I have a very rusty Model 87 12 ga. magnum. I would like to restore it. Does anyone know of how I should go about removing the rust?

You could take a peek at this thread. Another way of getting rust off here. A couple of ideas, though they are pretty radical.

Anyone use Naval Jelly?

In removing surface rust and grime, I have liberally coated a 1926 sporting 98 in CLP, and let it sit (without the stock) for a couple of days. Rubbed it down, and it looked great and did not destroy the patina either.

I do not think using naval jelly would be good on a firearm.

My bad, I'm working on my own little project and want all of it gone.

I'm using Naval Jelly on my old 1940 M37 as the bluing is pretty much gone and what is there is a lot of surface rust and I'm wanting that along with what is left of the original finish completely gone as I'm wanting to try my hand at "restoration" and rust bluing. Finding that Naval Jelly takes EVERYTHING off, so DO NOT use it if you're only looking to clean off a bit-o-surface rust. It does do a great job at taking it all off though (if thats what you're after). Also, do not use WD-40 as it is also great at doing away with rust and will do a fine job at going through your blued finish.

Here is what I'm working on ... I want it all gone!

razdog76 wrote:In removing surface rust and grime, I have liberally coated a 1926 sporting 98 in CLP, and let it sit (without the stock) for a couple of days. Rubbed it down, and it looked great and did not destroy the patina either.

I do not think using naval jelly would be good on a firearm.

CLP is great stuff, it is amazing what that stuff can remove. Before CLP we used to use kerosene.

0000 steel wool & hoppes #9. takes off rust, not bluing.

Hoppes#9 works good, but remember that it is basically prefumed Kerosene. Kerosene works great and is cheap. My dad used to use gasoline, and it always worked too. But I have found that WD-40 is one of the best cleaners out there. I don't use it on the inside of the receiver as it can gum up though.

Spray it down with WD-40 and let it soak it should do the trick. On a side note WD-40 works really great at cleaning the barrel's inside too. Take the barrel off, spray it good inside with WD-40 and run a patch through. About two patches is all it will take for it to be clean, and it does a great job of removing plastic fouling too. One thing to note though is that after you clean with WD-40 you do need to apply a light coat of oil. I just run a boresnake with a little G96 on it through the bore after I have cleaned wtih WD-40.

Hoppe's also has a little bit of nitrobenzene in it. that contributes to it's "perfumed" smell. and volatility.

true to both for sure but for removing rust and not blue Ive always had best results with 0000 steel wool, just not stainless steel wool, bad news there.