Beretta and rusting barrels

[Geordieboy]

Hello all

My Brother owns a Beretta Silver Pigeon Deluxe.  He's had it about 2 years now and tends to use it for his game days.  He shoots a Beretta Auto all year at the geese, crows and Pigeons.

He had been shooting geese and wiped it down with an oily rag, only to find that the barrels had specks of rust on them a few days later.  

He shot his O/U at game all this week and last week and gave his gun the cursory spray and wipe, but has got up to clean it and his prize Silver pigeon now has rust spots on his barrels.

Now from my perspective, I have shot in almost everything the weather can throw at me, yet my Mk38 Trap remains as clean as a whistle.

How will he go about getting the rust spots off and how can he prevent it happening again?

Cheers

 

[Hamster]

Sounds as though something other than the guns are at fault here, where and how does he store them for instance (not inside a bag I hope). I've had many makes of guns over the years and Beretta as well as Laurona are the least likely to rust although I have had specks on the  barrels when I've forgotten to even wipe them, these are easily removed by gentle use of Scotch brite or similar. 

I'd hazard a guess his gun cabinet isn't as dry as he thinks or maybe he just needs to experiment with the oil he's using to wipe them down with. 

 

[Darkside]

Wet/damp gun slip...

 

[ips]

agree with both the above

i have never had any rust on any Beretta. I have about four little bags of sillica gell in the cabinet just in case I ever inadvertently put a gun in that isn't totally dry. Prob only surface rust but needs getting off quickly, I would give barrells a good rub down with a cloth soaked in young's 303 that stuff has never let me down

 

[Geordieboy]

Hmmmm.  Damp Gunslip.  It could be that.  I know he always gives his gun a rub down at the end of the day and likely like me a full clean the day after.  I'll give him a nudge.  Certainly a rag soaked in some gun oil, and not a spray has never let me down either.

Shame though that both guns have picked up a bit of rust.  First look at yourself before you point the finger.  I'll give him a nudge to check his cabinet and the gunslip.

Cheers

 

[ips]

a full clean the day after is a day to late imo

 

[Salopian]

Try rubbing the rusted area's with a 2p or similar copper colour coin ( gently ) this normally removes rust spots.

 

[sibaldib]

agree with both the above

i have never had any rust on any Beretta. I have about four little bags of sillica gell in the cabinet just in case I ever inadvertently put a gun in that isn't totally dry. Prob only surface rust but needs getting off quickly, I would give barrells a good rub down with a cloth soaked in young's 303 that stuff has never let me down

+1

 

[ips]

Try rubbing the rusted area's with a 2p or similar copper colour coin ( gently ) this normally removes rust spots.

never knew that, how does that work then, tis magic

 

[Paul120]

Agee with the above. Berettas are normally quite resistamt to rust. 

Could be condensation. A cold gun taken into a warm room will get damp through condensation. Let it warm through and then wipe down.  

Fingerprints slso are a major culprit. seems to affect some people and not others.. 

 

[40UP]

Bloodspots are deadly to blueing, condensation comes from cabinets fitted to outside walls.

 

[CharlesP]

An old penny made of copper would be much better than a modern 2p. The modern coin is copper coated steel, which can (probably will) scratch the barrel.

 

[Paul120]

IPS can wipe it down with one of his white fivers.

 

[ips]

IPS can wipe it down with one of his white fivers.

:smile:

 

[jwpzx9r]

I have a silver pigeon III if I have been out in really wet weather wipe it down with a dry cloth to get the worst of the wet off it leave it out of the slip in the car get it home stand it in the lounge for about  three or four hours to get good and warm then give it a clean and wipe it down with a rag soaked with Castrol 10-40... Gun is as good as the day it left Italy. But if the gun has been well cleaned before it was put away after the last use it has a good coating of oil all over it the water just runs off it. My Perazzi never gets wet !

 

[shootkle]

For cleaning rusty spots on guns I try first a rubber (pencil). 

 

[westley]

I have cleaned light rust off many guns and the latest was a Miroku that had suffered from condensation problems.(not mine). I was taught over 50 years ago by a Gunsmith to use steel wool in 0000 grade (the same as used on the woodwork prior to applying stock oil). First wipe with 3 in 1 oil and then gently rub with the steel wool, I have found the 3 in 1 spray available from the Pound shop a handy can to have. I have 1 in the gunroom and 1 in my shooting bag. If it looks like it could rain, I spray the outside of my gun barrels before shooting, wiping the surplus off with a piece of kitchen towel. I spray them again when I have finished, before coming home. Having dried and cleaned my gun/guns I store them in the silicone impregnated socks, this also helps prevent them from any 'cabinet knocks' when getting them in or out of the cabinet. I leave the sock at home when I give the guns a day out. I can not remember how much the 3 in 1 was at Poundland, but it was good value for money !

For cleaning rusty spots on guns I try first a rubber (pencil). 

I will try this method, I carry a rubber in my shooting vest pocket !

 

[shootkle]

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