I've seen firearms hidden in "honey pits" from a few days to a year, most without any protective covering or grease, come out looking better than the one in the video.
Boiled them in water for a few hours first, take them down as much as possible and soak overnight in Diesel fuel. Then go at it with a wire brush on the outside.
Use a 6mm steel rod to punch the crud out of the barrel and gas tube, back in for another boiling in water and another overnight soak in Deisel.
Usually, after some judicious labor, they would still function reliably, unless there was something seriously wrong, such as the hole eaten through the gas port on the rifle in the video.
The only purpose for the rifles we salvaged, was to use it to get a better/newer one from someone else that didn't need it as much as we did.
I was in awe at some of the pieces still being able to function at all, but those things were designed to go into hell and come out working.
I have no doubt that the rifle in the video wouldn't be functional, after replacing a few parts. Be just fine for shots out to 10 meters or so.
Boiled them in water for a few hours first, take them down as much as possible and soak overnight in Diesel fuel. Then go at it with a wire brush on the outside.
Use a 6mm steel rod to punch the crud out of the barrel and gas tube, back in for another boiling in water and another overnight soak in Deisel.
Usually, after some judicious labor, they would still function reliably, unless there was something seriously wrong, such as the hole eaten through the gas port on the rifle in the video.
The only purpose for the rifles we salvaged, was to use it to get a better/newer one from someone else that didn't need it as much as we did.
I was in awe at some of the pieces still being able to function at all, but those things were designed to go into hell and come out working.
I have no doubt that the rifle in the video wouldn't be functional, after replacing a few parts. Be just fine for shots out to 10 meters or so.
