Hi all. So, I have just finished working on my T/C New Englander .54 calibre rifle. This was the one I received that was ridden very hard, and put away even wetter! I did as everyone here was suggesting and what I have read. The barrel is looking much better than when I had last posted, as I had taken some coarse steel wool and wrapped my brass brush with it so it was very snug. As it got looser, I just added more to the brush. I figure in the neighborhood of 250 - 300 passes in the barrel with it. I then blew it out and cleaned it. The only real pitting / rust formation left is right at the muzzle for approximately an inch. As for the stock, I had a friendly member here that is local offer to help me to fix it up near the lock. I had originally talked to him about it then had some thoughts. The gun had history as it was given to me, so I had ultimately decided to leave the history in the gun. I know it doesn't look the greatest, but I just wanted it to share its story. I had used my Dremel rotary tool to remove the bulk of the surface rust and reblued it as necessary. And the stock was sanded, a couple coats of oil let to dry, followed by 3 coats of polyurethane clear, sanded and finalized with 2 more coats of oil all hand rubbed. Anyways, thank you all for helping me along the way with this gun project as it was quite fun. So here are a couple of pictures of the finished product.
