[TheForge]Gun metal care question

[JOHN CHOBRDA]

Nate, since the .22 is obviously ruined from the damp weather I will gladly
take it off your hands and properly dispose of it. Be very careful of
discharging a rifle here in NJ, you could end up doing time, and squirrels
are game animals and out of season here.

John c.

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pettengill, Nate
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:42 PM
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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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