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Roebuck270

Roebuck270

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Can anyone recommend a product for protection against rust on the inside of the barrel ?
All my rifles get a rod pushed down with a brush regularly and also a copper solvent used to remove fouling.
I don’t get any problems with any of my rifles apart from one.
I don’t even need to take it out it lines to rust as soon as you turn your back.
So I’m looking for a product that is good to spray down the barrel to keep it in top top condition.
Any recommendations ?
 
Is the rifle in question a carbon steel barrel and the others Stainless steel by chance ?
Any light oil should suffice then clean before you use again.
 
Let the gun come to room temprature Clean the gun of carbon and fowling then run an oil soaked patch through the bore . Remove oil with meths and dry patching before use .
Get some desiccant in your safe
 
Roebuck270 said:
Can anyone recommend a product for protection against rust on the inside of the barrel ?
All my rifles get a rod pushed down with a brush regularly and also a copper solvent used to remove fouling.
I don’t get any problems with any of my rifles apart from one.
I don’t even need to take it out it lines to rust as soon as you turn your back.
So I’m looking for a product that is good to spray down the barrel to keep it in top top condition.
Any recommendations ?
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Keep in a well-ventilated area with humidity under 70%, lower the better. Ensure rifle is dry before putting away. Do not use a lined slip. Do not shoot corrosive ammunition (not much aeound for 'stalking' cartridges anyway. Do not use ammonia based cleaning agents unless you are very vigillant with removing it afterwards. Do not store with moderator attached after firing for long periods of time (corrosive gasses are trapped, condensed back into moisture).

Most of the problems come from storage conditions, not actual firing.
 
Roebuck270 said:
Can anyone recommend a product for protection against rust on the inside of the barrel ?
All my rifles get a rod pushed down with a brush regularly and also a copper solvent used to remove fouling.
I don’t get any problems with any of my rifles apart from one.
I don’t even need to take it out it lines to rust as soon as you turn your back.
So I’m looking for a product that is good to spray down the barrel to keep it in top top condition.
Any recommendations ?
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All of the above plus Ballistol
 
I have an Anschutz 1730 that does just that. After use, I run a couple of dry patches through it followed by a patch soaked in Express gun oil that has a rust inhibitor. That solves the problem. Failing the Express, Ballistol is good.
 
Ballistol Gunex or CLP as a protective coat (put on a piece of flannelette and pushed through after cleaning complete). As mentioned, run a meths soaked piece of flannelette through before firing to remove layer and avoid hydraulic pitting (oil is not very compressible, and a bullet at high pressure can cause the oil to 'pit' the barrel internally, affecting accuracy).
 
Rust, is an iron oxide created by the reaction between iron and oxygen with the catalytic presence of water/air moisture.

Remove any one of the reagents and iron will not oxidise.
Water/moisure is the easiest one to control.
Dispersing the moisture (using a dry patch) followed by coating the metal with a light, neutral, oil.
Barrels are made from 4140 ordnance steel or chrome-moly steel which is 94.25% iron, in its raw form it will oxidise immediately, to stop this happening the barrels are 'blued' (it's actually a black rust) on the outside and often chromed lined on the inside.
The inside coating isn't thick and conceiveably could be worn off with considerable over zealous cleaning.
Possibly this barrel wasn't coated either by mistake or as a cost saving measure because it's a low cost rifle ?

WD40, sprayed down the bore ar applied with a soaked patch won't hurt, but keep it well away from the trigger and bolt mechanism.
 
Miki said:
Rust, is an iron oxide created by the reaction between iron and oxygen with the catalytic presence of water/air moisture.

Remove any one of the reagents and iron will not oxidise.
Water/moisure is the easiest one to control.
Dispersing the moisture (using a dry patch) followed by coating the metal with a light, neutral, oil.
Barrels are made from 4140 ordnance steel or chrome-moly steel which is 94.25% iron, in its raw form it will oxidise immediately, to stop this happening the barrels are 'blued' (it's actually a black rust) on the outside and often chromed lined on the inside.
The inside coating isn't thick and conceiveably could be worn off with considerable over zealous cleaning.
Possibly this barrel wasn't coated either by mistake or as a cost saving measure because it's a low cost rifle ?

WD40, sprayed down the bore ar applied with a soaked patch won't hurt, but keep it well away from the trigger and bolt mechanism.
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I would not use todays WD40 i have experienced todays product actually promote rusting .
 
I've never had issues using 3in1 to prevent rusting on most items (including but not limited to barrels). The key is to ensure its clean and free of carbon which can hold moisture, then dry patch until dry. 1-2 patches with 3in1 and all is well. Works equally well for 12 bore/303/6.5/7.62x54r in my experience.
 
Never use WD40 for rust prevention or lubrication, it isn’t designed for that.
Use a task specific product rather than one that claims to do everything.
 
Len the dog said:
Never use WD40 for rust prevention or lubrication, it isn’t designed for that.
Use a task specific product rather than one that claims to do everything.
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WD40 is now utter garbage , instead of preventing rusting i have found it actually promotes it ! Its definitely not what it was but its likely got a lot larger profit margin
 
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