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Got Grandpa's Gun Back

mcneely77mcneely77 Member Posts: 411 ✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
Several years ago my grandfather passed on. He kept a single shot, Eastern Arms, 16 guage in the garage to shoot groundhogs. He even marked the kills on the wall. Anyway, when he passed on I got the shotgun. I was living in a less than desirable neighborhood and working all the time, so I kept all but my duty gun at my brothers. Long story short, he divorced and his wife and her boyfriend eventually got the house. The gun was gone according to her, she had no idea where it was. That was some time ago. The other day when my brother was at his ex-inlaws to pick up my nephews, his ex mother in law gave him the gun. Said that his wife had given it to her for safe keeping.
It is really rusty, and may never shoot again, even though the bore looks good, but I don't care. It is just nice to have it back in the family. I have alot of work to do as far as cleaning it up. Looks like they kept it in a wet basement or something. Wish me luck.

Do not mistake my kindness for weakness.

IALEFI, ASLET, NRA, and proud owner of a pair of S&W revolvers.
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    mcneely77......I'm happy for you. A lot of people don't know how some people, like me, feel about guns that have been in the family for years. I inherited an old .38 S&W Police Positive that used to belong to my grandpa. He used it to chase bootleggers down in the desert where I was raised. I still have his handcuffs. Anyway, the stories told around the campfires by him and my father were priceless to me and the old revolver was there. When it was stolen by my nephew and traded for drugs, it was hard to take.
    Good luck with the old gun and keep it as original as you can. Someday you will pass it on to your kids.
    muley

    **I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning**
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  • joeaf1911a1joeaf1911a1 Member Posts: 2,962 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mcneely77: Dont let it just rust away. I had two or more of these rusty types. I used a 1 qt. glass beader with fine glass beads and
    got rid of the rust and most of the lesser rust pits. Then reblued it with Brownells oxpho-blue which is a easy cold creme blue. Not a
    true factory blue, but damn easy and lasting and cheap. Dont use the
    course beads or you have a matte finish. While steel wool works,
    it doesnt get down in any rust pitting. Wear gloves when using this
    blue paste as it has selineum in it.
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Glad you got it back,its a fine gun.


    Best!!!

    Rugster


    Toujours Pret
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  • Rafter-SRafter-S Member Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I suggest you only put oil on the old gun to stop the rusting process. All old guns have a history. Let the rust and marks yours picked up in this episode be part its history.

    My humble opinion,
    Rafter-S
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nothing can replace a family heirloom, glad to hear you got it back.

    If I knew then, what I know now.
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