Santa Fe 5rd mag
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Topic: Santa Fe 5rd mag
Posted By: Enfield trader
Subject: Santa Fe 5rd mag
Date Posted: January 09 2026 at 1:27pm
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Selling a spare Santa Fe 5 found magazine for the No4 / No5 Enfield. The pitting isn’t as bad as it looks. $60 plus $10 shipping https://ibb.co/VWcrHFnk" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/ymd2bScL" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/k2yTZnHr" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/3ySh3D5M" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/jvKjzNBB" rel="nofollow">  |
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 09 2026 at 2:14pm
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Could that bottom area be cleaned up with mild abrasion/ polishing & re-bluing? ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Enfield trader
Date Posted: January 09 2026 at 2:42pm
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In my opinion yes and that was my plan but no longer feel like doing it. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 09 2026 at 4:45pm
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OK I'll take it. Please PM me with info on payment options & your addy. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: January 09 2026 at 5:04pm
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#0000 steel wool works wonders on magazines. I've just been restoring a LB mag that was corroded and it is turning out to be presentable. Good pick-up, Shamu. ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 09 2026 at 7:39pm
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Thanks. I'm thinking I need a bit more aggressive than that, but we'll see.   ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Sauron
Date Posted: January 10 2026 at 9:02am
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If it was me, I'd hit it with a soda blaster to gently remove the rust and then just cold blue it. Or if I expected it to get any rough treatment or spend time in the rain I'd use Brownell's alumahyde on it. https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/paint-metal-prep/paint-finishing/aluma-hyde-ii/" rel="nofollow - https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/paint-metal-prep/paint-finishing/aluma-hyde-ii/ It's a tough coating and hides a multitude of sins. :) Best, |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 10 2026 at 9:55am
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I'm going to try my customary bronze brush on a Dremel after soaking overnight in a little oil to soften up the rust then some fine abrasive & re-blue. That reminds me anyone got a nice way of dissolving old blue to give me a clean surface for that re-bluing. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Sauron
Date Posted: January 10 2026 at 11:08am
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Evaporust will take it off without any fuss. Any mild acid will work as well. Best, |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 10 2026 at 12:14pm
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Ah Thanks I forgot that stuff. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Sauron
Date Posted: January 10 2026 at 1:50pm
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 10 2026 at 4:34pm
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That's some serious chemistry. I'm hoping to only have to re-blue the OUTSIDE of the mag she!! as it's a pain getting down inside to re-blue that there. Maybe some white vinegar on a rag or two. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Sauron
Date Posted: January 10 2026 at 4:55pm
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Vinegar is probably just fine, but you might need to soak it for a bit. The last time I needed to strip bluiing, I used a citric acid solution. My wife usually has a can of citric acid crystals around for when she cans food. A tablespoon or two of that in a hot quart saucepan full of water (which also gets cleaned out) worked for me. Just let it soak for a little bit and voila. And there's no noxious chemicals to deal with. I think she got the citric acid where all the canning stuff is sold at Walmart. Dirt cheap. Best, |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 11 2026 at 8:43am
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Good tip, thanks. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 23 2026 at 2:03pm
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The mag arrived here today, thanks. You're right the rust is very minor if cosmetically funky & the pits small & shallow. I think its probably from sweaty palms on the exposed metal when it was used in a hunting rifle. My other one has almost identical artifacts. I stripped it down & there's no rust or corrosion at all inside & the follower & spring are fine! Even the "Magazine Spring, Auxiliary spring" & the mag body under it are fine. I went at it with my bronze brush attachment for the Dremel & then scrubbed it with my favorite (& unconventional) Green "ScotchBrite" which I've found is like a grade finer than the finest wet & dry. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: January 23 2026 at 2:25pm
| We live for photos! |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 23 2026 at 5:08pm
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I'll take some tomorrow. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: January 23 2026 at 5:42pm
| Thanks |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: January 23 2026 at 6:11pm
| the big 45 pad will remove rust but not finish degrease and reblue |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 24 2026 at 11:05am
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Progress shots in the making as the project progresses. I'll start a new thread for it so as not to clutter up the buy & sell sub forum.
------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Enfield trader
Date Posted: January 24 2026 at 5:05pm
You’re welcome - glad you are making it look better - I just lost interest - looking forward to the after pics
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Shamu wrote:Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 24 2026 at 7:12pm
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Probably tomorrow.  It looks great BTW I took pic & then when I did the side-by side with my existing one I took a moment to figure out which was which! I had to tweak the RH front fed lip a tad but it feeds 150 & 174 grainers perfectly in m y No4 Mk2  ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 25 2026 at 6:42am
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Pics down in "Gunsmitrhing".  ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |