So I made a thread awhile back about my LCP having rust on the barrel. I never called Ruger at that point. I simply ignored it and just kept it oiled well to prevent it from getting any worse.
It mostly stays in a little storage slot in the dashboard of my 2005 Chevy Equinox. It's basically a little inconspicuous pocket with a rubber mat. It's not enclosed or anything. I take it out every now and then for whatever reason and never noticed the rust getting any worse. Recently, I took it out and noticed there were tons of surface rust spots all over the slide! At this point I'm thinking ***?! I live in NW Indiana. It's been a dry winter up until recently, so I don't know how this happened. For rust to have showed up as soon as it did, it could only mean one thing: crappy steel. I have H&Ks, used to have Glocks, XDs, etc. Never experienced this with any of these other brands.
My particular LCP was one of the 370- prefix serial number guns that was recalled for the "safety upgrades." I'm thinking maybe their QC wasn't up to par when they first started manufacturing these pistols.
So I gave Ruger a call. They were very polite and enthusiastic, which was great, but someone was supposed to call me back and never did. I'm going to call them tomorrow to see what happened.
Anyhow, here are some pics so you can see just how bad it is:
A pic taken with the flash reveals just how bad the rust is:
It mostly stays in a little storage slot in the dashboard of my 2005 Chevy Equinox. It's basically a little inconspicuous pocket with a rubber mat. It's not enclosed or anything. I take it out every now and then for whatever reason and never noticed the rust getting any worse. Recently, I took it out and noticed there were tons of surface rust spots all over the slide! At this point I'm thinking ***?! I live in NW Indiana. It's been a dry winter up until recently, so I don't know how this happened. For rust to have showed up as soon as it did, it could only mean one thing: crappy steel. I have H&Ks, used to have Glocks, XDs, etc. Never experienced this with any of these other brands.
My particular LCP was one of the 370- prefix serial number guns that was recalled for the "safety upgrades." I'm thinking maybe their QC wasn't up to par when they first started manufacturing these pistols.
So I gave Ruger a call. They were very polite and enthusiastic, which was great, but someone was supposed to call me back and never did. I'm going to call them tomorrow to see what happened.
Anyhow, here are some pics so you can see just how bad it is:
A pic taken with the flash reveals just how bad the rust is: