I have since field stripped the shotgun to get a better idea of the damage and to give it a good cleaning.
The weapon is in pretty bad shape. The surface rust on the blueing wasn't my biggest concern. It was the rust in the interior of the barrel and the breach that had me concerned.
Step number one was to give the barrel a good cleaning. I soaked a brush in the tried and true Hoppes #9 Solvent and ran it through the barrel. After repeating the process about 7 or 8 times I went to run a patch through the barrel. Alas I had no more patches. Might be a good idea to pick some up. Pro tip: Torn sections of a triangle bandage work just as well. Eventually I ran a "patch" through clean. Success except for the small pockets of rust that remained. At that point I set a $85.00 budget on this project. Chances are that barrel may need to be replaced. So until I have a gunsmith weigh in the barrel is done.
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| Small pockets of rust inside the barrel. |
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| Another view of the barrel before cleaning. |
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| Make shift patch after first run through barrel. |
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| The breach after field stripping. |
The breach also had a fair amount of rust. The good news there is that it appears to be easily corrected and only contained to specific areas. The action works great and appears to be rust free.
After inspection I gave all the metal a nice soak in Rem-Oil in an attempt to stop any further corrosion. I also ran a light coat of Rem-Oil down the barrel as a preventive measure.
The next steps are going to be:
1) Have a gunsmith look at the barrel.
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| Soaking the metal in Rem-Oil. |
3) Buy some patches so I don't have to use triangle bandages!
Budget $85.00
Expenses: $0.00
In Part 3 I am going to start the process of removing rust and re-blueing.
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