M1 Carbine - Would You Buy This??

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you can go faster with a brass or bronze wire brush

My experience with using a bronze brush, was that it left some "brass color" on parkerizing which was not there before - use caution. I believe you could remove that with Sweet's Bore Cleaner or household ammonia. - Bob

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[Patrick Chadwick]

My experience with using a bronze brush, was that it left some "brass color" on parkerizing which was not there before - use caution. I believe you could remove that with Sweet's Bore Cleaner or household ammonia. - Bob

Thanks for the warning! I have never tried brass brushes on parkerized metal., but on plain metal the brass color just rubs off.

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Or is the rifle ruined? If so, what do you think it is worth in this condition?

So now we are back to the start.
No, of course it is not ruined as a shooter.
- But as a collector's item, apparently it is.

Then send it back...

.. is the regrettably correct decision - if you bought and paid for it as a collector's piece.