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Old 07-08-2018, 04:51 PM
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Thanks. I used the penny because I didn't have any steel wool on hand.
Shudder! My rule is NEVER use steel wool on any gun. It is a bad idea. Copper or bronze wool is fine (no pun intended).

A copper penny is fine. Keep in mind that after 1980, pennies were made of zinc, with only a fine wash of copper over it. But probably still okay for this purpose.
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