[TheForge]Gun metal care question

[Pettengill, Nate]

Speaking of AZ, guns and all, here's a actual metal question. I had some
really nasty squirrels chew their way into the barn over the fall and
winter other day and make an incredible mess. I dragged out the old
octagon .22 short pump that I picked up when I was living in Arizona
(accurate as hell and quiet) and popped them. But I noticed that there
was a pretty good dusting of rust on the barrel. I checked my other guns
and they are all a bit rusty. Must be the damp climate here Back East,
that never happened in AZ. I had cleaned and oiled them up then stored
them in foam-lined cases when I moved but never checked them for a year
or so. No place to hunt around here anyway. What to do to refinish them?
Fine emery cloth? Then gun blue and Navy grease? Any better ideas?


Regards, 

Nate