If there was rust on my .223 but i cleaned it and oiled it back up, its still ok, right? The barrel also had rust in it... ******* pisses me off...
2006-10-23 10:47:15 · 9 answers · asked by Nick 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Use Ballistol. It is an oil emulsion that can be mixed with water. Since water mixes with it freely, it emulsifies any water it touches, removing the moisture and cosating the arm with a rust preventative. Works great for cleaning after corrosive or black powder ammo. Also works great on wood and leather.
Look up ballistol on the internet.
You can also help yourself by cleaning immeditely after ewxposing the weapon to rain or sea moisture. Storing it in a silicone sock also helps keep it dry and acts as a moisture barrier. Store your weapons in a cool (or at least dry) environment.
The main thing is that a stored weapon needs to be oiled at least once per year unless it is fully coated in cosmoline for "permanent" storage. If you do not do this, the gun will rust over time...
2006-10-23 14:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by Cabhammer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whew........did you get ALL the rust remains to be seem, espically if its in the barrel. do your self a favor if you had rust in the barrel, take it to a gun smith and pay a couple of bucks, make sure the rust didnt eat through or pit the barrel....i had a shotgun, a 12 ga...and it got rust on it, i sanded it down and we found out it had made pitholes, not visible to the naked eye. if i had shot it no telling what would have happend, a friend of mine who was a gunsmith, cut the barrel down just making it legal...just...so take my advise and get it looked at, better to be safe than sorry........
2006-10-24 08:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by russ_vl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends if the rust is deep and pitted your barrel might be junk if it is surface rust you might want to run a wire brush that comes with a cleaning kit or check a local gunsmith for any new products that have come out have it looked at before you shoot it just in case
2006-10-23 18:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by Fergie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as an interesting side note, before bluing they used controlled rusting to keep the barrels preserved. When you see reenactments with blued barrels, they're wrong. The barrels should be brown, from smoothed rust.
2006-10-23 17:51:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If there is no pitting the weapon should be fine. If there is some pitting I would use an extra amount of oil in those areas and keep our eye on them as it will get worse over time.
2006-10-24 14:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by Real 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suck it up, imagine if you had to spend years hunting on the Atlantic Ocean as many have done to keep food on the table.Many of them guns are still in use and I have an old double britch goose gun and it is perfect,I will use it for a back up for Caribou hunting trip soon.Have fun.
2006-10-23 18:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by hunter 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you got all the rust off it is ok. please pull the barrel and check it to see if it is pitting or not. if it isn't, then you are fine!
2006-10-23 20:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Akela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is hearbreaking. Shoot it to see if accuracy is affected. To me, the bottom line is can it still shoot? If so, then it is okay.
Damn, I feel your pain.
2006-10-24 19:09:09 · answer #8 · answered by eddygordo19 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have it checked at your local firearms dealer.
2006-10-23 17:51:41 · answer #9 · answered by eric s 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋