J
Jeff, CA
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I have a Browning lever-action rifle with a steel receiver. It has some light rust spots on the left side.
One area is right at the edge of a pin hole; It's not big, less than 1/8" across, and it looks like the finish is bubbling slightly.
The other area looks like the remains of an old fingerprint - it's a few little spots that can only be seen (as dark spots) when the light is reflecting off the surface.
Is there anything I can, or should do, besides monitoring these areas, and keeping them clean? They haven't changed in about 3 years. Can/should the receiver be refinished before they get worse? Can a completely different finish (say, parkerizing) be applied?
(For the record, these spots were there when I traded for the gun.)
One area is right at the edge of a pin hole; It's not big, less than 1/8" across, and it looks like the finish is bubbling slightly.
The other area looks like the remains of an old fingerprint - it's a few little spots that can only be seen (as dark spots) when the light is reflecting off the surface.
Is there anything I can, or should do, besides monitoring these areas, and keeping them clean? They haven't changed in about 3 years. Can/should the receiver be refinished before they get worse? Can a completely different finish (say, parkerizing) be applied?
(For the record, these spots were there when I traded for the gun.)