Fred Werring
Well-known Member
Playing with my Dad's Winchester model 250 .22...outside of barrel is rust pitted.
Wondered if I smoothed the rust down with 0000 steel wool and applied rust converter(phosphoric acid)...will that screw up the bluing thats left? Thought I could just try the bottom of the barrel, but I bet somebody on here knows.
Not gonna spend a whole lot of time or money on it, so professional re-bluing is out.
It's going to be a working rifle, not a showpiece, just like Dad used it.
Thanks
Fred
Wondered if I smoothed the rust down with 0000 steel wool and applied rust converter(phosphoric acid)...will that screw up the bluing thats left? Thought I could just try the bottom of the barrel, but I bet somebody on here knows.
Not gonna spend a whole lot of time or money on it, so professional re-bluing is out.
It's going to be a working rifle, not a showpiece, just like Dad used it.
Thanks
Fred