Author Topic: Rust Beast (Read 730 times)

Ed Hill · « **on:** March 14, 2006, 05:16:01 PM »

My brother brought a family heirloom Winchester down to store in my gun safe with the H&Rs. Just looked, and it has been seriously bit by the rust beast! Will this stuff spread? Am I safe if I clean it and oil it up good and put it in a gun sock?

Anyone got any tips for removing (a lot) of little spots of rust from the barrel and action?

E.D.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2006, 05:22:09 PM »

#0000 steel wool and gun oil has always been a good treatment for me.

Tim

Brett · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2006, 12:22:53 PM »

Quote from: quickdtoo

#0000 steel wool and gun oil has always been a good treatment for me.

Tim

I'll second that.

corelokt308win · « **Reply #3 on:** March 15, 2006, 01:49:51 PM »

Rust isn't contagious. Give it a wipe down and once it's had the rust removed try one of the long term storage products, Break-Free and others make special products just for storage.

Ed Hill · « **Reply #4 on:** March 15, 2006, 04:09:15 PM »

Thanks, all! It hurts to see the the 110 + year old winchester looking so tired! I'll go to work on it.
Ed

uncle joe · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2006, 01:01:36 AM »

Someone at Rimfire Central did a test on rust prevention with sections of an old Ruger 10-22 bbl. using several different products and he found
"Corrosion X" to be the best. If I can find the thread again I will post a link.

Ed Hill · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2006, 03:04:24 PM »

Thanks, uncle joe, I used oooo steel wool and some Rem oil and it came off pretty good. It didn't remove any bluing, but the barrel does have some pitting now. Sad to see.
Ed