Czy Horse: I also was wondering how to polish the bore? Carbon ring could be a large part of the problem. I had never heard of it until I learned about it on the Browning Buckmark forum while dealing with a problem on my son's pistol.
I don't think my carbon ring was as serious as it could be because I could flip out the round with my finger nail. Anyway, there is a good article on the subject. Google "A clean rifle is a happy rifle".


Yesterday was my 2nd day at the range with NO extraction problem using the ammo I cleaned. If I feel any resistance I'll squirt in a small blast of Powder Blast and use the tool I purchased from www.gunsmithertools.com - you could make your own but for $12.95 it's not worth my time. The article states Hoppe's #9 is better than Powder Blast and maybe it is for more severe problems than mine.