What a shame

[Jim Kucaba]

I bought the Charles Parker Maker #71 back action gun from a guy in Florida. The barrels have an even coating of rust except for where the forend covers them but the receiver is a little less rusty ... I'm guessing the gun was left exposed to Florida's humid climate for quite a while ... So the barrels will go to Dale Edmonds for refinishing soon.

Jim Kucaba ... AriZOOna Cactus Patch ... Email: JimKucaba@aol.com

[Greg Miller]

I do wonder whether the problem is that once lambs wool gets wet, it stays wet for a long time.

I am skeptical that dry lambs wool is a problem with a well oiled firearm.