bens68 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 I’m having a problem with rust on the breach and ejectors I clean the gun regularly so can’t understand this I keep my guns in the loft which I a my bedroom it gets hot in the summer would this cause this I’ve cleaned the rust off with lega spray and the finest wire wool but it’s returned any advice would be great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet11-87 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 had this on 2 of my berettas recently my only thought could be high humidity and maybe powder residue attracting moisture it is hydroscopic after all but just as you say on the breech and ejectors basically the only bits of metal in the white. i cleaned it all off and gave them a good oil. threw a few of them silicond ball bags into the safe just to keep ontop of it and checked the other guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens68 Posted August 1 Author Report Share Posted August 1 2 minutes ago, Sweet11-87 said: had this on 2 of my berettas recently my only thought could be high humidity and maybe powder residue attracting moisture it is hydroscopic after all but just as you say on the breech and ejectors basically the only bits of metal in the white. i cleaned it all off and gave them a good oil. threw a few of them silicond ball bags into the safe just to keep ontop of it and checked the other guns I’ve had the silicone bags in for 9 months due to get some more as they are due to run out soon my other guns are ok as far as I can tell honest on them I’m baffled as to why only my shotgun has it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHenry Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 A sachet of VP90 works very well in gun cupboard to prevent rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens68 Posted August 1 Author Report Share Posted August 1 48 minutes ago, PeterHenry said: A sachet of VP90 works very well in gun cupboard to prevent rust. I have 2 sachets of vp90 in my cabinet and is still doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 Try storing them barrel down and also put a wipe of oil using a finger on the breech face and the back of the ejectors (the surface that rests against the breech when the gun is closed). Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoli 12 guage Posted August 2 Report Share Posted August 2 5 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Try storing them barrel down and also put a wipe of oil using a finger on the breech face and the back of the ejectors (the surface that rests against the breech when the gun is closed). Hope it helps. all my guns get stored muzzle down and are always oiled EVERY TIME they come out whether fired of not. the bottoms of both my safes are lined with 10 mm thick rubber sheet to stop any possible muzzle damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens68 Posted August 2 Author Report Share Posted August 2 7 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Try storing them barrel down and also put a wipe of oil using a finger on the breech face and the back of the ejectors (the surface that rests against the breech when the gun is closed). Hope it helps. Thanks for that u will give that a go see if it makes a difference 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 I store my guns in the cabinet, in the silicone impregnated full length gun socks. Apart from some protection from cabinet 'dings', they do help to prevent rust. I am also an 'old school', oily rag person too. I soak a microfiber cloth in a biscuit tin with car engine oil in (GTX). Then suspend it over the tin with a clothes peg and string, and leave it to drain the excess oil off. I then store it in a small plastic container. I wipe down the external metalwork with this, before putting the gun in the sock. A cloth soaked in suitable oil like this will last for several years. The engine oil is heavier and does not 'run off' like a lot of the thinner oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 Rangoon oil is good if you can get it. If not any modern equivalent that is as described a "tenacious" oil that has a low evaporation rate (which is essentially the two features or Rangoon oil promoted as its benefit). Any competent supplier to the engineering trade will have a modern take on it. Guns are bare white uncoated metal that is left unused for periods of time during which it needs a coating to stop rust forming. So companies such as the below will understand the problem and perhaps have a solution of you ask the question? https://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/products.html https://www.gblubricants.co.uk/ https://www.penninelubricants.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 On 01/08/2024 at 21:27, bens68 said: I keep my guns in the loft which I a my bedroom it gets hot in the summer would this cause this I’ve cleaned the rust off with lega spray and the finest wire wool but it’s returned any advice would be great thanks I moved my guns into the loft in 1988. Very hot in Summer and very cold in Winter. There are a lot of guns up there and I have never had a spot of rust on any of them. Like Westley, I use the old oily rag method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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