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I think I will try the RIG. I want to keep my wife around. She's a peach!!!
Besides, I am getting too old to train another'n. :rotf:
Besides, I am getting too old to train another'n. :rotf:
Coming from a successful rust-preventing user of both WD-40 and Ballistol in the decidedly humid Louisiana, my theory is that:
A) The aerosol version of both WD-40 and Ballistol are less effective at preventing rust than their non-aerosol equivalents.
And/Or B) Some people just have rust forming acidic sweat and must take extra care.
Years ago, I had a brand new S&W Model 29. I had been babying this thing since, not only was it my first new handgun, but my first new gun period. I'd pull it out almost every night, gaze at it, wipe it down, put it away. My brother came over and I let him hold it. I put it away but did not wipe it down first- don't remember why. Not more than a day later I pulled it out and found surface rust all down the backstrap.
I'd never had that happen before nor have I since. The only thing I can figure is that my brother's skin / sweat is more acidic than mine and caused really quick rusting?
A) The aerosol version of both WD-40 and Ballistol are less effective at preventing rust than their non-aerosol equivalents.
And/Or B) Some people just have rust forming acidic sweat and must take extra care.
Years ago, I had a brand new S&W Model 29. I had been babying this thing since, not only was it my first new handgun, but my first new gun period. I'd pull it out almost every night, gaze at it, wipe it down, put it away. My brother came over and I let him hold it. I put it away but did not wipe it down first- don't remember why. Not more than a day later I pulled it out and found surface rust all down the backstrap.
I'd never had that happen before nor have I since. The only thing I can figure is that my brother's skin / sweat is more acidic than mine and caused really quick rusting?
Although I live in a dry area, I also use an evaporative cooler when the outside humidity is low.
The rusting I noted after using Ballistol was in the bore. It was not severe, more like a light coating of rust that left a clean dry patch with a reddish color.
Although no real harm was done, any rusting at all in one of my guns is unacceptable.
The time between my applying it and running a clean patch down the bore was about 3 months.
I was using the full strength stuff in the green plastic bottle so this was not due to the Ballistol being diluted.
zonie
The rusting I noted after using Ballistol was in the bore. It was not severe, more like a light coating of rust that left a clean dry patch with a reddish color.
Although no real harm was done, any rusting at all in one of my guns is unacceptable.
The time between my applying it and running a clean patch down the bore was about 3 months.
I was using the full strength stuff in the green plastic bottle so this was not due to the Ballistol being diluted.
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Zonie said:Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with the remaining stuff. :grin:
zonie
You can send it to me :grin:
Well that is really strange.I have used it hundreds of times & never had a issue. I use it in the shop every day & we spray all of the interiors of the air compressers & engine blowers, cyl heads, pistons & etc we rebuild & store. I can take a A/Comp out that has been built for 2-3 years, take the tape off the ports & look into the cyl heads & they will look like brand new inside. Same way with the engine blowers (aluminum rotors) and etc. No oxidation on the alum. & no rust on the shafts or gears & etc. In fact, the Ballistol is the only thing we have found that will eliminate this in long term storage. Not only that it is allot more humid here in AL than in AZ, so that is really strange it happened to you. Any chance you got mized up on the swab & possibly swabbed with a dry patch instead of one wet with Ballistol ? Also, I always reswab my bores 2 days consecutively after cleaning one to insure it is lubed well.. Lots of times it seems I just got it cleanded & swabbed the second time & I am dry swabbing it to hunt or shoot again. Before the Ballistol I usede Breakfree for years & never had a problem with it either.
Birddog6: No chanch that I forgot to use a soaked patch to coat the bore.
After reading all of the glowing comments about Ballistol a long time ago, I decided to buy some and use it.
Being that I'm kind of a nut case about rust on a firearm, I coated the bores not once, but twice although I admit it was done at one sitting.
As for "rust protection", I have several model airplane engines which have steel pistons and cylinder liners (or just steel cylinders on the little ones).
These were last run over 20 years ago, the only rust prevention done being to leave the Castor oil that their fuel contains on the parts.
They still show no signs of rust anywhere so if I was going to suggest a non-petroleum oil it would be Castor Oil. :grin:
zonie
zonie
After reading all of the glowing comments about Ballistol a long time ago, I decided to buy some and use it.
Being that I'm kind of a nut case about rust on a firearm, I coated the bores not once, but twice although I admit it was done at one sitting.
As for "rust protection", I have several model airplane engines which have steel pistons and cylinder liners (or just steel cylinders on the little ones).
These were last run over 20 years ago, the only rust prevention done being to leave the Castor oil that their fuel contains on the parts.
They still show no signs of rust anywhere so if I was going to suggest a non-petroleum oil it would be Castor Oil. :grin:
zonie
zonie
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