Using a gun after long term storage.

[madmike842]

Hello all!

I just received a J.P. Saur & Sohn Western Marshal 22lr revolver from my father. He thinks he got it sometime in the mid sixties. He fired it a few times back then and it's been sitting in a locked box wrapped in a towel since then. Everything looks good on it, though I haven't had the chance to check every little detail. Besides just general cleaning/oiling of the barrel and chambers is there other more detailed cleaning and oiling of other moving parts that I should be doing before taking it out and shooting?

 

[dlarge]

I doubt any of my C&R firearms have been shot in at least that long.

Never bothered me.

 

[[cerberus]]

a bit of hoppes #9 in the action and fire away is all I would do.

 

[Inferno]

I'm no expert whatsoever, but if I were to take my dads shotgun off him, I would get it checked by a gunsmith. Keep in mind, I also own a Mosin Nagant made in 1944 and hasn't been shot since then until a few months ago. YMMV depending on the gun.

 

[appraiser]

clean and oil it, inspect the barrel make sure it is clean and not fouled, treat it like any used gun that you got, then fire away

 

[ToddDubya]

clean and oil it, inspect the barrel make sure it is clean and not fouled, treat it like any used gun that you got, then fire away

Be extra safe until you really get to know it .

Then just be regular safe.

After my first to-be-carried gun didn't go bang the FIRST time I pulled the trigger, I now like to take a look at the firing pin/striker before shooting it. If possible, I dry fire on something soft. A revolver is easy, just stick an old piece of brass in the cylinder and make sure you get a good primer strike.

Other than cleaning and lubing I wouldn't put a whole lot of time into it, especially if it is barely used and not rusty. Take her out and get to shooting!

 

[madmike842]

Sounds good. I'll give it a more detailed inspection this weekend just to make sure, then just clean the barrel and get out and shoot!

 

[fencer]

Your 50 year old revolver is probably safer to shoot than a new Taurus