A couple of weeks ago, my Dad calls me up and says that he fired a shot from his carry gun in the woods and the gun jammed and would I take a look at it. I told him to drop it off and that I'd look at it when I had a chance and gave him a gun to carry in the meantime.
For some backstory, the gun is a hot pink Ruger LCP. My Dad purchased it back in 2014 as a Valentine's Day gift for his wife. Of course, the one trip to the range we took was all the convincing she needed that the gun was not for her. Ever since, my Dad has carried the gun, sans any kind of holster, in either his pocket or waistband. Yes, both myself and my wife have informed him on many occasions that he needed a holster and even picked up a pocket holster for him to use which he's never even tried.
Anyway, I dreaded having to look at the thing, so I drug my feet for a while (mainly because in the interim I bought him an LCP II to carry). I finally went to disassemble it over the weekend and found pretty much what I expected. The gun was full of lint, dirt, cat/dog hair and rust. I called my Dad up and asked him when was the last time he cleaned it, for him to tell me right after our range trip back in 2014...
I was curious if CLP would take off most of the rust, or if I'd need to use something stronger (or even use something like sandpaper to remove it). The slide rails, inside of the slide, barrel and even the recoil spring have rust that needs removed.
For some backstory, the gun is a hot pink Ruger LCP. My Dad purchased it back in 2014 as a Valentine's Day gift for his wife. Of course, the one trip to the range we took was all the convincing she needed that the gun was not for her. Ever since, my Dad has carried the gun, sans any kind of holster, in either his pocket or waistband. Yes, both myself and my wife have informed him on many occasions that he needed a holster and even picked up a pocket holster for him to use which he's never even tried.
Anyway, I dreaded having to look at the thing, so I drug my feet for a while (mainly because in the interim I bought him an LCP II to carry). I finally went to disassemble it over the weekend and found pretty much what I expected. The gun was full of lint, dirt, cat/dog hair and rust. I called my Dad up and asked him when was the last time he cleaned it, for him to tell me right after our range trip back in 2014...
I was curious if CLP would take off most of the rust, or if I'd need to use something stronger (or even use something like sandpaper to remove it). The slide rails, inside of the slide, barrel and even the recoil spring have rust that needs removed.
