![]() I just put it back together, and I am very pleased with how it turned out. I also installed a left-hand safety button. I took it completely apart (I left the trigger group intact), carefully removed the rust, stripped and lightly sanded the stock and forearm, cold-blued the steel and treated the wood with Dutch Oil. Even though I have never repaired a firearm before, I decided to try refurbishing this gun. The exterior of the barrel and receiver were badly rusted, and the finish on the wood was ruined. The gun had suffered water damage after a tree broke through the roof during a storm years ago. I recovered the gun from his attic after he passed away in January 2018. ![]() I like your Blast From the Past articles and wanted to show you my father’s Remington Sportsman 58. It was if you kept it clean and didn’t try to mix light and heavy loads. That’s not to say the Model 58 wasn’t a fine hunting gun. ![]()
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