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5thShock · August 23, 2013, 10:07 AM

Yeah, water on and in guns is sort of jarring. But some very fine looking originals were, I am assuming, maintained this way. Hot hot hot water rinse. Then some oil that will displace water, Ed's Red with the lanolin included in the mix maybe.

August 23, 2013, 10:07 AM	#31
5thShock Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2006 Posts: 400	Yeah, water on and in guns is sort of jarring. But some very fine looking originals were, I am assuming, maintained this way. Hot hot hot water rinse. Then some oil that will displace water, Ed's Red with the lanolin included in the mix maybe.