Quoted: Yes, that is what I used, with the steel wool. It did work well.
The pitts....Exactly, the pitts are what I do not know what to do. Should I attempt to "buff" or "sand" it out??
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YOu have little options with pitting on a gun.
1. YOu can clean the pits up and remove ALL the rust and then reblue. This will leave you with the pits but blue and protected from further damage due to rust.
2. Clean the same way but refinish with somthing like Norells. This will often time fill the pits if they are small.
In an extreme case you can fill with a tig welder and then mill the area back down. This requires a very steady hand and control of your welder as well as a good mill. I have seen a p38 frame that was repaired this way and it looked beautiful.
My advice, number 1. Clean and reblue ot prevent further damage.
CH
ETA: Buffing out or sanding down is a bad idea. It WILL look arose then when you started.