Rusty Frame.

[Austin W Hogan]

RIG is a grease, not an oil. It will cling to metal and not migrate, and will only leave the metal if carried away by a solvent. It was made by RIG of Sparks Nevada and marketed nationwide in cans and tubes. It has returned to the market in cans in New England.
Ballistol seems to cling fairly well and may have some grease dissolved in it. One thing to remember; any oil that removes rust will remove bluing; blue is just blue rust.

Best, Austin

[Mark Conrad]

Are you sure it was the rain? Blood, apple peel, salt from potato chips etc could have been the problem. You may also want to check the gun case. If the gun case was exposed to salt water on an earlier trip, that could be the problem.

I have used a little bit of Brasso mixed with Rem oil to remove rust and it did not harm the metal surface. I have tried this on bluing and case colors. Start out with a very small amount of Brasso compared to the oil. About 10 to 1 is a good starting point. Good luck.

Mark