How to fix the barrell of your rifle if it is starting to get a little rust on it.?

Answer 1

The 0000 steel wool and oil is a good idea for larger areas of surface rust that are developing.

If it is just a single spot, there is a nifty trick you can do. Take a wooden #2 pencil with a clean eraser. First use the lead end to color over the whole spot of rust, press with medium pressure; you ideally want the spot to be really covered in graphite from the pencil. After this, use the eraser to wipe away the graphite. Rub down with a lightly oiled cloth aftwards and the spot should be gone. This method works best on blued guns. If the gun is parkerized, press only lightly on the pencil to avoid damaging your finish.

My understanding of this technique is that the mixture of graphite and clay making up the pencil is very mildly abrasive and it similar to how the steel wool will work, but without the risk of scouring too much.

Answer 2

The idea using #000 or 0000 Steel wool is good information, however don't use more than a few drops of oil, and apply it directly onto the rust area not on the steel wool. Gently "buff" the spot with the steel wool to remove the rust but at the same time don't rub too hard and destroy the remaining finish underneath. After the rust is no longer visible wipe the area with a soft cotton cloth.

The next step is to take some light gun grease made for gun finishes, and put a light coat onto the spot and area you cleaned. As a Gunsmith, I've been using a product called RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease) for 25 years, which is available in small 1 ounce jars to 1lb cans thru Brownell's....www. brownells.com or can be ordered over the phone at 800-741-0015 a (1 ounce jar costs $2.94) This is a viscous type gun grease that can be used on ANY firearm finish, and will offer you total protection from rust and corrosion on gun metal surfaces. Works great on Steel and Alloy Guns as well....Pistols,rifles,shotguns,antiques, 100% safe to use on any firearm.I use it on all of my personal guns and the entire gun inventory of my Gun Shop.Nothing works better.Seriously...

Answer 3

do not use Rustoleam that turns the rust not elementary and could do extra injury, get Navel Jelly and run it down the barrel and enable set for 2 to 3 days. Then run the remarkable 30 cal wirer brush down the barrel, wash any ultimate Navel Jelly out with cleansing soap and warm water, then run a patch with Remington Gun Oil down the barrel various circumstances. this could get rid of all the super rust and cease any new rust from forming. Re-oil the barrel two times a 365 days and save it in a dry place remote from the youngsters and ammo. The final section is for defense!

Answer 4

Use four ought (0000) steel wool and some oil to buff off the rust. Then thoroughly remove all traces of oil and touch up the spot with a bluing pen. It is sort of like a Marks A Lot pen but with cold blue chemicals in it instead of ink. They are available at gun stores. It may take several swipes with the cold blue to get it back to a dark blue so that it matches the rest of the barrel but stick with it and you will get there. Once it is as blue as you want it, re-oil it before putting it away.

Answer 5

If the barrel has not begun to pit, a little oil on the rust spot and your thumbprints are all that is necessary. Any metal on metal is going to rub off more blue and make the spot bigger.
Use a good grade of gun oil like Rem-oil and leave it on thick while it is stored and wipe it with a soft cloth when in use.

Answer 6

If it's just a little patch of red, simply take a green scouring pad with some oil on it and rub off the rust. Keep it lubed and remember use a gun product and not WD40 which will evaporate away.

When you want to permanently fix it, get some Bluing touch up from the gun shop and follow label directions. I find that blue works best with slightly heated metal, so I use a heat gun to warm up the dry metal before allpying the blue.

Answer 7

Get some 000 or 0000 size steel wool(available in most hardware stores in the paint dept.) apply a generous amount of gun oil yo the rusted portion of the barrel. rub firmly with the steel wool, take your time and let the wool do the work. wipe the barrel off with a clean white cloth.repeat. when you don't get any more brown coming off onto the cloth, the rust is gone. just remember to apply some more oil when you are finished. The 000 steel wool wont harm the finish of the barrel even if it is blued, so long as you don't scour it like a burnt frying pan.

Answer 8

if you gun rusts easily there is a way of always preventing this.get the gun done in a teflon finish. it will never rust again and the gun's action will be much quieter.in some places getting the teflon finish is fairly costly. you can get it done is just about any color or even a camo finish.
----retired texas deputy sheriff----

Answer 9

I use Break Free CLP and 0000 steel wool(lightly)