modelflyer2003
Sharpshooter
I have always wanted to inherit an old shotgun from one of my father’s collection. The problem is my father has never owned a gun and I don’t have anyone that can Will me one. I have always been interested in having an old shotgun like “granddad” would have had hanging above the fireplace. Anywho, I was in a pawn shop today and I was interested when he said everything in the store was 20% off including guns. I ended up buying an old single shot12 gauge that has seen some years. I picked it up for $80 plus taxes. Nothing special but I like it. The wood is a little beat up and it needed a deep cleaning. Some Barrel Blast, Hopps No. 9 and some Rem oil it’s at least clean and lubricated. I disassembled it the best I could, even took the stock off. I wishI knew its history, but not much luck. I contemplated not using the Barrel Blast as it may strip it down too much, but I did it anyway. There was a lot of grim and a little bit of rust that I used a soft metal brush on. My wife really liked the shotgun the way it was, but I wanted to do some cleaning. I know some of you guys would just love to have your wife react the way mine did when I brought the shotgun home. She said, “Wow. Cool. I really like that…Only $80? You can’t pass that up.” Here are some pictures.