This afternoon's project was to oil the gun & clean it up a bit. A little Hoppe's went a long way...
Got some more work to do, but most of the rust was surface rust - it came off easily (wiping it down). Will still need to brush a bit of it, and need to consider whether to have the barrels restored as there are some imperfections in the bluing (hence a couple of rust spots). All in all, progress was made.... and there's a thin coat of oil on it now.
Also wiped down the Winchester skeet gun, finding it to be "cleaner" as it was used for competition, not hunting.
This is a case study of why guns should not be stored in carry-cases for many, many years....
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