Serious clean up project

[Richard Flanders]

The lock problem will likely be a worn sear end or notch. Whatever it is, it can be repaired. If the locks need welding or any repair, send them to Al Edge. He's a magician at fixing locks and is very reasonably priced and fast. He did a brilliant job of welding up and re contouring mangled/broken sidelock sear ends for me. He may be "Old Dominion Firearms"?? Can't remember. I'm on the wrong computer tonite.

Al Edge: Old Dominion Arms
www.aledge.com/

[ch]

David That's a super gun. my opion put a good coat of break free clp and let it soat then use bronz wool and clp, is there issues with the lock. locks come off easy with right screwdrivers might just be gunk in there best ch

take before and after pictures pictures pictures.

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

David,

Enjoy that 30" Grade 3! I'm kind of kicking myself for not breaking the bank on this one. Last year I bought a super Grade 3 with 32" and 28" barrels. These are beautiful guns!!!

Respectfully,
Mark

[Holeshot]

Serious showed up today. gun has been shot very little. has a lot of cc , surprising. Barrels seem to be main concern. Will need to find someone to refinish. Rust seems to be surface as I have found no pitting.

[StubTwist]

Dave,

Great news about the overall condition and the no pitting on the barrels. This D grade you have should clean up real nicely. If you say the barrels only have exterior surface rust, here's a suggestion you can try before sending them out to get refinished. You may just like how they look and may not need it. I recently cleaned up a set of barrels to a LC Syracuse grade E hammer gun in similar condition.

Surface rust - I moistened the exterior of the barrels with Kano Kroil oil on a patch and wiped down the barrels length wise with 0000 steel wool. Take your time. You can use Hoppes as well. Wipe away the crud with cotton cleaning patches.

After cleaning the rust away, it has been mentioned here on this board on many occasions Formby's Tung oil does wonders for black and white Damascus barrels. It seems to help the iron and steel black and white contrast and it is a good preservative.

Before applying Formby's the barrels have to be real clean. Prep the surface with denatured alcohol. This dries quickly. There is a suggestion that you can put a broom handle in the breech secured tightly with a vise so the barrels are horizontal. Next, moisten a lint free cloth with Formby's. One patch goes a long way. Simply start from breech to muzzle in long even strokes. I don't have a vise so I just put gloves on and stuck my finger in the muzzle to be able to turn the barrels as I am applying.

Allow to dry. Place barrel in an area lint free. Overnight you should be able to handle the barrels. Allow 4 to 5 days to fully cure. One application should do it. If you do more coats the barrels have a plastic look to them. This is also a reason why I choose the low gloss than high gloss.

You can buy Formby's Tung oil at any hardware store.

Again, congratulations on your new acquisition!

[todd allen]

Looks to be a nicely dimensioned gun. Should clean up.

[Holeshot]

Removed the rust from barrels and they do have light scattered pitting on the outside. Have any of you had experience with having damascus refinished with light pitting. These barrels need a good barrel man.

[ch]

Craig Smith does nice work check out his barrels at circle fly wads.com click on damascus call him he will be glad to talk about them.

[Holeshot]

Test fired old serious today, after complete dissambly . cleaning, oiling and reassembling. Fired 1 reload each chamber and decided it was time to take her hunting again. First time hunting with a hammer gun. Loaded up black gsp. She pointed a rooster right off. Old serious came to life one more time. What a hoot. Dave

[TARNATION !!!]

Any hunting pics?