Personally I wouldn't use an abrasive on a nice gun and 0000 steel wool is an abrasive.
I use and recommend Big .45 Frontier Pads with a solvent. And I would first remove the stock from the action. Go slowly and be careful. Use the Frontier Pads on all metal parts - you'll be amazed.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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