Sound Shooting advice & Words of Wisdom

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by '73 H1 Triple

Sometimes a weapon that has not been cleaned can be a good deal. But you have to know what to look for. If someone has shot lead bullets ( not jacketed ) it will look nasty but will clean up nice. It is a good amount of work to clean the lead out.

Yep, that's how I got a now perfectly functioning and very accurate JC Higgins Model 31 for $50 cash-n-carry.
There was some light surface rust on the barrel and it had a sign on it saying "broken extractor" or somesuch.
I took it home, broke it down, and cleaned it inside & out.
Then I took it out for a test session at the range.
Lo & behold... no problems cycling ammo