How to stop chamber rust?

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I have a TTN SxS 12-gauge that I use only for CAS, with Triple 7 loads. The chambers were a little rough when I got it, so I used a Flex-Hone to smooth it up some. I stopped well short of perfection because I believe I would have ended up with a 10-gauge and maybe still not removed the ring around the one chamber.

In any case, both chambers have recently developed a tendency to rust, despite thorough cleaning the afternoon of each match. No matter how well I scrub them with 0000 steel wool and oil to remove the rust, nor how liberally I oil them when I put the gun away afterwards, within a week or so the rust starts back.

Is there any type of chemical treatment I can use to stop this? I have considered painting the chambers with NeutraRust, but don’t know what effect that might have on the steel. I assume the problem may be caused in part by cheap Chinese steel. None of my other guns has ever done this—the repeated rusting, I mean.

Thanks.
 
It may be that you're not getting all of the rust out of the metal pores.
Go by your local hardware store and pick up a bottle of 'Naval Jelly'. I doubt if Wal-Mart would carry it. It's a rust dissolver. I have used it on metal a lot of times.
It will clean the rust all the way out from the very bottom of the pores.
That may solve your problems. I know for sure that steel wool will not clean down into the pores of the metal. Good luck....
 
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To augment what was said by GotC,

Naval jelly will remove rust.

Controlled rusting produces bluing and browning.

Don't get any Naval jelly where you don't want it, like on the bluing of your barrels.

Or in your naval.
 
I want to emphasize the point about Naval Jelly and other chemicals that are designed to remove rust. Any that remove rust will remove bluing in the blink of an eye. I once used some, washed my hands with soap and water, picked up another gun, and found my fingerprint etched into a blued surface. They also tend to dull the surface of any metal they’re used on, but a good scrubbing with automotive chrome polish on a tight patch usually will restore the shine.
 
Yeah all of you are right as rain. I didn't mention about it removing the bluing and whatnot because the directions on how to use it are right on the label....
 
I soak my guns in a solution called 'sweet shooter', I buy it from a man in Mineral Wells Tx. I have never had one of my guns rust anywhere on it. I accidentally left my holstered six shooters in the tool box of my pick up for a couple of days. It rained both days and when I got back to my pick up I was expecting to have to do a lot of cleaning. But to my amazement, neither was rusted anywhere, not even on the color case hardening. The stuff is something else. I started using it about a year and a half ago. I bought it from him at his booth at a gun show. I am very impressed with it.
 
oil the bjesus out of them. My cleaning after shooting is a long process. Hot soapy water. Old tooth brushes. everything. When i start to put them back together. i use of course antisieze on the nipples. Then the whole entire gun is coated in gun oil. even the insides. everything. The guns look wet when im done. Then they get put in the safe on a piece of wax paper. With a plain towel on top of them. the morning i want to go shooting i dry patch the cylinders and the barrel. then use a patch with alcohal and go through the cylinders and barrel. Then the rest of the gun is just wiped down. At the range i fire a blank cap through every cylinder and im good to go. I truely believe in lubing all my guns. every rifle is coated heavy inside and out with oil. Dry patches go through then a alcohal patch goes through.

Once i ran out of alcohal so i used jack daniels. Worked very very good.
 
I think your answer was hinted at in other posts. What is happening is the surface level of iron molecules are reacting with oxygen in the air, this is iron oxide or rust. So instead of trying to stop it make it a different form of rust. Blue the chambers. Form a different kind of oxide. Rust is known as red oxide of iron. Blue is known as black oxide of iron. You might want to check out DICROPAN "IM" from Brownells. This stuff forms black oxide of iron.
 
I like Scrat's line of thought. I find that any good whiskey is a great help
when cleaning BP weapons.
 
depends on how much you drink.

Kinda like the ATF who made up that agency.

Alocohal tobacco firearms.

Shiiiet sign me up. my 3 favorite things. i bet they have a 5 year waiting list to join. Maybe someone should call them up and ask them. What kind of bourbon should i be drinking while smoking a stogie and shooting a WALKER.


Sounds like redneck heaven to me
 
Gentleman of the Charcoal, I will get you a phone number as soon as I get back out to work tomorrow. I feel certain he would ship, but the stuff is kind of expensive. I don't think it is as expensive as my guns though, and you can do several guns in a gallon of it. I will get you a name and number and post it here.
 
ApacheJack. Thank you. Yes, you can post it on the thread or send a message. I would like to get some to carry back to the mountains with me. Even if I didn't use much of it, it would still be nice to have some of it stashed away in reserve.
Thank you again very much....
 
Shiiiet sign me up. my 3 favorite things. i bet they have a 5 year waiting list to join. Maybe someone should call them up and ask them. What kind of bourbon should i be drinking while smoking a stogie and shooting a WALKER.
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Shiite I thought everybody would know that one. It's got to be George Dickle. That Jack stuff is for the tourists.
 
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