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Originally Posted by series guy
Yep it's .44 special. For as bad as it looks it shoots great. It's so badly pitted on the right side that there wouldn't be much of anything that would make it look better. The great thing about guns like this is that they are affordable and you don't feel bad about shooting the hell out of them.
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There's one treatment that would look better. It's dark because it still has rust 'cancer' on the surface. That can be removed one of two ways, both of which will not affect the gun adversely:
1. That fastest is Naval Jelly. It will remove every vestige of the rust and leave a dull, bare metal patina similar to the other side where no nickel remains. No labor involved and no shiny surface that makes the gun look like it was "cleaned" by bubba with steel wool!
2. The other is a 50/50 solution of ATF (auto transmission fluid)/Acetone but will take longer and require soaking in a sealed container to keep the acetone from evaporating. Once again, it will remove the rust and leave a dull, bare metal patina similar to the other side. No labor involved and no shiny surface that makes the gun look like it was "cleaned" by bubba.