Preventing rust on a pinned barrel

[walter lynn]

Building a TOW kit. Will have barrel pinned and probably not remove for cleaning very often. Is it necessary to use a rust preventative on the bottom half of the barrel? If so, any advise on what to use would be greatly appreciated. As always, thanks.

 

[LRB]

I like to coat it with wax. A good floor wax or beeswax. Some use heavy grease, like bearing grease, but I never thought to much of that. I would be concerned about it soaking into the wood, and causeing problems down the road.

 

[charcloth]

Hey Wallygator,
My barrels are pinned. I remove the barrels for every cleaning except field cleaning. I have friends who don't, and most of them, despite efforts to prevent it, show signs of rust on the underside of the barrels.

Charcloth

 

[Doc Arroyo]

I use paste wax on the barrel channel and on the bottom of the barrel every time I pull the barrel out of the stock. It just happens that I pull the barrel out in October or November every year. No rust, no problems removing the barrel. :thumbsup:

 

[Leonredbeard]

Wallygator,
This summer my two best muzzleloaders set behind a door which was open to the outside. We had a two week period where it misted, sprinkled and rained. I didn't think about that open door with the guns behind it. When I picked one up and saw it was rusted over the top of the barrel and the lock, I checked the other which looked the same. I took the locks and barrels off and cleaned them. The undersides of the barrels were fine. All I ever do is rub the barrel with wd40 or some oxyoke wonder lube. Sometimes it goes a while before taking the barrel out.
God bless.
volatpluvia

 

[walter lynn]

Thanks very mush for the advise. Am leaning towards the non-petro solution.

 

[crgabel]

I just Warm the barrel with tourch and run a candle over it and have never had a problem. This is the finish i use for the top as well, and it does hold up.
Craig

 

[MSW]

querry to crgabel- is the barrel you warm and then rub with a candle browned?

thanks

MSW

 

[chuck-ia]

I have read that some actually varnish the barrel, I haven't tried it , but makes sense to me. flinch

 

[tg]

I have used my linseed oil/spar varn/turp. stock finish on my barels and it works but does wear off and needs redone occasionaly.

 

[Pittsburghunter]

tg, on all of the barrel or just what is hidden under the stock? Does the stuff burn when you have a long shooting session?