Took a chance on a $260 Mosin at auction with a troubling amount of what turned out to be just surface rust. Steel wool took the rust off to reveal this 100 year old beauty. Marked SA on the receiver.
this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2023
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Another commenter just made me realize this but in the future use brass or copper brushes to remove rust not steel. Brass and copper can't damage steel but they can remove rust, meaning you don't damage the actual gun or it's original finish like steel wool can.
Most gun shops should carry them.
Also any penny from before 1981 works for this since those were all copper.
That’s a really awesome tip, thanks for sharing friend!
I had always been told to use the finest grit steel wool but it totally makes sense to use copper based on the Mohs scale.
I will definitely do that!
No problem, I think I got it from Mark Novak or Brownells on YouTube.