Indians For Guns

Hi guys,
i finally got my license after a long wait, this gun , a colt 0.25 vest pocket was owned by my father for more than 17 yrs was regularly cleaned and a max 25 bullets fired through it over the 17 yrs .

this gun was deposited in a gun shop for 8-9 months for safekeeping,i do not think the gun was ever cleaned during the time it was deposited in the gun shop.

since the gun is now in my possession, i would like to restore the gun the way it was before.

i would like the members to comment on how i should go about cleaning this gun.

i would like to know the condition of the barrel . (how good or how bad it is)

Nothing much.. just field strip the gun and care fully clean each part.. you ca first read the gun smithy section and will get lots of info..

regards,

diskaon

If you aren't too concerned about collector's value etc., then hand the pistol to good gunsmith for a complete bluing job. If you are going to plink with it and all, no point keeping it with rust. You might want to first try a bit with very fine steel wool and oil,gently rubbing the surface to remove the light rusting.

Dev

How many total rounds through the pistol?

If it is 25 total (lifetime) you can still see the chatter marks on the rifling, orther wise you might have fire cracking.

As for cleaning... soak the entire thing in Kerosene and get the rust off. I would use a nylon scrubber and/or a tooth brush over steel wool. Then again that is me..
WD-40 works as well...

doctor

Try to look up age of your gun by searching for the serial number. Nice gun and congrats

Cheers

As dev mentioned, if the collector's value isn't much of an issue with you, then you could have it blued by a competent gunsmith. To be historically correct, it probably sported a caustic salt blue finish - High polish.

Remember to mention this to the gunsmith or he may rust blue it. While Rust blue is my personal favorite, since it is very durable and has this nice matte satin finish, in the case of your gun it would be somewhat incorrect. Also make sure your gunsmith knows the difference between browning and bluing - Many don't.

If the local gunsmiths don't inspire any confidence, simply give your gun a thorough initial clean up. Meaning disassemble it entirely, use hot soapy water and a toothbrush. Don't attempt to open trigger pin- they are usually very tight and you'll probably end up marring the head or surrounding metal with incorrect tools. Everything can be disassembled with relative ease. The trigger with its integral transfer bar will be the only thing that needn't be removed. Likewise, clean it carefully with earbuds or small stuff. Don't use stuff like Axion, Vim powder/soap and similar types- they are abrasive. Remember to clean all the nooks and corners. When dry you could use a sharp pencil to remove dirt from really tight corners. The clay in the pencil lead acts as a very fine and mild abrasive, while the graphite acts to 'lubricate' the dirt removal.

Remember, you don't have to do the water-soap thing every time.

Once done with dirt removal, lightly oil the individual parts as you reassemble them. Do not over oil. Make sure no drops of water or moisture remains in the trigger recesses.

Bore must simply be light oiled with a clean patch, once done run several more clean and dry patches till they come out clean.

If the rust spots are a bit of a bother, initially(before the water-soap wash) you can gently rub down the outer surface of the gun (Particularly the rust areas) with an oiled piece of fine steel wool. Remember- it also abrades and polishes the rubbed area so don't overdo it as you might polish it down to bare metal.

thanks cc

I will do the same for my Bucksmark .22 not cleaned since I shot it last Sept

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ngrewal wrote:thanks cc

I will do the same for my Bucksmark .22 not cleaned since I shot it last Sept

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