Rem 511 bolt lift

[Allen Humphrey]

Jmoore,
You are spot on about the wax I think. The wood was gone and the barrel exterior is in really poor shape. The nasty black paint saved the receiver. However, the bore is perfect. My project will make the poor looking barrel a moot point. It is nearly finished, so I'll share it very soon.

A6BN, thanks for confirming the 513 bolt configuration. I guess I'll just have to man-up a bit on my bolt

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[jmoore]

...You are spot on about the wax I think. The wood was gone and the barrel exterior is in really poor shape. The nasty black paint saved the receiver. However, the bore is perfect...

A good friend has a Ruger pistol recovered out of a swamp that corroded so much that the trigger (aluminum or more likely zinc) was completely gone. He freed up the moving parts, installed new springs and shoots it- very well! The bore was the only part of that .22 that did not corrode. Cleaning .22 barrels is generally a mistake, until the accuracy stats to go- which usually takes thousands of rounds unless it's a tight chambered match rifle.