Barrel treatment (another products thread)

[Rick Riddell]

So was curious to see what products you guys use for keeping the rust off your barrels? As technology changes so do products, so let's hear 'em!

[Steve Huffman]

I have never had a problem with rusting just keep the ac on and wipe down once in a while with Ballistol .

[Bill Holcombe]

I usually just wipe em down with remoil and stick em in the safe. No problems. Have a desicant van i mb the safe.

[Richard Flanders]

Ballistol on most. IBIZ wax on damascus and twist bbls.

[Greg Baehman]

This is the most exhaustive evaluation of gun care products that I've ever seen, 46 different products were evaluated.
https://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=398836&sid=6a9d49248e2bb9980dba70c65d7912dc

[Dave Noreen]

Many years ago I was in a serious collector's gun vault looking at six Parker Bros. .410-bores, two graded L.C. Smith .410-bores and a 20-gauge HE-Grade Super-Fox. I asked what the aroma was and was handed a wiping rag and a spray can of G-96. If it was good enough for those guns, good enough for mine.

Some years ago, when Keith Kearcher was in Longview, Washington, where things are pretty damp, he recommended EEZOX. I keep a can of that and a wiping rag in each vehicle.

As dry as it is here on the Washington/Idaho border, I'd probably have to work at getting a gun to rust.

[Bill Holcombe]

Oh yeah forgot to add, Brad Bachelder recommended using watco oil on the barrels to protect them
The post is on here somewhere.

[Rick Riddell]

Watco oil? Interesting, isnt that an oil for wood?

[Bill Holcombe]

Yeah, Brad said to wipe it own and let it dry and it should protect the barrels. You can look up his post but I think he said once a year or every 2 years something like that. It works well for protecting the pattern.

[John Dallas]

RIG has always worked for me, both as a protector, and a lubricant on hinge pins

[Brian Dudley]

Watco is the brand name. Danish oil is the type that was recommended.

[charlie cleveland]

i ve always used wd -40 never no problems and most of my guns have no blueing left on the barrels...charlie

[Dean Romig]

I use RIG for articulating surfaces (hinge and hook, sides of barrel lug, frame knuckle and corresponding forend iron) and Ballistol for everything else, both wood and metal.





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[Daryl Corona]

I've come to the conclusion that it does'nt matter what you use as long as you use something to protect the metal right after use (wipe down with the old oily rag). I use Lucas Red and Tacky, STOS, Kreighoff gun glide on the bearing surfaces. Whatever is at hand. KISS.

[Rick Riddell]

Thanks guys, I've been using RemOil wipes and lithium grease for the hinge after seeing the shotgunworld post I think I might try the WD specialist. I really appreciate people sharing their experiences, its good to see options as there are so many products out there. The Watco or Danish oil is something new and will have try out. I always thought the oil drives the varnish into the wood to harden.

[Dean Romig]

I tried the white lithium grease on the articulating surfaces of one of my Repros and almost couldn’t close the gun. Apparantly that stuff had particules or molecules that took up any free space and just closed up the already close tolerances... cleaned it off and never tried it again. RIG works nicely in these areas... but it will migrate when warm.





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[Rick Riddell]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;252935]I tried the white lithium grease on the articulating surfaces of one of my Repros and almost couldn’t close the gun. Apparantly that stuff had particules or molecules that took up any free space and just closed up the already close tolerances... cleaned it off and never tried it again. RIG works nicely in these areas... but it will migrate when warm.





Unfortunately all the tolerances on my guns have long past! Good to know if I ever get anything new!