WNC Seabee
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I picked up an inexpensive Rossi Model 92 lever gun that needs some "smoothing" to the action. I am not a gunsmith, but am reasonably handy. I'd like to give it a go on smoothing the action.
Does this consist of quite literally taking a rag and some polishing compound and simply smoothing out rough edges and giving the mating surfaces a nice bright polish? I would not feel comfortable reshaping any metal with a file at this point, but may give that a go at a later time.
Key point....I don't really care about this rifle. One of the main reasons I picked this rifle up is to see if I can do this action smoothing job. If I screw it up, so be it. So, answers along the lines of "send it to somebody that knows what they're doing" aren't really what I'm looking for.
The only mentor that I have for this would be my father (a machinist), but he's 600 miles away.
Any advice that can be given regarding cleaning up/polishing an action is general would be most welcome. Videos? Books?
thank you in advance.
Does this consist of quite literally taking a rag and some polishing compound and simply smoothing out rough edges and giving the mating surfaces a nice bright polish? I would not feel comfortable reshaping any metal with a file at this point, but may give that a go at a later time.
Key point....I don't really care about this rifle. One of the main reasons I picked this rifle up is to see if I can do this action smoothing job. If I screw it up, so be it. So, answers along the lines of "send it to somebody that knows what they're doing" aren't really what I'm looking for.
The only mentor that I have for this would be my father (a machinist), but he's 600 miles away.
Any advice that can be given regarding cleaning up/polishing an action is general would be most welcome. Videos? Books?
thank you in advance.