A little backstory before we begin!
I was given this gun as a "gift". And by "gift" I meant I likely had to do some sort of un-desireable work in trade and of course the gun did not function. I knew about the function issues before I acquired it. No idea what I did for the prior owner, as it was quite a while ago.
This was one of the filthiest guns I have ever seen. According to the prior (and original) owner, he kept it under the seat of his truck, presumably with a selection of filthy rags, potting soil, grease and probably whale spunk.
After a through and complete disassembly, I cleaned the gun. Lets just say the small parts in the trigger area looked like one big black snot ball. The slide was heavily scratched, sights were rusty, and the frame was extra nasty, covered in sticky stuff (whale spunk?). Straight simple green and my wife's toothbrush did the lion's share of the work. Ruined a few of the wife's hand towels as well.
I wish I had taken a picture of it before cleaning, but I can imagine it would have offended the sensibilities of the delicate forum member, so just use your imagination.
Here are a few after pics:
I was given this gun as a "gift". And by "gift" I meant I likely had to do some sort of un-desireable work in trade and of course the gun did not function. I knew about the function issues before I acquired it. No idea what I did for the prior owner, as it was quite a while ago.
This was one of the filthiest guns I have ever seen. According to the prior (and original) owner, he kept it under the seat of his truck, presumably with a selection of filthy rags, potting soil, grease and probably whale spunk.
After a through and complete disassembly, I cleaned the gun. Lets just say the small parts in the trigger area looked like one big black snot ball. The slide was heavily scratched, sights were rusty, and the frame was extra nasty, covered in sticky stuff (whale spunk?). Straight simple green and my wife's toothbrush did the lion's share of the work. Ruined a few of the wife's hand towels as well.
I wish I had taken a picture of it before cleaning, but I can imagine it would have offended the sensibilities of the delicate forum member, so just use your imagination.
Here are a few after pics: