well, i figured out how to get the forearm off no problem...had to clean of 40 years of crud from the barrel band and sling band and from around the magazine tube...but got it off...figured out how the rear stock comes off but im not going to take it off...theres a bolt/screw that is holding it in but i dont wanna mess with it...

found out i dont have stripper laying around like i thought anyways....so in the morning i'll run and grab some and some other things and get to work...i'll mask the metal and keep it clean...i dont plan to goto town sanding so it wont be a big deal if i dont take the stock off...im just afraid if i do, it wont go back together or some of the inside wood could be rotted from 40 years of gunk sitting in there...inside wood does look good...thats why i cant get the screw/bolt out..its 4-5" recessed in a hole and dad has the tools in his truck and i cant get them....if its a big deal i can but dont think it will be....

tried working on the metal but not much you can do about browned metal...under the forarm and stuff looks alright...but the rest is like a brown sandblast finish...i tried oil and super fine steel wool...got the bigger surface rust off but cant do anything more than that...still looks and functions better already without 40 years of crud....