Would you care to explain your process? Never heard of the clover product you mentioned..thanks
Clover is lapping compound is a silicon carbide oil based product that Loctite makes that is used to smooth out steel. You can buy it from 80 grit all the way up to 1200 grit. I personally use 240 smooth grit.
Tools I use:
A good heavy duty range rod with a spinning handle
Hanks Precision cleaning tube
New tight fitting brush
I use 3”x3” patches
Lapping compound
Break cleaner
Bore cleaner
My process:
I remove the barrel from the action
I size a bullet for the loose part of the barrel. I load the bullet from breach end. I use the range rod with no brush to push the bullet in the barrel till it stops, then mark the range rod with a magic marker.
I clamp it down with a vice with soft jaws. If no vice, wood working clamps works great also.
Install the cleaning tube.
Install the brush on your range rod and saturate the patch with lapping compound and wrap it around brush tightly.
Insert the ram rod and push in till you get to end of the barrel but do not let the brush exit the barrel. Mark the range rod. Now you have 2 point that you will work the rod back and forth but never go past your marks. After 30 strokes remove the range rod and clean the barrel thoroughly.
Use the same bullet and recheck the barrel to see if the tight spot has moved up the barrel. If so, remark your ram rod and repeat the process till you’re happy. The closer you get to the crown, slow down and work that area with easy so you down damage the crown.
