Thanks for following up, Mistress244.
Please tell your boyfriend not to mess with the screws till you've soaked the gun in the 50/50 mixture of auto transmission fluid and acetone.
Here are shots of my 1953 Chiefs Special (a smaller, 5-shot version of your M&P), before and after a 30-day soak in the solution.
Unfortunately, I broke the cylinder release screw before soaking the revolver. All the rest were okay after the soak, and the internals (behind the side plate) were perfect, too. I used bronze wool after the soak to clean off the rust.
Best of luck with your project. It's most rewarding to bring one back from the scrap bin.
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Wrangler of stray Chiefs
Bob
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