Inherited a .22 fieldmaster

[guzzijohn]

Good day yesterday. Besides a inheriting a like new .38 lady Smith I also received a Remington Fieldmaster pump. It had  been neglected for a long time. No finish at all left on the right side butt stock, patchy finish on the left side and forearm. A lot of surface rust up and down the barrel and magazine but I think I can get much of that off with steel wool. For the good news, after much cleaning inside and out I tried it out plinking at a 3x4" reactive metal target from about 20 yards with a freehand hold. Out of 14 shots I fired the first five slow and checked where they were hitting. Learned that I need the sight on the lowest setting and the bead down in the notch to hit point of aim. After that it was pretty much shoot and pump at around two shots per second with the target ringing on every shot! Think I am going to like this gun and I don't have to worry about putting the first scratch or ding on it.
GuzziJohn

[pastorp]

John,

Use steel wool or a course shop rag & spray the rag with pledge wax with orange oil, the one in the spray bottle. Use on metal & wood. You'll like the results. Just wipe down several times a day for a week or so. If the rust is too thick you can use the steel wool followed by the wipe downs with the pledge & orange oil. In a short time the stock finish will improve & blend together.

Regards,

[guzzijohn]

pastorp:
Thanks for the suggestions. I used oil and 0000 steel wool on the metal and got about 90+ percent of the rust spots off with very little pitting anywhere. I do not think that most of the butt stock has ANY finish on it just bare open grain wood! Sweet shooting rifle however. I think I will try to refinish it as I don't think I have anything to lose.
GuzziJohn

[336SC]

I bought a 572 pump a few years ago from a man who's father passed away.  He gave it to his father in 1975 or
so and his dad never fired a shot thru it.  Sat in the gun cabinet except for the occasional wipe down.  The open sites shot to POA with RP Thunderbolts.  Then mounted a 3x9 Bushnell RF scope on it and tried 8 or 9 brands of
ammo and the Thunderbolts were by far the most accurate.  Put a butt stock sling swivel on it and a magazine
front swivel.  What a nice rig.  Used it the last two years for squirrel hunting.  My other .22's liked the RP 36gr HV
HP's but these Thunderbolts kill squirrels just fine.  Gonna make me some squirrel double crust meat pies and serve em with homemade chicken gravey!  YUM YUM!!!!
358 Win

[chefjeff]

Wish I had kept my 572. Please expound on the "double crusty" pies(maybe in another thread?)