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  1. #11
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    Default Re: Old Rifles Not Fired in 20 Years

    They are fine. Firearms don*t become dangerous being locked in a dry safe for 20years. You could have pulled em out, loaded up & immediately fired with no problems.
    Remember Biden the Pedophile! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSRqaO6DXcA

  2. #12
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    Default Re: Old Rifles Not Fired in 20 Years

    Check the "Use By" date.

    I will shoot things way past the date and I never get sick.
    My wife would throw it out. She won't risk it.
    I called to check my ZIP CODE!....DY-NO-MITE!!!

  3. #13
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    Default Re: Old Rifles Not Fired in 20 Years

    Should be fine. I always shoot an unknown (questionable) from the hip with headed turned away. And then only one round in a mag/clip feed.
    I payed $50 for a Arisaka Type 99 that then sat in my closet for 30 years. I finally took it out and cleaned it up last year. I was a little leery shooting it, but I feed 5 from the hip before I shouldering it.

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    Default Re: Old Rifles Not Fired in 20 Years

    Quote Originally Posted by Emptymag View Post
    Check the "Use By" date.

    I will shoot things way past the date and I never get sick.
    My wife would throw it out. She won't risk it.
    The nose, knows. A good smell test is all you need

  5. #15
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    Default Re: Old Rifles Not Fired in 20 Years

    Quote Originally Posted by KBoy420 View Post
    Here are some pics:

    https://ibb.co/qMmnd7S
    https://ibb.co/v3DzkKb

    Got it cleaned up pretty good just with some oil and a soft bristle brush.
    Looks perfectly normal to me especially if those were before pics. I would call that patina, not rust or pitting and it is perfectly normal for carbon steel. Give the spring a closer look and if you find large areas that are corroded to the point of missing metal then replace it. If all you find is a few pits the size of sand don't worry about it. I have some Mausers with 80-120 year old springs and they shoot just fine.

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