BAGUTOO
Member
What's worked for me is a little bit of Frog lube and steel wool, rust gone.
Cant believe the rust\damage on this Ruger LC9
- Thread starter ba ba booey
- Start date
- Status
98Redline
Member
1) Don't sweat it, it is a carry gun and it will show signs of wear after being carried and shot for awhile. A carry gun that shows no wear is like an off road truck with no mud in the wheel wells. It is meant to be be used, it is meant to show wear. I think it adds character but everybody is entitled to their opinion.
2) Ensure you are using a good corrosion preventative and are taking the gun out and wiping it down a minimum of once a week....more often if it is hot and you are sweating. I recall somebody on one of the forums stating that they kept a silicone rag in the crapper. When they were "sitting" around, instead of reading or surfing on their phone, they disassembled and wiped down their CCW. Not that I am advocating this particular practice but different strokes for different folks.
3) Any gun can and will rust if not treated properly. Some finishes are more durable than others in that respect but if it is steel, it will rust if not tended to.
4) If it really bugs you, then something like Cerrokote would be a good option. It will cover the rust spot and pretty much look brand new.
I have a Ruger LCP that has pulled duty for pocket carry for a number of years in the summer months. The finish is thin and worn from holster wear and shooting, yet there is not a single freckle of rust on it. Take care of your gun on a regular basis and it will take care of you when you need it.
2) Ensure you are using a good corrosion preventative and are taking the gun out and wiping it down a minimum of once a week....more often if it is hot and you are sweating. I recall somebody on one of the forums stating that they kept a silicone rag in the crapper. When they were "sitting" around, instead of reading or surfing on their phone, they disassembled and wiped down their CCW. Not that I am advocating this particular practice but different strokes for different folks.
3) Any gun can and will rust if not treated properly. Some finishes are more durable than others in that respect but if it is steel, it will rust if not tended to.
4) If it really bugs you, then something like Cerrokote would be a good option. It will cover the rust spot and pretty much look brand new.
I have a Ruger LCP that has pulled duty for pocket carry for a number of years in the summer months. The finish is thin and worn from holster wear and shooting, yet there is not a single freckle of rust on it. Take care of your gun on a regular basis and it will take care of you when you need it.
Blue Brick
Member
Ruger has a “Ruger only” chapter in almost every reloading manual. Does Glock?
BTW my Hi-Point will never rust.
hAkron
Member
It's ok, it's a carry gun. Carry guns take a lot of abuse. A little finish wear isn't going to make it function any different.
lol, you are new to this gun thing I see. Welcome aboard and listen and learn while you are starting out.
I can't believe you called the company that sells, by far and away, the most guns, obsolete. Really an amazing incorrect statement
Last edited:
TimboKhan
Member
An amazing statement with nothing to back it up other than the assumption that we will take as truth your account of a "staggering" number of guns you have personally seen as proof. I will admit a personal Ruger bias, but even with caveat that statement seems very far removed from reality.
WestKentucky
Member
If your considering chrome then look for black chrome. It's a different finish but it looks great.
flyingtiger85
Member
Out West we don't have that problem as much but that's why I mostly have stainless guns.
Regardless of what type of finish or oil you use the main problem is leaving the gun overnight in a sweaty holster. Every night I take my carry gun out of the holster and wipe it down. Lay it on something that will expose it to nothing but air. Anything that can absorb and hold moisture will damage a gun if it is left in contact with it long enough. A silicone treated cloth will do almost nothing to prevent rust but will make your gun too slippery to hold onto. Get any silicone on the grips and you will never get it off again. Trust me on that. Just use a light oil or CLP. If you're sweating on the gun or the holster you need to do this EVERY night. You should also remove the grips and get some oil under them once in a while. Your sweat will creep under the grips and really pit the steel.
Last edited:
ms6852 gave you a link and answer to your issue op. Corrosion X HD is the best thing I've seen in my life time to come out of a can. I also use the Rejex poly sealer on painted, blued, and oxidizes surfaces. Not for wood/plastics. Rejex will sluff off carbon and bs firearm residue. It was designed to protect paint from turbine and jet exhaust.
Tool and Die makers in my family use Corrosion X HD to protect there work in long term storage. The stuff is amazing!
So called gun crap is just that. I lube my firearms with M1 products. Protect them with Corrosion X HD. And make them pretty with Rejex with easy clean up.
I learned about there products in the aircraft industry.
OP if you look at the link given to you. You will see a firearm formula of Corrosion X HD.
Tool and Die makers in my family use Corrosion X HD to protect there work in long term storage. The stuff is amazing!
So called gun crap is just that. I lube my firearms with M1 products. Protect them with Corrosion X HD. And make them pretty with Rejex with easy clean up.
I learned about there products in the aircraft industry.
OP if you look at the link given to you. You will see a firearm formula of Corrosion X HD.
Last edited:
2ndamd
Member
Did you say Sig????
As a RO you have not heard of all the issues with Sigs rusting in the past?
Haha
Wow!
I hope a H&K does not have any issues. Their customer service dept will hang-up on you.
Gotta love Glocks but I have seen a few of them rust, not many. But, a few.
LOL
Still laughing about Sig being there...Wow dude. That is one gun company that had to fight hard to beat that "tarnished image" they had for quite some time. You should know that. (pun intended above
As a RO you have not heard of all the issues with Sigs rusting in the past?
Haha
Wow!
I hope a H&K does not have any issues. Their customer service dept will hang-up on you.
Gotta love Glocks but I have seen a few of them rust, not many. But, a few.
LOL
Still laughing about Sig being there...Wow dude. That is one gun company that had to fight hard to beat that "tarnished image" they had for quite some time. You should know that. (pun intended above
Clean, lube, and watch it...
Hello guys...new member here and hello from NE Florida where it's hot, humid, and did I mention I have an LC9?
OP I think I've seen some excellent advice here, and I have to be honest, some not so much. It is a carry gun and I'm not too concerned as much about form as I am function with mine. However; consider this rust an "opportunity" to be aware of a problem that you'll have to work with. If there's rust in one place, that suggests potential for the same in some critical areas. Establish a routine that includes a protectant, lubricant, and especially careful inspection of the internals. I don't think this says anything about Ruger, or the weapon itself; it's just what metal does when subjected to the right conditions.
Just my opinion, and how I treat all of my carry weapons, including my LC9 which sometimes sees considerable abuse. I had similar problems in southeast asia as I remember and had to be preventative at every opportunity.
Hello guys...new member here and hello from NE Florida where it's hot, humid, and did I mention I have an LC9?
OP I think I've seen some excellent advice here, and I have to be honest, some not so much. It is a carry gun and I'm not too concerned as much about form as I am function with mine. However; consider this rust an "opportunity" to be aware of a problem that you'll have to work with. If there's rust in one place, that suggests potential for the same in some critical areas. Establish a routine that includes a protectant, lubricant, and especially careful inspection of the internals. I don't think this says anything about Ruger, or the weapon itself; it's just what metal does when subjected to the right conditions.
Just my opinion, and how I treat all of my carry weapons, including my LC9 which sometimes sees considerable abuse. I had similar problems in southeast asia as I remember and had to be preventative at every opportunity.
jerkface11
Member
They should have a Glock only section for .40 S&W
then just just horribly wrong. Honestly someone that was new to firearms could get a pass on such an absurd statement. Someone that is not new, well then, it is impossible to take anything they say seriously after such an absurd statement.
obsolete? LOL. No other company sells more guns. no other company has as diverse a lineup. There customer service is considered at or near the top. Several gun of the year awards.
I really hope you don't give advise out in the real world
Creature
Member
Just like a lot of things, everyone has an opinion.
I personally don't care for most of Ruger's lineup. But a carry gun that is not given a modicum of care will eventually develop rust. Especially one that is carried in more humid and warmer climes that can be experienced in South Carolina.
Live and learn.
PS...take the advice of one who advises.
I personally don't care for most of Ruger's lineup. But a carry gun that is not given a modicum of care will eventually develop rust. Especially one that is carried in more humid and warmer climes that can be experienced in South Carolina.
Live and learn.
PS...take the advice of one who advises.
JWH321
Member
I had two LC9s. I carried one on a sailboat in salt water. The other lived in the mountains and rode with me on a mountain bike. Neither rusted, ever.
I traded them because I never got used to the long trigger pull. But both were reliable as the sun. The first LC9 I bought, an early production model, had a cracked safety lever. Ruger replaced the whole gun in just a few days without any sort of argument. In my dealings with Sturm Ruger, I've never found them to be anything but honorable, and I found the stood behind their people and gave them the power to make proper decisions. The young woman who replaced my broken gun did not have to go to any other level of management. She had the authority to do whatever it took to provide me with a proper product. These are hardly characteristics of an outdated company.
I traded them because I never got used to the long trigger pull. But both were reliable as the sun. The first LC9 I bought, an early production model, had a cracked safety lever. Ruger replaced the whole gun in just a few days without any sort of argument. In my dealings with Sturm Ruger, I've never found them to be anything but honorable, and I found the stood behind their people and gave them the power to make proper decisions. The young woman who replaced my broken gun did not have to go to any other level of management. She had the authority to do whatever it took to provide me with a proper product. These are hardly characteristics of an outdated company.
george burns
Member
My Glock 30 has been it a Mitch Rosen OWb holster for 20 years and shows wear, but no rust. All I do is wipe it down with an oily rag when I remember. I left a Browning riflr in the leather soft case that I got it in, wrapped in a blanket for 50 years, the blanket dissintegraded and the cse fell apart. "It was in another part of the Country". No one had opened it for at least 25 years, upon receiving it, I pealed off the leather and wiped down the gun, and the only thing that happened was the dye from the flannel blanket had broken down and gone into the rear of the stock, "I got it out with car cleaner wax", sld the gun a week later for top dollar.
I think it's more to do with the initial quality of the weapons coating, than anything else, The rifle was in a house that seldom had air conditioning on and very cold winters. A testament to Browning quality, Made in Belgium.
Many of these new pocket guns have a very light finish on them, in a effort to sane money they do the minimum of spraying them and banging them out. Good quality guns, still need care but not nearly as much.
My glocks have never had , "finish" problems, nor have my Springfield's or Kahr, or Colts. Even a Ruger 10/22 that sat in another closet for 35 years, untouched, had no rust of any kind on it.
I do normally clean a gun every time I use it, but those 2 and a Browning were left at my Grandmas house in the 60's. Then another relative who passed on, and I finally had to get them out of the state they were in, just one of those things you push off for lack or getting on a plane and hassling to get them, the value went up on all of them, so no harm was done, even the Ruger I paid less than $100 dollars for in the 70's.
Good old oil, worked for me all these years.
I think it's more to do with the initial quality of the weapons coating, than anything else, The rifle was in a house that seldom had air conditioning on and very cold winters. A testament to Browning quality, Made in Belgium.
Many of these new pocket guns have a very light finish on them, in a effort to sane money they do the minimum of spraying them and banging them out. Good quality guns, still need care but not nearly as much.
My glocks have never had , "finish" problems, nor have my Springfield's or Kahr, or Colts. Even a Ruger 10/22 that sat in another closet for 35 years, untouched, had no rust of any kind on it.
I do normally clean a gun every time I use it, but those 2 and a Browning were left at my Grandmas house in the 60's. Then another relative who passed on, and I finally had to get them out of the state they were in, just one of those things you push off for lack or getting on a plane and hassling to get them, the value went up on all of them, so no harm was done, even the Ruger I paid less than $100 dollars for in the 70's.
Good old oil, worked for me all these years.
ljnowell
Member
You wanna talk about guns that like to rust , that's the Springer XDs! My four inch service XD45 will rust if not wiped down one a week, even when not being used.
Gtscotty
Member
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2007
- Messages
- 3,635
I've treated every firearm I own with Eezox, and have not had corrosion issues since... Maybe you should knock the rust off with Bronze or steel wool and apply something like Eezox or the Corrosion x product already recommended. I with even sparse re-treatments, I bet your problems will go away
mainmech48
Member
Many of us geezers who predate the advent of the use of stainless steel to fabricate firearms used to apply a coat or two of silicone car wax to our carry and hunting weapons. It worked quite well, though doing at least a cursory wipe-down now and then was still a good practice.
Two very effective substitute/replacements for those no longer available silicone waxes that I use are "Renaissance Wax" and Blue Wonder's "Armadillo" polymer product. I have yet to experience a single speck of rusting on my blued weapons, whether after being carried concealed, a long, wet hunting season or after being stored over a period of several years without attention.
YMMV, but it's a practice that's worked very, very well for me over the last few decades.
Two very effective substitute/replacements for those no longer available silicone waxes that I use are "Renaissance Wax" and Blue Wonder's "Armadillo" polymer product. I have yet to experience a single speck of rusting on my blued weapons, whether after being carried concealed, a long, wet hunting season or after being stored over a period of several years without attention.
YMMV, but it's a practice that's worked very, very well for me over the last few decades.
Last edited:
briansmithwins
Member
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2005
- Messages
- 4,631
I mostly solved the corrosion problem with my carry guns by getting pistols manufactured with stainless slides that are nitride coated. Aluminum and plastic frames are also nice.
Just remember, just because your gun is stainless/coated doesn't mean the springs are. Guy I worked with in New Mexico carried a Glock 19. He'd always heard how 'oil attracts dirt', so he didn't use any. His pistol's slide seized on the frame and he could't strip it. Two drops of oil later (trickled down the slide rail grooves) we got it apart. Besides being filthy the springs were rusted.
BSW
Just remember, just because your gun is stainless/coated doesn't mean the springs are. Guy I worked with in New Mexico carried a Glock 19. He'd always heard how 'oil attracts dirt', so he didn't use any. His pistol's slide seized on the frame and he could't strip it. Two drops of oil later (trickled down the slide rail grooves) we got it apart. Besides being filthy the springs were rusted.
BSW
RetiredUSNChief
Member
I solved the corrosion problem with ALL my guns by (insert drum roll here) taking proper care of my guns.
Carbon steel, stainless steel, or whatever...they all require some moderate level of care and maintenance. Some more so than others, obviously, based on material, quality, use, and exposure.
No gun will long survive the ravages of time without proper care, I don't care what it's made of.
Interestingly, it's the things that people value the most that are taken care of the best. I submit that if one's firearm is not in that category, then one might just as well resign themselves to owning a firearm that's going to show the abuse it's been through.
Please note: ALL firearms that are carried will show wear and tear that is normal for this use. I'm not talking about a well cared for gun that's got such normal wear and tear.
Carbon steel, stainless steel, or whatever...they all require some moderate level of care and maintenance. Some more so than others, obviously, based on material, quality, use, and exposure.
No gun will long survive the ravages of time without proper care, I don't care what it's made of.
Interestingly, it's the things that people value the most that are taken care of the best. I submit that if one's firearm is not in that category, then one might just as well resign themselves to owning a firearm that's going to show the abuse it's been through.
Please note: ALL firearms that are carried will show wear and tear that is normal for this use. I'm not talking about a well cared for gun that's got such normal wear and tear.
- Status
