[TheForge]Gun metal care question

[Blacksmith]

    Try "00" steel wool with oil and rub lightly to remove rust and
not disturb the bluing. Light pressure several times instead of too
much pressure.

Bob Willman
The Eagle's Anvil
Bowling Green, Ohio
WB8NQW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pettengill, Nate" <nate.pettengill at lmco.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 13:41
Subject: [TheForge]Gun metal care question


> 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 
> 
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