A priceless rifle.....need advice

[JDHasty]

Renaissance Wax is the right thing to use in the future on a project like this.  It will clean up metal that is rusted really well without doing any thing to lessen the value of it. 

It is also called museum wax I think.  I have a jar of it I have had for thirty years. 

[92xj]

What technique did you use to clean it 92?   Steel wool?  Elbow grease and hoppes?

A lot of elbow grease with brass or copper( can't remember which) wool scrub pad thing soaked in gun oil.

[syoungs]

If you haven't found the screws and such that you need. Check out cowboys and Indians in West Richland, they are only open a few days a week, but the guy does great work, and I'm sure he could square you away with whatever you need. They are out in West Richland.

[92xj]

If you haven't found the screws and such that you need. Check out cowboys and Indians in West Richland, they are only open a few days a week, but the guy does great work, and I'm sure he could square you away with whatever you need. They are out in West Richland.

Good to know. I still haven't bought any screws but would love a place walk into with the gun and have them round up 3 screws to install.

[syoungs]

If it's gonna happen here, it'll be with those guys, they are open Tuesday from 4-8, thursday4-8, and Saturday I think in the morning.