The Python Hunter I purchased last week...cleaned up. The foam in the case had disintegrated...all over the gun and accessories. It took some effort to clean the revolver up but it did clean up nicely. I obtained new, reproduction foam from an eBay vendor and it fits perfectly.
There was verdigris on the Colt/Leupold disc on the scope...cleaned up very well. There was foam debris sticking all over the rear sight which took some time to clean out. I didn't remove the side plate but the action works very smoothly and is clean inside the stocks. The aluminum cleaning rod still needs some work to get it looking new...if it ever will again but I'll keep working on it. There's still some verdigris on the brass cone stored on the cleaning rod...still needs some cleaning effort. The aluminum case itself cleaned up after getting foam debris out of it.
I don't plan on storing the revolver itself inside the case...don't want any further interaction between it and the foam. I'll store it wrapped in Brownell's Gun Wrap paper inside a gun rug...same with the cleaning rod.
Now I have something like ten Pythons of various vintages and finishes...blue...nickel...electroless nickel and stainless. I need to get a family photograph of them all.
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