[TheForge]Gun metal care question

[Andrew Vida]

Go to Marshall's, get his .22-250 (?) and knock down a few of them deer 
varmints.  You can mow them as nuissances all day long, but you'll run 
out of ammo long before you run out of deer.  No game permit required.

Pettengill, Nate wrote:
> Thanks John, I know you're only trying to help. But now that I have a
> few tips on proper care in a damp climate, I think I can probably
> resuscitate the worthless old thing and it may last another 50 years. I
> really do have to check the gun and game laws here, I'm probably in for
> a shock. On one hand, I don't really want to know how bad it is, on the
> other hand I guess I need to. I know there's a law that says you can't
> discharge a firearm within a quarter mile of an occupied dwelling but it
> didn't say anything about IN an occupied dwelling. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> Nate
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of JOHN CHOBRDA
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 4:26 PM
> To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
> Subject: RE: [TheForge]Gun metal care question
> 
> 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.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pettengill, Nate
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:42 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> 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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