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.

    • @[email protected]OP
      6•9 months ago

      It was just a local auction house. They don’t usually do rifles, this was an exception. It’s usually store returns, furniture, etc. Took a chance on this and it paid off!

    • @[email protected]OP
      8•9 months ago

      Oh you betcha, thinking to saw off a couple feet from the barrel and tap some holes to mount a $50 scope too

        • @[email protected]
          7•9 months ago

          I think he’s joking, if someone wanted to do that to a mosin, they’d find a less rare one to do it to.

            • @[email protected]
              3•9 months ago

              I didn’t get that vibe from him but you just reminded me to tell OP not to use steel wool on guns. Brass or copper brushes remove rust without damaging steel.

  • @[email protected]
    3•9 months ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]OP
      3•9 months ago

      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!

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•9 months ago

      Hey thanks friend. Dang those would have been the days. I definitely wouldn’t mind having a crate of Mosins sitting in the basement.