Had a brand new, unfired FN Baby Browning .25 auto, complete with the Italian retailer's gold braided FN hang tag on it. I kept it stored in a zipper pouch with no problem until one day I got the bright idea of hiding an "emergency" $100.00 bill in with it. A couple months later I went to look at the gun for some reason and found that the bill had "grown" to the gun, leaving a large patch of rust and pitting on it. Suffice to say, I don't do that anymore. I guess our currency has some acid in it.
O Dear!!!
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You might want to double check that. It could be that you have a copper/brass film deposited on the metal. When I clean a blued cylinder with a phosphor bronze brush, it always leaves a light, brassy colored film on the metal. You can clean this off by wiping with a patch with a solvent specifically for copper fouling, or sometimes WD 40 works.
Father in law fumbled my pride n' joy satin nickle CZ-75 a while back. Fortunately....
A) He was trained enough that he just let it go rather than try to catch it.
B) It flipped forward enough to land in a patch of grass and not on concrete.
So I had to clean out some dirt and grit but the finish was undamaged.
RELATED SIDE NOTE: Remember, never EVER try to catch a fumbled firearm, just let it fall and get out of the way.
A) He was trained enough that he just let it go rather than try to catch it.
B) It flipped forward enough to land in a patch of grass and not on concrete.
So I had to clean out some dirt and grit but the finish was undamaged.
RELATED SIDE NOTE: Remember, never EVER try to catch a fumbled firearm, just let it fall and get out of the way.
Several decades ago, . . . I bought a used Colt Python, . . . 4 in barrel.
Did I ever love that gun. It was THE centerpiece of my gun collection.
Someone brought up the subject of reloading, . . . and into the waters we ALL went. We were reloading everything we could find except .22 rimfires, . . . and were really enjoying it.
I never figured out for sure what happened, . . . but somewhere a few loads that were just a tad "hot" for the Python got sent through it, . . . and very lightly swelled the chambers.
I was sick, . . . sick, . . . sick the first time when I found it out.
I kept it for several years, just had to remember to keep factory only in it so the cases wouldn't stick in it.
My wife finally "encouraged" me to get rid of so many guns since we had a little one on the place, . . . and it was one that went away.
Still makes me sick, . . . just hope whoever has it now is enjoying it.
May God bless,
Dwight
Did I ever love that gun. It was THE centerpiece of my gun collection.
Someone brought up the subject of reloading, . . . and into the waters we ALL went. We were reloading everything we could find except .22 rimfires, . . . and were really enjoying it.
I never figured out for sure what happened, . . . but somewhere a few loads that were just a tad "hot" for the Python got sent through it, . . . and very lightly swelled the chambers.
I was sick, . . . sick, . . . sick the first time when I found it out.
I kept it for several years, just had to remember to keep factory only in it so the cases wouldn't stick in it.
My wife finally "encouraged" me to get rid of so many guns since we had a little one on the place, . . . and it was one that went away.
Still makes me sick, . . . just hope whoever has it now is enjoying it.
May God bless,
Dwight
Don't go out and see whether you can duplicate my feat but, take my word for it, if you scrub a flat blued surface with a solvent soaked bronze brush you can remove blueing. I sold the gun shortly thereafter and actually got back my purchase price so I didn't feel too badly about it.
Superhouse 15
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My ex carried a P85 Ruger as a duty gun for a while, but carried it to and from work in a cheap Uncle Mike's holster. She left it on the roof of her car and drove off one morning. The holster was shredded, but the only damage was to the lanyard loop on the gun. I still own it.
For a while the same ex was interested in gunsmithing so she would help me at the gunshop. I had a new stainless 1991A1 Colt and was working on a carry melt for it. She decided to do it, and decided she could use a Dremel instead of doing it by hand like I had told her. It still has the scratch deep in the slide.
For a while the same ex was interested in gunsmithing so she would help me at the gunshop. I had a new stainless 1991A1 Colt and was working on a carry melt for it. She decided to do it, and decided she could use a Dremel instead of doing it by hand like I had told her. It still has the scratch deep in the slide.
.Superhouse 15
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Carry melt, as in "melting" the sharp edges. Getting rid of all the edges that might make the gun cut you or cause discomfort when being handled or carried. Reducing the edges of the slide around the muzzle to make it holster easier, taking the edge off the sights that might dig into your spare tire, etc.
Putting my then unfired 41 magnum in my shoulder holster, going down range to set up target. Bent over to pick up stapler and realize cheap holster strap doesn't stay snapped. Unfired gun dropped on gravel now looks like its been carried daily for years and that was before my first shot. Not the dumbest thing I ever did but the only one I am willing to admit to.
I was out deer hunting when I 17 with my buddy. We got back to the car and I unloaded my 20 gauge 870 and set it on the roof of the car. Drove on down the road to see the SG flying off to the side as we turned around. Scratched the top of the receiver and it is still that way today. Memories sometimes are best left intact.
the other one was I was out with a bunch of my friends a few years ago and got handed a 45-70 Contender. Well I hauled off and dropped the hammer holding it in one hand. The VIDEO shows the gun doing a 540 out of my hand and hitting the ground. My expression was one of those "priceless" moments captured on tape!!
Greg
the other one was I was out with a bunch of my friends a few years ago and got handed a 45-70 Contender. Well I hauled off and dropped the hammer holding it in one hand. The VIDEO shows the gun doing a 540 out of my hand and hitting the ground. My expression was one of those "priceless" moments captured on tape!!
Greg
Blue Grass
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+1 on the 1911 idiot mark. My Kimber Custom Defender II has one caused by yours truly.
gearchecker
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What kind of solvent removes Bluing??
I'll tell you!
NEVER DULL cleans off bluing like windex cleans dog slobber off of a window.
Right down to bear metal in about 5 seconds.
I know from personal experience trying the clean up a Model 14 revolver the "Easy Way" I certainly found out that Never Dull cleans eveything.
Right down to bare metal.
I'll tell you!
NEVER DULL cleans off bluing like windex cleans dog slobber off of a window.
Right down to bear metal in about 5 seconds.
I know from personal experience trying the clean up a Model 14 revolver the "Easy Way" I certainly found out that Never Dull cleans eveything.
Right down to bare metal.
I was coming home from work one morning, riding my motorcycle. A dump truck passed me on the left, I glanced at him. When I looked back the car in front of me was DEAD stopped.
I hit both brakes hard. The rear end got light, as my weight shifted to the front, then it skidded...Here it comes.
BAM! I was down and rolling along the road..Dear God don't let anybody hit me.
I stopped. I was still alive. My legs were shaking so hard I couldn't stand up. There was a woman standing over me screaming..ARE YOU ALRIGHT!
To make it gun related, I was wearing a Smith & Wesson 39-2 in a strong side holster. "OH DEAR". I had come down right on top of it. The gun was scratched up a bit, but not as bad as I was afraid of when I got around to thinking about it, after taking inventory of arms, legs, heads and other such things.
The cheap Uncle Mikes holster had even come through it in good shape. The retention stap was half torn but that was all. An email to Uncle Mikes asking about buying one, resulted in a free replacement.
Oh, and I had a BIG bruise on my hip. Don't wear a gun and ride a bike.
I hit both brakes hard. The rear end got light, as my weight shifted to the front, then it skidded...Here it comes.
BAM! I was down and rolling along the road..Dear God don't let anybody hit me.
I stopped. I was still alive. My legs were shaking so hard I couldn't stand up. There was a woman standing over me screaming..ARE YOU ALRIGHT!
To make it gun related, I was wearing a Smith & Wesson 39-2 in a strong side holster. "OH DEAR". I had come down right on top of it. The gun was scratched up a bit, but not as bad as I was afraid of when I got around to thinking about it, after taking inventory of arms, legs, heads and other such things.
The cheap Uncle Mikes holster had even come through it in good shape. The retention stap was half torn but that was all. An email to Uncle Mikes asking about buying one, resulted in a free replacement.
Oh, and I had a BIG bruise on my hip. Don't wear a gun and ride a bike.