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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Well, that's up to you. I was just thinking if it was me and it's as tough on there as you say, I'd use a bit of acetone and it would probably come off...volatile mineral spirits... I just like the metal clean. The cosmolineicon doesn't hurt anything though, as long as it's not thick and buttery still.

    Found the super dry and crusty area whilst cleaning the trigger group! Doesn't appear to have been apart in ages.











    Did a minor soak with Hoppes.














    One of the very few "A" marked parts in the entire rifle. At least it's easily enough identified now, as if the rough machining wasn't a giveaway!

    Also realized whilst doing a tung oil rub that the handguard had not been relieved at the rear right corner. (Lower left in the photo) Rather happy about that!:

    Not so shiny now as when photo was done. Was in the middle of application when the realization hit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmoore View Post
    the handguard had not been relieved
    Neat, My old SA had that done, looked like by hand. Yes the inside was indeed in need of an oiled pullthrough cloth and some time. The sort of thing done while sitting on the back porch in the sun having a beer, rather than on your footlocker while the DI does rounds on the floor...
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    Cosmo

    Not crazy about bare slate gray Park, I like cosmo on WWII rifles... I rub a VERY thin coat on by hand, it eventually dries and looks great. Forty years ago I bought a gallon can at a gun show for $2
    Real men measure once and cut.

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    The exterior does look pretty good.
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    Beautiful rifle, congratulations.

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    Here's the bolt that I pulled from the rifle as purchased:



    Extractor shows more wear than the bolt.



    Bolt face has some tiny pits but they appear to have finish in them. No sign of having been fired since finish applied. Suspicious, that.


    Underside of bolt.






    More tiny pits scattered about. And two pin punch prick marks. ???






    Little to no finish wear on camming or locking surfaces. As the rest of the rifle shows at least some light rubbing, due to firing or at least repeated cycling, one would expect the same here!


    The bolt also has no old cosmolineicon.
    Guessing a relatively recent (20 years or less) swap by a previous owner to help headspace or something. Feeling more better about doing the changeout! The one spare Winchester bolt I installed seems rather more at home, and it won't close on a military no-go gage.

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