Finally got my childhood 410 back, my mom took it out of the sleeve and left it in the shed for years. Any hope for repair, or is she best kept as a relic?

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Radius8887@reddit

Was able to get an SKS that was buried in my back yard for years back running and it was in worse shape than this. From the pics the rust looks like a few beers and an afternoon of work.

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teaster333@reddit

Restore it and relive your childhood.

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lostscause@reddit

gratz , Ive refinished worst. Soak it in oil till you have time to do it.

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savage1899@reddit

Was going to say the same thing. Some kroil and fine steel wool will do wonders to the metal

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jeffh40@reddit

yep. 3 in 1 oil and 0000 steel wool did an amazing job on an SKS i found in a pawn shop that looked like they found it in a river.

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I recently restored a Pardner SB 1 that was in slightly worse condition than that and it came out amazing. With a little time and effort you could make that really presentable. 410 is a hoot to shoot. I really enjoy mine.

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highvelocitypeasoup@reddit

Its not too far gone. Worst thing is going to be that stock which will need repair or replacement before it could be shot. Otherwise its just solvent and elbow grease. Tbh if you can find a gunsmith near you it wouldn't be expensive to have it cleaned up and the stock repaired.

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SovietBandito@reddit

https://youtu.be/fVYZmeReKKY

You'll need this. It works shockingly well when you're patient.

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Captain-Cannoli@reddit

https://youtu.be/DBzxiuGp5LA?si=TxLSWeJ-FOEfyWyL

Dissemble and give her a bath

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bowtie_k@reddit

Just some surface rust and light pitting.

Take wood off, Use some steel wool and oil to remove the rust. Personally i would probably go to sandpaper at that point and sand it bare all around, then use cold blue on it. My dad did that to a .22 my brother left in a shed all winter that was in worse shape than this. It was a fun project and many years later the gun is still good.

Looks like your stock is cracked, so I'd look into repairs for that. Usually some good wood glue, a clamp, and possibly drilling a slot for a wood pin or something to help hold it together will get it done right. Then you can sand, stain, and refinish the wood.

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ArgieBee@reddit

If the bore isn't pitted, then it's very repairable. I've restored a much worse black powder rifle before.

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PlumbMaster@reddit

To be fair, I'm not sure a .410 cares if you have pitting in the bore unless you're using slugs.

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ArgieBee@reddit

It does. The bore will erode around pitting, plus it's hard to get all of the rust out of pitting in the bore. Rust likes to get into the capillaries of steel, and any rust you don't get out of them will be the nucleus for new rust. It's why people go at rust with stuff like 0000 steel wool and penetrating oil when removing it. You can get at it pretty well if there's no pitting in a smooth bore, but pitting complicates things. If the pitting is bad enough, it will also have the potential of cracking. In rifles, you do have a tiny bit more leeway, especially on the lands, because you have more material and because the bullet will essentially scrub out the pitting and fill it with fouling over time.

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Key-Doughnut-7350@reddit

I'm working on a similar project myself, look up backyard ballistics on YouTube. He has a fantastic home made rust remover and blueing tutorials. Good luck!

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ChevChelios9941@reddit

Send it.

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alaskan_bear_liberty@reddit

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Normalaverage_guy@reddit

A real classic! I have model 37 in .410. Belonged to my dad. He purchased it just post WW2.

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quickscopemcjerkoff@reddit

It looks repairable. Take off the wood furniture, hose it down in gun oil, and rub the rust off with 0000 brass wool. Get us some pictures of the bore if you can.

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Any-Description8773@reddit

I’ve done more with less.

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Dak_Nalar@reddit

I’ve restored and shot worse condition rifles. Especially if the bore is in good condition most of this just looks like surface rust

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gyoung1986@reddit

I still have my Win 37 that I found in the dump without a stock. Shot my first grouse with it after a tiny bit of work.

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sdgengineer@reddit

Winchester model 37... Yes, easy to get working again

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leeco700@reddit

If it's just surface rust and the internals seem to be ok, then there is definitely hope. Strip the wood furniture off and restore it like furniture. Should be plenty of YouTube vids on cleaning/refinishing stocks. Clean the metal with 4 aught steel wool and WD-40 as a lubricant. Any similar product will work. Once it's cleaned up you can better determine how bad it is or if it will just need some oil to protect it further. May need a re-blue. That's a little more involved, but once again, YouTube is your friend. If you are really concerned, and not a handy person, you can always take it to a gunsmith for assessment and repair.

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goober413@reddit

If there is pitting rust on the out side chances are its in the barel also. For me, I would just do a full clean job to get all the rust off it the best I could, and then make a wall mount for it. Also maybe if had a pic of me holding the rifle build a frame into the wall mount for it.

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dhskiskdferh@reddit

It’s likely and hopefully just surface rust

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sadoproject@reddit

I wouldn't hesitate to restore and shoot that. I did a family members 10/22 last year that looked far worse. It spent several decades in an attic in a humid region and it looks like someone left some AA batteries in it way too long. Cleaned up quite nicely and is a solid shooter now, despite the stock being half chewed up by wildlife.

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Highlander_16@reddit

A gunsmith I used to work with easily restored shotguns in worse condition than this. I'd go for it!