You don't try to rub the wrinkles off Grrandpa... it never works well and just pisses him off to no end. 🙂

Too bad the bore is trash. that would make an Awesome old rifle. They could have hand buffed the brass as opposed to using an abrasive wheel.

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What idiot would do that? Pure sacrilege

I like watching you work

You, sir, are a true craftsman.

I use the cheapest 55 gr bullets I can find to reload.  It gets expensive murdering thousands of these creatures a year.  22 rimfire is the most economical.  With a fancy scope you can hit them way out.

I got a 1866 1966 centennial Winchester, yellow boy   30-30. Never shot it.

It will only take about a hundred years to look right again

Great subject matter, and very informative showing the various lever action rifles for comparison. there is no other comparable You tuber that gives us such detailed analysis, you are Sir, much appreciated.

id rather buffed and cleaned brass ANY DAY over replated thats for sure, but its still sad to see

I appreciate you so much Mark. Thank you for sharing just a pinch of your knowledge.

I recently ended up with an 1892 in .38WCF. Seems unmolested, consistent and as expected wear and tear for a gun that’s been well stored and not use much.  Except for the bore, which looks like it was drilled and rifled yesterday.  I hear you say several times not to use smokes loads in BP guns.  I did load some trailboss rounds and got the expected 850 FPS (also made 1.25” groups at 50 yards).   How hard and fast is the no smokeless in a black pounder gun rule?

leave the brass,  it's fine in time "we may be gone by then " but in time with handling it will be fine

I ran into a couple of these problems restoring classic cars. Previous mechanics not quite understanding how a system works but making it just functional again to push the problem down the line.

It's a honest video and shows that way things really are,  you have nothing to apologize for!

They should pay you to work the magic. Repair the rifle to fully functional, because it doesn't look that bad. And its an insult to let it become a wall hanger...
Just my humble opinion 😌

fume the brass? 🧐🐇

Thanks mister, I enjoyed this, from beginning to end.

Just had the same thing come in with a 1895 flatside. Do not wire wheel rust on your firearm please 😢.