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That's one way of keeping your revolver and ammo "safe"…View attachment 1484078
Aloha, Mark
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Imagine that....for ammo too.
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Sure sure. If your goal is to shoot duds....
Instructions unclear, did the dunk.Stainless steel will rust....
A light coating of RIG gun grease will prevent rust.
Andy
Well then...you ain't gotta worry 'bout rust at least....Instructions unclear, did the dunk.
You should be fine against the elements, but you might have some explaining to do about the perpetual "wet spot" on the front of your trousers!Instructions unclear, did the dunk.
And the back of your huntin' buddys'!You should be fine against the elements, but you might have some explaining to do about the perpetual "wet spot" on the front of your trousers!
Well, it was mostly on the cylinder with the engraving. Thinking it wasn't treated with anything after it was done.Yeah, instant rust like that doesn't sound right for stainless. My stainless super redhawk has been soaked I don't know how many times and nothing like that. Must be more to the story cause that's just odd sounding. Interesting idea bout the Rain X, by the way.
Not an SME, but I worked for a while at a metal-finishing shop that did shot-peening (among other things) of stainless-steel aircraft parts for Boeing. All stainless-steel parts required passivation after being shot peened/abrasive-media cleaned to remove any oxides that would cause rust.Well, it was mostly on the cylinder with the engraving. Thinking it wasn't treated with anything after it was done.
Thanks, that may very well be the caseNot an SME, but I worked for a while at a metal-finishing shop that did shot-peening (among other things) of stainless-steel aircraft parts for Boeing. All stainless-steel parts required passivation after being shot peened/abrasive-media cleaned to remove any oxides that would cause rust.
Steel tools were used to do the engraving on your firearm. I believe the steel left behind particles of iron that are rusting. Just cleaning/oiling/waxing/etc. may not be enough to keep it from rusting again.
If it were mine, I'd strip it down and do a citric-acid passivation. But that's just me.
I use Johnsons paste on a lot of my machinery tops to keep rust from forming and have used it on guns because I have it handy. I would guess Pledge or Rain-X would be similar in that they leave a coating on the surface that doesn't rub off without some effort or solvent. I would use a wax type product over a gun oil, CLP type product as I would expect it would stay on the metal considerably longer with typical handling of the gun.stainless rusting that quickly?
Get it cleaned up and lubed, once its clean wipe on some Pledge furniture spray or maybe some RainX windshield wax and it should prevent any moisture trapped in the holster from rusting the metal, plus any rain will bead up and roll off.
Is your holster leather? How old is it?