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Rust...
- GaHenryFan
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Rust...
Anyone else having trouble with rust on the inside and edges of your levers? I'm noticing it on my BBS and I had the same issue with my H001 until I took it off and had it duracoated. It would probably help if I was more diligent in wiping it down after I use it, but I've never had a problem with any of the other brands of lever actions I own.
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- JEBar
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Re: Rust...
after use we wipe ours down with Ballistol .... no such problem with any of our 3 Henry rifles
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- GaHenryFan
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Re: Rust...
I'm sure that's the cure, but I use it a lot, and I've been accused of being absent-minded once or twice.
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Re: Rust...
I have a couple of large loop levers that were comped to me by Henry. Both have issues with the finish flaking off and rusting. I figure I'll just blue them properly when I get around to it. in the meantime I keep them oiled or waxed.
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- GaHenryFan
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Re: Rust...
My BBS has the large loop. I'm thinking it's going for a duracoat job, too. No more worries after that.
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Re: Rust...
I lived in Louisiana for five years. Lesson learned: in the South, rust never sleeps.
I made it a point there to be sure that whenever I put a firearm away, it was thoroughly wiped down with a rag misted with Ballistol. Little nooks and crannies were wiped with a Ballistol soaked Q-tip.
If I didn't shoot a gun for awhile, every couple of months I would periodically take it out and inspect it, and do the whole over again.
Every so often, I was very happy I did that, as I would discover a little rust trying to start somewhere.
I made it a point there to be sure that whenever I put a firearm away, it was thoroughly wiped down with a rag misted with Ballistol. Little nooks and crannies were wiped with a Ballistol soaked Q-tip.
If I didn't shoot a gun for awhile, every couple of months I would periodically take it out and inspect it, and do the whole over again.
Every so often, I was very happy I did that, as I would discover a little rust trying to start somewhere.
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- RanchRoper
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Re: Rust...
My guns get a regular wipe with a Rem Oil sprayed rag. So far so good.
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Re: Rust...
That's what I was taught to do and it works well. Just a simple oil rag wipe and you're good.RanchRoper wrote:My guns get a regular wipe with a Rem Oil sprayed rag. So far so good.
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Re: Rust...
I keep my rifle in a gun sock inside my buckskin cover so oil won't stain the leather, and it helps keep scratches off the rifle too. Any scratches on metal are rust magnets too.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully