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Old September 24, 2014, 06:37 PM   #1
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Rust between stock and barrel?

I think I must have surface rust between my stock and barrel (free floated). I ran a thin rag between the two and it came out with brown staining. Any idea what I should do about it? It's a Browning xbolt .270 hunter.

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Old September 24, 2014, 06:42 PM   #2
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Could just be the wood or dirt. Probably rust though. Separate the action from the stock and get some 0000 Still wool and oil the area where the rust is and rub it with moderate pressure, not too much though, or you'll remove finish. As long as it's not pitted you should be fine.

But if it is VERY light, just use a clean rag or patch with Hoppe's 9.
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Old September 24, 2014, 07:58 PM   #3
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Pop it out, clean it off. I put car wax on the stuff under the wood.
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Old September 24, 2014, 08:28 PM   #4
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I second the car wax.
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Old September 24, 2014, 09:34 PM   #5
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No need to take it apart.
Put some oil on your "thin rag" and run it through again
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Old September 24, 2014, 10:58 PM   #6
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Here in OR one must hunt in the rain sometimes. I put Johnson's paste wax on the wood and metal and the rain just beads off. The stuff has an odor so do it several days before the hunt to let the odor disipate.
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Old September 25, 2014, 12:16 AM   #7
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I agree with others on the wax, you could also use grease too. Oil will run and dry far quicker and needs to constantly be reapplied.
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Old September 25, 2014, 12:35 AM   #8
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Grease can damage wood. I apply car wax and don't buff it until the stock is replaced. Removing the stock may change the point of impact, so resight the rifle. It may take a few shots to settle in, so don't be too quick to change the sights. I have gone through a whole box of ammo, only to find when I was done that I was back to the original scope settings.
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Old September 25, 2014, 06:09 AM   #9
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Yellow grease (RIG and Waffenfett) does not hurt wood. It actually helps preserve it and the metal. And it's odorless so that's a plus.
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Old September 25, 2014, 08:17 AM   #10
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I don't take the stock off (I already am sure there is no rust) as I wax it I leave a generous bead along the wood/metal seam and nothing gets in.
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Old September 25, 2014, 10:00 AM   #11
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If there's rust under the barrel, there's a good possibility that it's under the action as well. I'd take the barreled action out, remove any rust, then coat all metal surfaces with a good automobile wax or synthetic protectant.
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Old September 25, 2014, 10:23 AM   #12
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Back when I had a lot of wood stocked rifles I would remove the stock and with some fine sandpaper smoothe the wood surface of the barrell channel down along with any other areas that looked like it needed it. Then apply hand rubbed coatings of polyeurethane to seal the wood. Included the checkering (used a toothbrush there and wiped up any extra poly), and allowed it to dry thoroughly. I would clean the metal areas with something like brake cleaner and apply a coating of car wax like nu-finish or finish 2000 or one of the other ones, those were just what i had and buff it to a shine then re-assemble everything. I never had any problems but honestly it was "in vogue" at the time so I don't know if it was critical or not, I do like the wax on the metal that you can't get to to apply a wipe down treatment to.
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Old September 25, 2014, 05:09 PM   #14
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Browning salt cured the stocks way back when if you have an older gun you might want to separate the action from the wood.
http://www.artsgunshop.com/Salt/Salt_Article-Page-1.htm

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