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Posted: 11/3/2006 7:43:50 PM EDT
| Ok, so i'm getting this OLD single shot break open 12 gauge, it's got some surface rust, and the bore isn't very good, the wood is quite dinged up, i KNOW i will get crucified if i suggest sanding the barrel, but what should i use then? steel wool? i don't have access to a sand blaster or anything like that, and i need to know what i can get to put a nice finish on the barrel and stuff w/out being expensive, time consuming, or hard. Also, what should i do for the wood? just sand it down then refinish it like i would new wood? |
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for the wood, i would just sand it down and stain to your liking. there are a ton of products out there for that purpose. as for the metal, it is was ME, depending on how bad a shape it is in. i use a green scratchy pad and some CLP or other cleaning agent to scrub away the rust. then if i was refinishing myself, i would degrease, and spray. now if it is pitted real bad, then some sandblasting would probably be in good order, but i have never had a rusted and pitted firearm. i am sure Stickman will have a whole new way to do things, this is just the way I would do it. good luck. |
Thanks, the main thing i'm worried about is the barrel, it's just surface rust on the outside, but looking down the muzzle, theres some pretty good rust for at least a couple inches, i don't really know how to get that out... any ideas? i doubt a regular brass bore brush would do it..... also, green pad? or steel wool? or really light sand paper? or something else? |
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I've had to deal with rust in shotgun barrels a couple times in trade guns. If the rust is fairly light, you can try winding some steel wool in a bore brush and using light oil or turpentine (works well on rust), scrub the hell out of the rusty area. If the rust is worse than that, you might want to make a tool to use in an electric drill. Get yourself a 3/8" dowel rod to fit in a drill chuck. Make a lengthwise cut in the end, cut some fine emery cloth in strips and put it in the slot and wrap it around the dowel. Using light oil, run the drill in the barrel and try sanding the rust out. If you use fine cloth, you can get the bore like a mirror. The main thing is to prevent the rust from getting any worse. Keep a good coat of oil in the bore when not being used. As far as the outside of the barrel, check Brownells for their Molycote spray paint. I use it a couple times with good results. It comes in a rattle can so you don't need a lot of equipment to spray it. |
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