optima problem

[SwampTHING]

Having a problem with the firing pin on my optima. Last day of the season last year it was raining pretty bad. Must of had moisture get in to the firing pin channel. Now theres a bit of rust in it. Firing pin doesnt want too return too 'ready too fire position" without me manually pushing it back in.

Scary,, I put a primer in too foul the barrel closed the barrel and the primer went off as soon as I closed it. Opened up the hinge and firing pin was in the fired position. Anyone know of anything I can spray in there too get rid of the rust? or is it possible too dissassemble firing pin and trigger assembly too clean it out?

[Steve8511]

Sounds like you have the black receiver as I do. I get a little surface rust after just punching the bore if you leave the receiver on while cleaning. I started using this BULLFROG oil rust prevention and it seems to work.
Remove the receiver and soak it down with a break free style oil or WD40 and work the hammer and trigger many times until it is loose and let it sit for a few hours. Then clean it all out and use compressed air if you have it because it will get oil in all the cracks and work out any excess oil.
And if that doesn"™t work take it back to where you bought it and have them fix or replace it. CVA will be helpful I"™m sure but you may lose you gun for a time to replace it.

http://www.actonrust.com/consumer.htm

[cayugad]

Coat the area with CLP which should loosen it up, and help cure the rust. After that I would get some instructions for CVA to learn how to clean that area so it does not repeat in the future.