My M&P rusted on me.

zahc · May 26, 2007, 01:09 AM

With the new summer heat, my daily carry M&P9c started rusting. First on the end of the recoil spring guide, which I cleaned up, and now on the takedown lever, which won't come off. I clean it at least a couple times a week because I have to take it apart to clean all the pizza flour out of it from work. It rusted in the space of a couple days.

Oh well.

Geno · May 26, 2007, 01:13 AM

Please post some pictures. I had this problem last summer with my G17. That was a shocker. I never expected a Glock to rust.

I ask for pics because I was just PROMISED, sworn to by the firearms dealer that the M&P can not rust...impossibility! I had stopped to see the G26, and they just would not shut up about the M&P. I finally walked out.

Doc2005

doofus · May 26, 2007, 01:13 AM

Odd...have you contacted S&W?

Could you post pics?

zahc · May 26, 2007, 01:19 AM

pics will come in time. patience my dears.

gudel · May 26, 2007, 01:21 AM

I thought these things are melonited, supposedly hard and pretty much rustproof.
I guess melonite is not as good as tenifer.

piranha45 · May 26, 2007, 01:37 AM

I've read on some melonite vs tennifer thread that the two are made with similar but not identical chemicals, cuz tennifer can't be made in the US due to its chemicals, but melonite IS produced in the US.

mdao · May 26, 2007, 02:07 AM

The small parts are rusting, not the barrel and slide. Those are the stainless steel, treated, and coated parts. I'd think you'd have to neglect it pretty bad to get the barrel and slide on an M&P to rust.

Even Glock small parts rust.

zahc · May 26, 2007, 02:10 AM

Upon closer inspection the slide is also showing a bit of rust. Just a widdle spot, near the bore.

AZGlock13 · May 26, 2007, 02:13 AM

My guess is S&W only Melonite treats the bare slide and the barrel only. Parts like the take-down lever, slide stop, guide rod, etc. are not treated. I could be wrong though. Is the actual slide and/or barrel itself showing any signs of rust (I sure hope not)? If you find out from S&W that the other gun parts besides the slide and the barrel are not Melonite treated as well, I would talk with Robar in AZ and see what they would charge you to NP3 the parts (that would do the job on stopping the rust on those parts).

Just read your last update. Wow, the actual slide is showing some rust. Yep, get S&W on the phone as soon as you can and explain what is happening, maybe you got a M&P that slipped through the cracks and missed out on getting the Melonite treatment process somehow. Strange.

Tecolote · May 26, 2007, 02:40 AM

zahc,

Did you use CLP?

mdao,

What's the story with that Glock? FWIW Glock doesn't use any stainless parts, they treat the steel slide and barrel with Tenifer.

GotGlock · May 26, 2007, 02:45 AM

Thats the torture test glock and it sat encrusted in rock salt and water for a week to get like that.

DMiculek · May 26, 2007, 02:46 AM

The slide stop/release is not finished in Melonite.
The Melonite process can supposedly cause brittleness in thin parts.

mdao · May 26, 2007, 02:56 AM

http://www.theprepared.com/index.php...iew&id=90&Item

The Glock picture is from a torture test where it sat in salt water for a while. I posted it just to illustrate that any untreated steel part can rust.

Now if the slide is rusting and it's not just dust from the recoil rod... Wow. I'd call S&W.

Geno · May 26, 2007, 05:44 PM

The rust made that pretty little Glock almost as ugly as Ramblin' Rosie!

Re: the Tenifer finish on Glocks, Tenifer is not the black finish. The black finish is a coating, a whole different matter. According to Glock, Tenifer is a metal treatment of the steel that goes very deep into it, and is extremely hard. In fact, Tenifer is almost as-hard-as hard-chrome. But, Tenifer if not the black finish that can rub off.

mdao: That link is awesome. Even my wife, who is just so-so about firearms thought that was great!

Doc2005

.. · May 26, 2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

I thought these things are melonited, supposedly hard and pretty much rustproof.
I guess melonite is not as good as tenifer.

Quote:

I've read on some melonite vs tennifer thread that the two are made with similar but not identical chemicals, cuz tennifer can't be made in the US due to its chemicals, but melonite IS produced in the US.

Melonite is Tenifer under a different trade name, same process. It's rare, but some peoples sweat has the right chemistry to rust even a Glock.

Plink · May 26, 2007, 06:19 PM

You might try using CorrosionX on it from now on. It ended rust problems on my guns and knives and they don't have nearly as corrosion resistant of finish as melonite or tennifer. Even stainless can rust, so it's wise to use rust protection, even on things that are highly rust resistant.

zahc · May 26, 2007, 07:49 PM

Getting pictures that do the rust justice is proving impossible with my meager equipment and skills. Basically the takedown lever has a nice dust of rust all over it and the front of the slide, kind of right where the muzzle taper ends (where it would get shiny from holster wear if it were old enough) has some dark spotty rust on it.

I'm not really upset. I never put oil on it to try to prevent rust; I hate my guns being oily. I pretty much just grease the slide rails.

Quiet · May 26, 2007, 07:53 PM

Pics or it didn't happen.

Geno · June 2, 2007, 07:42 PM

I finally had the opportunity to get some pics of my G17 that rusted. I too would like to see pics of that S&W. The salesmen claimed that the S&W pistols are very nearly rust-proof. Anyhow, here is the G17 that rusted. It looks pretty mild now after having been cleaned up. Last year, when it first happened, it was pretty ugly!

Doc2005

possum · June 3, 2007, 12:27 PM

i don't know how you guys do it but my guns have nevr rusted, i don't know it is wierdi guess. like the problem that many compain about with the older model xd's i never had a problem with rust on it or any other gun.

Arch · June 5, 2007, 10:45 AM

possum, some of us have acid hands

Geno · June 6, 2007, 12:49 AM

None of my other Glocks are rusted. I suspect that it is just something wrong with this one's finish.

zahc · June 25, 2007, 03:42 PM

new camera technology made possible by my sister.

It's rusting in the slide serrations now. I should have included the 'Stainless Steel' rollmark in one of the photos.

cbsbyte · June 25, 2007, 03:49 PM

Any gun can rust, they are made out of metal. But this is a little much for a new model with a "tough" finish. It looks like the finish is not properly applied to the metal. Not a good sign. Hopefully it is just one batch and not a serious flaw in the MP line.

tydephan · June 25, 2007, 05:52 PM

Zahc,

Have you made a call to Smith about it? I'd be curious as to their response.

Thanks for posting the pictures.

May 26, 2007, 01:09 AM	#1
zahc Member Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,957	My M&P rusted on me. With the new summer heat, my daily carry M&P9c started rusting. First on the end of the recoil spring guide, which I cleaned up, and now on the takedown lever, which won't come off. I clean it at least a couple times a week because I have to take it apart to clean all the pizza flour out of it from work. It rusted in the space of a couple days. Oh well. __________________ VOTE FOR RON PAUL 2008 Hope for America "If a consensus of the majority is all it takes to determine what is right, then having and controlling information becomes extraordinarily important"--Masamune Shirow

May 26, 2007, 01:13 AM	#2
Geno Member Join Date: June 11, 2005 Posts: 8,440	Please post some pictures. I had this problem last summer with my G17. That was a shocker. I never expected a Glock to rust. I ask for pics because I was just PROMISED, sworn to by the firearms dealer that the M&P can not rust...impossibility! I had stopped to see the G26, and they just would not shut up about the M&P. I finally walked out. Doc2005 __________________ "A Shootist’s Prayer" Guns are good; Guns are great; Please Lord help those who us hate. Give us this day our daily lead, and hunting land we’ll call a spread. If I should die here on this day, I pray for guns in Heaven with which to play. Amen, Doc2005 02-Nov-2006

May 26, 2007, 01:19 AM	#4
zahc Member Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,957	pics will come in time. patience my dears. __________________ VOTE FOR RON PAUL 2008 Hope for America "If a consensus of the majority is all it takes to determine what is right, then having and controlling information becomes extraordinarily important"--Masamune Shirow

May 26, 2007, 01:21 AM	#5
gudel Member Join Date: March 18, 2003 Location: United States Posts: 1,898	I thought these things are melonited, supposedly hard and pretty much rustproof. I guess melonite is not as good as tenifer. __________________ Just say no to jamomatic guns

May 26, 2007, 02:10 AM	#8
zahc Member Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,957	Upon closer inspection the slide is also showing a bit of rust. Just a widdle spot, near the bore. __________________ VOTE FOR RON PAUL 2008 Hope for America "If a consensus of the majority is all it takes to determine what is right, then having and controlling information becomes extraordinarily important"--Masamune Shirow

May 26, 2007, 01:13 AM	#3
doofus member Join Date: May 20, 2004 Location: Sillycon Valley, CA Posts: 65	Odd...have you contacted S&W? Could you post pics?

May 26, 2007, 01:37 AM	#6
piranha45 Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Posts: 71	I've read on some melonite vs tennifer thread that the two are made with similar but not identical chemicals, cuz tennifer can't be made in the US due to its chemicals, but melonite IS produced in the US.

May 26, 2007, 02:07 AM	#7
mdao Member Join Date: May 9, 2006 Posts: 354	The small parts are rusting, not the barrel and slide. Those are the stainless steel, treated, and coated parts. I'd think you'd have to neglect it pretty bad to get the barrel and slide on an M&P to rust. Even Glock small parts rust.

May 26, 2007, 02:13 AM	#9
AZGlock13 Member Join Date: June 15, 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 211	My guess is S&W only Melonite treats the bare slide and the barrel only. Parts like the take-down lever, slide stop, guide rod, etc. are not treated. I could be wrong though. Is the actual slide and/or barrel itself showing any signs of rust (I sure hope not)? If you find out from S&W that the other gun parts besides the slide and the barrel are not Melonite treated as well, I would talk with Robar in AZ and see what they would charge you to NP3 the parts (that would do the job on stopping the rust on those parts). Just read your last update. Wow, the actual slide is showing some rust. Yep, get S&W on the phone as soon as you can and explain what is happening, maybe you got a M&P that slipped through the cracks and missed out on getting the Melonite treatment process somehow. Strange.

May 26, 2007, 02:40 AM	#10
Tecolote Member Join Date: February 8, 2003 Posts: 809	zahc, Did you use CLP? mdao, What's the story with that Glock? FWIW Glock doesn't use any stainless parts, they treat the steel slide and barrel with Tenifer. __________________ "[We] is the word by which the depraved steal the virtue of the good, by which the weak steal the might of the strong, by which the fools steal the wisdom of the sages." Ayn Rand, Anthem

May 26, 2007, 02:45 AM	#11
GotGlock Member Join Date: September 19, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 213	Thats the torture test glock and it sat encrusted in rock salt and water for a week to get like that. __________________ www.ronpaul2008.com

May 26, 2007, 02:46 AM	#12
DMiculek Member Join Date: October 11, 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 50	The slide stop/release is not finished in Melonite. The Melonite process can supposedly cause brittleness in thin parts.

May 26, 2007, 02:56 AM	#13
mdao Member Join Date: May 9, 2006 Posts: 354	http://www.theprepared.com/index.php...iew&id=90&Item The Glock picture is from a torture test where it sat in salt water for a while. I posted it just to illustrate that any untreated steel part can rust. Now if the slide is rusting and it's not just dust from the recoil rod... Wow. I'd call S&W.

May 26, 2007, 05:44 PM	#14
Geno Member Join Date: June 11, 2005 Posts: 8,440	The rust made that pretty little Glock almost as ugly as Ramblin' Rosie! Re: the Tenifer finish on Glocks, Tenifer is not the black finish. The black finish is a coating, a whole different matter. According to Glock, Tenifer is a metal treatment of the steel that goes very deep into it, and is extremely hard. In fact, Tenifer is almost as-hard-as hard-chrome. But, Tenifer if not the black finish that can rub off. mdao: That link is awesome. Even my wife, who is just so-so about firearms thought that was great! Doc2005 __________________ "A Shootist’s Prayer" Guns are good; Guns are great; Please Lord help those who us hate. Give us this day our daily lead, and hunting land we’ll call a spread. If I should die here on this day, I pray for guns in Heaven with which to play. Amen, Doc2005 02-Nov-2006

May 26, 2007, 06:19 PM	#16
Plink Member Join Date: April 5, 2006 Posts: 1,302	You might try using CorrosionX on it from now on. It ended rust problems on my guns and knives and they don't have nearly as corrosion resistant of finish as melonite or tennifer. Even stainless can rust, so it's wise to use rust protection, even on things that are highly rust resistant. __________________ "We have enough youth. We need a fountain of SMART!" C'mon folks! It's muzzle BRAKE and there's an N in varmint. I'm not going to stand in front of a .22 short either. Your point is?

May 26, 2007, 07:49 PM	#17
zahc Member Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,957	Getting pictures that do the rust justice is proving impossible with my meager equipment and skills. Basically the takedown lever has a nice dust of rust all over it and the front of the slide, kind of right where the muzzle taper ends (where it would get shiny from holster wear if it were old enough) has some dark spotty rust on it. I'm not really upset. I never put oil on it to try to prevent rust; I hate my guns being oily. I pretty much just grease the slide rails. __________________ VOTE FOR RON PAUL 2008 Hope for America "If a consensus of the majority is all it takes to determine what is right, then having and controlling information becomes extraordinarily important"--Masamune Shirow

May 26, 2007, 07:53 PM	#18
Quiet Member Join Date: April 29, 2007 Location: bouncing between the 909 & the 702 Posts: 1,370	Pics or it didn't happen.

June 2, 2007, 07:42 PM	#19
Geno Member Join Date: June 11, 2005 Posts: 8,440	I finally had the opportunity to get some pics of my G17 that rusted. I too would like to see pics of that S&W. The salesmen claimed that the S&W pistols are very nearly rust-proof. Anyhow, here is the G17 that rusted. It looks pretty mild now after having been cleaned up. Last year, when it first happened, it was pretty ugly! Doc2005 __________________ "A Shootist’s Prayer" Guns are good; Guns are great; Please Lord help those who us hate. Give us this day our daily lead, and hunting land we’ll call a spread. If I should die here on this day, I pray for guns in Heaven with which to play. Amen, Doc2005 02-Nov-2006

June 3, 2007, 12:27 PM	#20
possum Member Join Date: October 12, 2005 Location: Deployed Posts: 7,447	i don't know how you guys do it but my guns have nevr rusted, i don't know it is wierdi guess. like the problem that many compain about with the older model xd's i never had a problem with rust on it or any other gun. __________________ “I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.” There is a Huge Difference between a Gun Owner and a "Shooter", I know lots of people that own guns, very few are "Shooters".

June 5, 2007, 10:45 AM	#21
Arch Member Join Date: April 5, 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 251	possum, some of us have acid hands __________________ "Our logic is that shooters are the most ill-disciplined people of any recreational group. That's what attracts them to guns. It's a state of mind. They are usually poorly educated, they never had much success at school and were never very good at sport." John Crook - President Gun Control Australia. The Advertiser - Adelaide - 16/7/97

June 6, 2007, 12:49 AM	#22
Geno Member Join Date: June 11, 2005 Posts: 8,440	None of my other Glocks are rusted. I suspect that it is just something wrong with this one's finish. __________________ "A Shootist’s Prayer" Guns are good; Guns are great; Please Lord help those who us hate. Give us this day our daily lead, and hunting land we’ll call a spread. If I should die here on this day, I pray for guns in Heaven with which to play. Amen, Doc2005 02-Nov-2006

June 25, 2007, 03:42 PM	#23
zahc Member Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,957	new camera technology made possible by my sister. It's rusting in the slide serrations now. I should have included the 'Stainless Steel' rollmark in one of the photos. __________________ VOTE FOR RON PAUL 2008 Hope for America "If a consensus of the majority is all it takes to determine what is right, then having and controlling information becomes extraordinarily important"--Masamune Shirow

June 25, 2007, 03:49 PM	#24
cbsbyte Member Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Cradle of Liberty Posts: 1,979	Any gun can rust, they are made out of metal. But this is a little much for a new model with a "tough" finish. It looks like the finish is not properly applied to the metal. Not a good sign. Hopefully it is just one batch and not a serious flaw in the MP line.

June 25, 2007, 05:52 PM	#25
tydephan Member Join Date: November 7, 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 1,542	Zahc, Have you made a call to Smith about it? I'd be curious as to their response. Thanks for posting the pictures.

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