In prepping to move, my wifey and I were helping my MIL clean out her storage unit so we could go thru it. When we got there, she said "oh, there's a couple old guns in the corner for you, they were my dad's"
I loaded up the totes of stuff (mostly collector plates she inherited from her dad) on the L-Cart and then grabbed the "old guns" and gave a quick glance to them before putting them on the cart.
What came home today?
A Smith-Corona 03-A3
A Type 99 with in-tact 'mum
A JC Higgins 16 Ga Mdl 5832
They all had surface rust from living in a storage unit, propped in the corner since 1997. I checked the bores on the Arisaka and the '03 - they're pit-free. I gave them a good oiling and a gentle once-over with a nylon brush and cloth to soak, ran a cleaning rod thru the rifle bores and a few oily patches. Most of the finish appears in tact after knocking the surface rust off. Super stoked to have these in the collection. I prefer modern semi-autos for "serious" use, but I have a big soft spot for WW1 and WW2 era bolt action battle rifles.
I loaded up the totes of stuff (mostly collector plates she inherited from her dad) on the L-Cart and then grabbed the "old guns" and gave a quick glance to them before putting them on the cart.
What came home today?
A Smith-Corona 03-A3
A Type 99 with in-tact 'mum
A JC Higgins 16 Ga Mdl 5832
They all had surface rust from living in a storage unit, propped in the corner since 1997. I checked the bores on the Arisaka and the '03 - they're pit-free. I gave them a good oiling and a gentle once-over with a nylon brush and cloth to soak, ran a cleaning rod thru the rifle bores and a few oily patches. Most of the finish appears in tact after knocking the surface rust off. Super stoked to have these in the collection. I prefer modern semi-autos for "serious" use, but I have a big soft spot for WW1 and WW2 era bolt action battle rifles.