A friend's OMSBH recently 'crusted' in much the same way

by FOG, Monday, June 17, 2013, 06:44 (4181 days ago) @ stonewalrus

Mostly on the cylinder, apparently from storage in a gun rug combined with rapid and extreme climactic changes. Since this was literally a family heirloom, my friend was pretty disheartened by the experience.

When he brought the gun over here, we tried Hoppe's #9 and cotton patches because that's all I had (not to mention all I could think of). After final cleaning, all parts were thoroughly and fairly vigorously wiped down with a microfiber-type rag.

Overall, I'd say this process completely removed a lot more than half of the speckles, and the remainder were much reduced in size, so it might be worth trying on your Remington.

If the 'crust' is very old, though, it might not have such a dramatic effect. We got to my friend's OMSBH in matter of weeks, so things hadn't much time to get started much less really settled in.

In any case, HTH

PS: In the old days, I would have tried Flitz, but not anymore. I think even the manufacturer says it's not safe for bluing − and it isn't.

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