spikes.

79...Yes, I need to do better

@@ctdshooting Na, the info in the video was great, just needed to turn up the resolution to the year 2019 at least. :)