- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Strip it and clean it. You should give the bore a good scrubbing with Kroil and JB Bore Cleaner to get the parkerizing off the inside surface. I like my bores bright and shiney. The outside parkerizing you should treat with oil prior to shooting, allowing several hours for it to soak into the surface, before wiping dry. If your gun has a heat shield, be sure to treat the barrel with oil under the heat shield. This should be repeated with each cleaning session, particularly if you use any products like Brake Clean which removes all oil. I like to put a thin coat of very light grease on the surfaces of the bolt, the bolt slide, and the slide arms where wear becomes apparent over time. A hint for dealing with the shell stops; a thin smear of grease will help hold them in the receiver while you replace the trigger group, having them continually fall out while you try to push in the trigger group can lead to swearing, but a padded vise is nice if you have one. I also make a point of removing the plastic from the slide tube, put grease on the retaining nut threads and light coat of oil on the tube under the plastic furniture. Rust appears here readily on both parkerized and marine-coat guns.
