Anyone here into firearms?

SouthArk370Z

Went ahead and took everything out of the receiver except the ejector. It's held in by a screw and I don't want to mess with it if I don't have to. Gave it a shot of WD-40 in case we want to remove it later.

The bolt has some rust on it (not terribly bad but it made me cringe a little when I saw it). I'm guessing that the gun got wet at some time and there is some rust where the barrel and receiver mate. The guy that owns the gun is out of town for the weekend and I'd prefer if he did any enthusiastic hammering on it. I'll keep soaking it down with WD-40 until he comes back.

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VABAM

Maybe you can wiggle, rotate slightly, the barrel in the receiver using a strap wrench and vise to break it loose.

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SouthArk370Z

Tried it but it wouldn't break loose. But I was afraid to put too much torque on it. I'm going to wait until my buddy gets back and let him decide how much force to use. Until then, I'll squirt it with WD and bump it with the deadblow every few hours.

Everything else seems to be in good shape. A few quick strokes with a small brass brush gets most of the rust off of the bolt and pitting is minimal. All other parts just need a good cleaning. The bluing has seen better days but I haven't found any big pits in the steel.

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