Went to Bible study the other night. Came home with a gun.
My group leader, like myself a gun owner, bought this Rossi .357 Mag snubbie at a gun show some time back and is looking to sell it. He let me borrow it to run some rounds through, which I have not had a chance to do yet.
The stainless steel surface is understandably tarnished from years of just sitting in a closet (in its original box). The revolver also exhibits spotty surface corrosion, particularly around the front and rear sights, as well as other brushed surfaces like the back of the cylindar. The inside of the barrel is dirty, but I see no actual degredation.
The single-action--hammer cock, trigger pull--seems nice and smooth, while the double-action pull is kinda stiff--but that may just be the nature of the thing.
I have a Hoppe's No. 9 kit that I use on my Sig, with bore cleaner and oil. Will that help at all with the Rossi rust? Is there something else I should use on that still pretty shiny stainless steel surface?
My group leader, like myself a gun owner, bought this Rossi .357 Mag snubbie at a gun show some time back and is looking to sell it. He let me borrow it to run some rounds through, which I have not had a chance to do yet.
The stainless steel surface is understandably tarnished from years of just sitting in a closet (in its original box). The revolver also exhibits spotty surface corrosion, particularly around the front and rear sights, as well as other brushed surfaces like the back of the cylindar. The inside of the barrel is dirty, but I see no actual degredation.
The single-action--hammer cock, trigger pull--seems nice and smooth, while the double-action pull is kinda stiff--but that may just be the nature of the thing.
I have a Hoppe's No. 9 kit that I use on my Sig, with bore cleaner and oil. Will that help at all with the Rossi rust? Is there something else I should use on that still pretty shiny stainless steel surface?
