Rust proofing rifle.

I have a Ruger American I carry in the Kubota. What is the best and most durable method of rust proofing it?

Don't get it wet.

Cerakote it.

WD40 Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor.

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

Yup.

Or clean with acetone, and shoot it with Krylon.

Rust resistant

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?

Yelp what I use on anything I can't cerakote

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

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.

you replace it with a stainless Ruger American

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

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.

It chips, too and it's ugly.

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.

Corrosion X

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.

This is great stuff UNLESS you don't want to get smelled. It stinks and ALLOT !!!!!!

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

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

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.

Renaissance Wax

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.

Excellent product, not certain if it will adhere to metal being carried in a rifle rack.

On the Ren wax, do you have to "degrease" the metal before you use it?

RF85 treatment that Anderson Arms uses?

Not sure if you can find who does the treatment for them and send them your gun

I use Renaissance Wax... Before I apply it, I wipe the firearm with a dry cloth. That works well for me.

While I wouldn't apply it to an oily gun, it does cut through old wax and oil to reach the wood or metal. In fact, I would call it a more clean wax because it doesn't leave the gun feeling slick like other waxes often do. And yet, the shine is excellent.

It was developed as a synthetic wax by the British to protect centuries-old museum pieces.

Duracoat, with a clear coat over whatever color you want, extra hardener in the clear coat...