Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
I've used many things for rust depending on how harsh it is. It's really hard to tell from your pics, it looks like it's just fine rust in the finish. Mostly color so to speak. Fine steel wool and oil might work, but it takes lots of elbow grease to do it. Most cases require a re-finish after. If that's what's happening anyways, just do a bead blast and parkerize. It'll come out like new then...
That is what I thought. I was worrying about getting rid of the rust and keeping the finish. I really wanted to just clean it all up, get a new barrel, and a fresh parkerize ...