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Rust proofing rifle. #6395753 08/05/16 03:38 PM
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I have a Ruger American I carry in the Kubota. What is the best and most durable method of rust proofing it?

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Don't get it wet.

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Cerakote it.

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WD40 Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor.


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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.

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Normally I'd agree on wd40, but in a dusty environment it'll turn into a dirty mess I would think.

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Originally Posted By: Spent Brass
Cerakote it.


Yup.

Or clean with acetone, and shoot it with Krylon.


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Rust resistant

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Originally Posted By: FiremanJG
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Cerakote it.


Yup.

Or clean with acetone, and shoot it with Krylon.
I tried the painting on a rifle years ago. Paint would get scratched and then rust. I have seen WD 40 kill primers and it is very dusty here. I don't bring it in when it rains. Only time I clean it is if I shoot it. What is cerakote? scratch easily? Long lasting? How much to do a rifle? How long does it take?

Re: Rust proofing rifle. [Re: TexFlip] #6395848 08/05/16 05:16 PM
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Yelp what I use on anything I can't cerakote


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Normally I'd agree on wd40, but in a dusty environment it'll turn into a dirty mess I would think.


That one isn't bad. I use ultra bore coat on the inside but that specialist works well on an OU.


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Re: Rust proofing rifle. [Re: don k] #6395856 08/05/16 05:23 PM
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I would get a stainless gun for something like that. When I lived 20 miles inland from the Gulf Coast, I quit buying blued guns altogether, and didn't start buying them again until I moved up into the high desert.


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Originally Posted By: don k
I have a Ruger American I carry in the Kubota. What is the best and most durable method of rust proofing it?


you replace it with a stainless Ruger American

if not an option then get the Dry Lube cans @ HD

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Cerakote won't hold up to constant rubbing for to long if your not using a rifle holder of some sort. I have several cerakoted rifles that have rubbed down to bare metal from riding in the truck. Mostly on the end of the brake and along the ridges of the flutes. I will say I'm hard on hunting rifles and rarely use a case.



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Originally Posted By: P & Y
Cerakote won't hold up to constant rubbing for to long if your not using a rifle holder of some sort. I have several cerakoted rifles that have rubbed down to bare metal from riding in the truck. Mostly on the end of the brake and along the ridges of the flutes. I will say I'm hard on hunting rifles and rarely use a case.
I am also hard on this one. It never sees the inside of the house unless I clean the bore. It is like a tool that you carry with you all the time. Thanks for the information on the cerakote. If it rubs off then I am no better off than I am now. Will have to start greasing it up more.

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It chips, too and it's ugly.

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Before stainless rifles were common, I heard the guys in Alaska used to pull the barreled action and put Johnson's Paste Wax on all of the metal. I've done it once or twice, but the conditions were never all that bad, so I can't personally give a yea or nay.


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Corrosion X

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Might try Kroil penetrating oil liberally applied and allowed to soak in for a couple days. Will keep a RemRust finish on an SPS from rusting.


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Originally Posted By: TexFlip
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This is great stuff UNLESS you don't want to get smelled. It stinks and ALLOT !!!!!!


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Originally Posted By: Brother in-law
Corrosion X


Have been using this for years. Coat the gun, wipe it off and the gun is protected repeat occasionally.


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I keep a 55gal barrel full of cosmoline in the garage for just this purpose.

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I think the idea about Johnson's paste wax makes the most sense for a blued gun, and will provide the best, most long-lasting protection.

Cheap, too! - You can throw a can in the tool box, in case the rifle (or something else) needs a bit of touch-up at one point or another.


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Originally Posted By: charlesb
I think the idea about Johnson's paste wax makes the most sense for a blued gun, and will provide the best, most long-lasting protection.

Cheap, too! - You can throw a can in the tool box, in case the rifle (or something else) needs a bit of touch-up at one point or another.


This stuff is more pricey than traditional paste waxes but very popular with serious gun owners. It works extremely well at protecting both wood and metal.

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Since this is a tool, it would seem getting a stainless steel rifle would be a better choice than the time and expense of cerakoting or dealing with all the other rust preventatives. A Savage Axis with a composite stock would be a good staring point.


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