Can someone explain straw to a "rookie"?

lugerholsterrepair · 02-13-2004, 04:29 PM

USMC, So far there has been no mention in this thread of adding a liberal amount of gun oil when using steel wool. You must oil the surface and a bit on the wool itself or it will damage the finish, never use dry steel wool of any caliber on blued or strawed gun parts. Used in conjunction with oil it will remove surface rust and leave the blue unmolested.

I mostly use this techniquen on rusty .22 rifles as I do not let my collector pistols get rusty but it does work.

I have to agree with PoliceLuger, I don't know that I would trust it on a collector Luger. Jerry Burney

02-13-2004, 04:29 PM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	USMC, So far there has been no mention in this thread of adding a liberal amount of gun oil when using steel wool. You must oil the surface and a bit on the wool itself or it will damage the finish, never use dry steel wool of any caliber on blued or strawed gun parts. Used in conjunction with oil it will remove surface rust and leave the blue unmolested. I mostly use this techniquen on rusty .22 rifles as I do not let my collector pistols get rusty but it does work. I have to agree with PoliceLuger, I don't know that I would trust it on a collector Luger. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."