Sonoran To Polish Or Not To Polish?

[Grunt64]

Yea with it shooting like it is id leave well enough alone on the Sonoran even though I don’t think you would hurt it. Your no longer getting any flyers right? If so yea leave it alone just shooting it probably got rid of the little bur or whatever it was.

I use a nylon bore brush and then wrap it with polishing paper.

Wet/Dry Micron Graded Polishing Paper Assortment​

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[Billm]

Well, I ordered a Corbin Press and .30 dies. The package is enroute and should be here by the end of the week. I’m also going to order some custom dies. I plan to experiment with slugs. I want a clean start (pun intended), so I’m polishing the barrel on the Sonoran today. I think @Pesty3782 might be some kind of prophet or Oracle. As he predicted: when I “gently” removed the barrel from the block, the outside o-ring was in two pieces. Luckily I followed his advice and purchased the two o-rings that the barrel uses. That’s a testament to the benefits of a friendly forum like this.

 

[duchunter007]

Can I put my order in for "Billm's Custom Slugs"

 

[Grunt64]

Well, I ordered a Corbin Press and .30 dies. The package is enroute and should be here by the end of the week. I’m also going to order some custom dies. I plan to experiment with slugs. I want a clean start (pun intended), so I’m polishing the barrel on the Sonoran today. I think @Pesty3782 might be some kind of prophet or Oracle. As he predicted: when I “gently” removed the barrel from the block, the outside o-ring was in two pieces. Luckily I followed his advice and purchased the two o-rings that the barrel uses. That’s a testament to the benefits of a friendly forum like this.

Sounds like the need to improve on assembling and testing before they leave.

 

[Billm]

Can I put my order in for "Billm's Custom Slugs"

They’ll be guaranteed to hit the plate at 100yds lol.

 

[Solo1]

They’ll be guaranteed to hit the plate at 100yds lol.

Is that a doll plate? Lol

 

[Billm]

Sounds like the need to improve on assembling and testing before they leave.

I don’t know if it split when I removed it, or if it’s been that way for awhile. I really was gentle removing it and didn’t feel any snags pulling it off. But, who knows.

 

[Billm]

Is that a doll plate? Lol

24”x24” lol.

 

[duchunter007]

24”x24” lol.

That will help my shooting off the bucket and Styx

 

[Jaabaa]

Haha I'm trying to think of 13 names for guns?

 

[Solo1]

That will help my shooting off the bucket and Styx

Shot the 25 cal today 30 shots @100 4 shots went outside a 3” circle not too bad. Oh thats with pellets and styx

 

[duchunter007]

Shot the 25 cal today 30 shots @100 4 shots went outside a 3” circle not too bad. Oh thats with pellets and styx

That is dang good shooting!!

 

[Billm]

Shot the 25 cal today 30 shots @100 4 shots went outside a 3” circle not too bad. Oh thats with pellets and styx

Nice, which barrel?

 

[Dogowski]

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Shot the 25 cal today 30 shots @100 4 shots went outside a 3” circle not too bad. Oh thats with pellets and styx

Shot the 25 cal today 30 shots @100 4 shots went outside a 3” circle not too bad. Oh thats with pellets and styx

Way to go man! That's some sweet shooting.

 

[Solo1]

Nice, which barrel?

23” brk

 

[Billm]

23” brk

You have so many barrels lol, I lost track.

 

[duchunter007]

You have so many barrels lol, I lost track.

The true beauty of the Ghost platform!! One can own multiple barrels, and yet not have to tell your wife you are buying more guns

 

[Billm]

I’m not sure the polishing made much difference either way. But, it was windy and so I’m not sure. The Sub-MOA barrel was very clean, no cosmoline or junk like that. The only thing on the swabs/patches were some lead. I polished it with JB, followed by Flitz. The inlet port looked a little rough around the edges, I’m assuming that it is part of the AOA power tune. I’m also not sure if it would affect anything, but is right where the o-ring was split. I wiped the fibers off lol.

 

[Danman]

I’m not sure the polishing made much difference either way. But, it was windy and so I’m not sure. The Sub-MOA barrel was very clean, no cosmoline or junk like that. The only thing on the swabs/patches were some lead. I polished it with JB, followed by Flitz. The inlet port looked a little rough around the edges, I’m assuming that it is part of the AOA power tune. I’m also not sure if it would affect anything, but is right where the o-ring was split. I wiped the fibers off lol.

Man, that's a big port.... I'm used to .177 and .22!

 

[Solo1]

I’m not sure the polishing made much difference either way. But, it was windy and so I’m not sure. The Sub-MOA barrel was very clean, no cosmoline or junk like that. The only thing on the swabs/patches were some lead. I polished it with JB, followed by Flitz. The inlet port looked a little rough around the edges, I’m assuming that it is part of the AOA power tune. I’m also not sure if it would affect anything, but is right where the o-ring was split. I wiped the fibers off lol.

If you have a diamond file or some fine sand paper feel wherethat white spot extends past the o ring if that edge is sharp make it just rounded so it doesn’t feel sharp not much though. The air pressure pushing against a sharp spot could be cutting it over time