WOW! Patrick,

Where do you keep that thing, your bathtub?
We used to joke that the real name of Sarco was “Shallow Water Storage” but I think you’ve got them beat by a mile.

The owner of the rifle accepted my offer and I’ll pick it up Monday.

I would like to get the stains out of the stock and put some oil on it. What would get them out and what oil would approximate the original that Remington would have used?

The action will probably need to be completely taken apart and all of the rust killed. I was thinking of using Evapo-rust or making my own electrolytic rust killer with a DC power supply and baking soda. Any body used either of these? Either way the metal will end up in the white and very prone to rust. I’ll need something that works good to stop any additional rust.

Would it be ok to refinish as long as I stayed true to Remington’s original finishing methods?