Best anti-rust for after cleaning

[nicholas542]

So it sound like Barricade is pretty great stuff.

 

[east texas]

i clean my guns after shootin and then use gun oil! wipe the bore with it and then wipe it again before use but i hang all my rifles on a wall instead of standing them so it dosent pool in the bottom. there seems to be a lot of methods used , and someones probally gonna say that my way is wrong but i dont have any rust issues with ANY of my guns so i guess ill keep using GUN OIL till something better comes along for me mike

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

So it sound like Barricade is pretty great stuff.

It really does a great job! I've even slathered it onto the wood of a dry T/C Hawken that I gifted to a teenager. It filled-in the surface scratches and gave the rifle a look of "almost new". Needless to say we were all quite happy

And I've been proselytizing the muzzle-down on a paper towel trick for years :haha: .

Dave

 

[hoochiepapa]

ballistol.

 

[catman]

Be sure to store it muzzle down, with what ever you oil the barrel down with, trust me on this..

 

[Kentuckywindage]

Barricade is good stuff BUT... If you want a heavier duty rust protection, check out RIG #2. Its another birchwood casey product.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

How is it different/better and for what use or in what type of weather?

THX

Dave

 

[Kentuckywindage]

Dave, RIG #2 produces a thicker protective film once its dry.

I've had 2 barrels, one stainless and the other blued, sitting on a rack outside,exposed to the weather for going on 2 months and surprisingly the SS shows more rust than the blued barrel. The rust thats developing however is very soft.

 

[roundball]

"...been using wd40 to lube the barrel after cleaning..."

Its all I've used for quite a few years...run a big sloppy dripping wet WD40 patch up and down a few times, then stand it muzzle down down...bores are perfect...also excellent for blasting out lock internals after cleaning...I order the large size aerosol cans by the case.

IMO, what's used as a lube is less important than the first 2 steps...a bore has to first be "100% clean", then "100% dry"...if you do that, then almost any lube will do.
The added benefit of something like WD40 is the "WD" part...water displacement...in case there is even a hint of moisture left on the bore walls anywhere.

 

[David W.]

Be sure to store it muzzle down, with what ever you oil the barrel down with, trust me on this..

Why store muzzle down? That indicates too much oil is being used. All that is necessary is that the metal is coated. Excess oil will not prevent rusting.

 

[Pete Gaimari]

Be sure to store it muzzle down, with what ever you oil the barrel down with, trust me on this..

Why store muzzle down? That indicates too much oil is being used. All that is necessary is that the metal is coated. Excess oil will not prevent rusting.

Even a light oiling will flow into the breech in time. That's what oil does.

 

[sepiatone]

I also use Barricade. I've never had a problem with rust (and it gets pretty humid here).

 

[David W.]

Be sure to store it muzzle down, with what ever you oil the barrel down with, trust me on this..

Why store muzzle down? That indicates too much oil is being used. All that is necessary is that the metal is coated. Excess oil will not prevent rusting.

Even a light oiling will flow into the breech in time. That's what oil does.

I wonder why I've never had that problem! :hmm:

 

[luieb45]

Ya gotta use bore butter because it seasons the riflin' and keeps rust out. Just kidding. A guy in my black powder club says that but I wouldn't take what he says as advice because his gun's bore looks like the surface of the moon! :shocked2: I use birchwood casey gun oil for all my gun oil purposes and wipe down the bore with it after cleaning then before shooting I wipe a patch with rubbing alcohol then a few dry ones and I'm ready to shoot.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

Ya gotta use bore butter because it seasons the riflin' and keeps rust out. Just kidding. A guy in my black powder club says that but I wouldn't take what he says as advice because his gun's bore looks like the surface of the moon! :shocked2: I use birchwood casey gun oil for all my gun oil purposes and wipe down the bore with it after cleaning then before shooting I wipe a patch with rubbing alcohol then a few dry ones and I'm ready to shoot.

Lucas, for a split second there you had me going so you deserve one of these :slap: and one of these :stir: and I'll throw-in a couple of these for good measure: :haha: :rotf: :bow: .

Nice job Kid, now you're bustin' OUR chops .

Have a great 4th!

Dave

 

[1911nutjob]

Even though it's meant for modern stuff, I'll admit to using weaponshield for rust prevention on my bp guns; the stuff is just tenacious at clinging to metal. I used to strip and clean my carry guns if caught in a rainstorm, but since the switch from clp breakfree, a wipedown suffices. No rust to speak of, and no tar with bp residue either. No affiliation with the product, just throwing in my two dimes (inflation, ya' know!) All of my guns save one are blued or phosphated, one charcoal blued, BTW. No stainless here.

 

[shortbow]

I may get lynched for saying this, but I haven't used petroleum oil of any kind in my black powder guns for probably twenty years. I use my patch lube (olive oil, beeswax and a smidge of Murphy's oil soap) inside and out. Perhaps I've just been lucky or blind but I've never encountered any problems with rust.

 

[ohio ramrod]

I use the old stand by G.I. issue gun oil for most gun barrels. For long term storage I use Spray On anti-rust spray available from industrial supply houses such as J&L.My friend who just retired from special forces two years ago uses nothing but three-in-one oil.Just remember to remove the petrolium based oils before loading or you will get a hard fouling.Acetone (carb or brake cleaner ) works well. :hmm:

 

[Otter]

You have received and will get more responses than you could ever imagine. Most of us have tried anything that has come around. Some rust protectors are just wrong (I ain't going to mention which ones) and some are just hype. Many will work OK, even if just in the opinion of the user. I, myself, have used a number of products that are OK and keep my barrels from rusting. I like a product I found when I first started MLing called Lube 103. I believe it (or is a similar product) is now available as Lube 1000. I bought a bunch of the Lube 103 and still have a fair amount, so I still use it.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

If it works and you like the results and ease of use, then by all means, keep doing what you want to do. There's more than one way to skin a cat, or so they say :thumbsup: .

Dave