New guy needs gun repair help.

[Obfuscation]

Hey all, I'm new to all of this. This site as well as guns in general.

My father is handing down his two old rifles to me and I have some questions you all. See, I've got a .22 Winchester 250 and a .22 Marlin Glenfield 25. Both of the rifles have been sitting in closets for my whole life (just shy of 22) so as you can imagine, there is a little bit of rust on them and they don't seem to have any lubrication whatsoever.

I know I am going to have to strip down the guns and give them a good cleaning, remove the surprisingly light rust that has formed and I assume that I need to oil them up a bit to get things working correctly. I'm not worried about taking them apart and rebuilding because I have a bit of a knack for that type of thing, but my question for you pro's out there is what products I need to use for this job.

I don't have a clue as to what oils, rust removers, steel pads, or special tools I might need to complete the job. I have looked around the forums and the internet for advice but all that searching still left me questioning things.

As I said before, I am new to the world of fire arms and any help you all could give me will be greatly appreciated.

 

[natman]

Go to the gun shop and get a bottle of Hoppe's Gun Oil in the orange bottle.

Gently remove the rust with 0000 (4 ought) steel wool and LOTS of oil.

Wipe off the rust and leave the gun with a light coat of oil for storage.

 

[BobbyBailey]

Kroil used with the steel wool will work faster. That is what we use in our shop to clean up rusted guns.

 

[Jim K]

As usual, I will suggest brass or copper wool (sold a pot scrubbers) instead of steel wool, but otherwise, the advice is OK. You will need a cleaning rod, patches, bore cleaner, etc., but fortunately those for a .22 can be bought in an inexpensive cleaning kit at most sporting goods stores and gun shops.

I strongly advise not disassembling the bolt or trigger group. Most 22's are not designed for quick takedown, and cleaning in most cases does not require such disassembly.

Jim

 

[Obfuscation]

Alright, sounds good. Thanks for the advice.

 

[rcmodel]

If you decide to go the chore-boy route, be sure and take a magnet with you to the store.
They are selling Chinese steel lathe shavings plated with copper for chore-boys now.

In actuality, 0000 (Extra Fine) steel wool and oil is the gunsmith method used just about forever.

It will not harm bluing in the slightest unless you get crazy in one spot for an extended rubbing session without oil.
New hot-bluing jobs are carded with it to remove bluing tank residue.

Heres more:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=10990/guntechdetail/How_to_Fix_Light_Rust_on_a_Gun

rc