Today I noticed that the screws on my Ultimak were rusty. I removed it from the rifle, but in the process one of the screws snapped in half while I was unscrewing it, and is now stuck in the clamp. I also noticed a small amount of rust on the clamps and on the barrel in the spaces where the clamps connect to it.
I soaked the screws and clamps in rust remover and that worked, and the rust on the barrel wiped right off. I also noticed a very light amount of rust on the top cover, but it wiped right off.
I'm not sure why this happened because the area I store my weapons is dry, I've never had a problem with rust with any other weapons, and there was no rust anywhere else on my rifle. Just the top cover, Ultimak screws/clamps, and the barrel under the clamps. I also don't understand why that screw snapped, there was no rust on the threads, just on the head of the screw. Also, one of the other screws seems to be messed up, it won't screw all the way into the clamp.
I lubed up the rifle with a ****load of CLP, but I want to know why this happened and the best way to prevent it from happening again. Also, does anyone know how I can get the broken screw out from the Ultimak clamp, and where I can get another set of screws and maybe a clamp if I can't get the screw out of this one?
I soaked the screws and clamps in rust remover and that worked, and the rust on the barrel wiped right off. I also noticed a very light amount of rust on the top cover, but it wiped right off.
I'm not sure why this happened because the area I store my weapons is dry, I've never had a problem with rust with any other weapons, and there was no rust anywhere else on my rifle. Just the top cover, Ultimak screws/clamps, and the barrel under the clamps. I also don't understand why that screw snapped, there was no rust on the threads, just on the head of the screw. Also, one of the other screws seems to be messed up, it won't screw all the way into the clamp.
I lubed up the rifle with a ****load of CLP, but I want to know why this happened and the best way to prevent it from happening again. Also, does anyone know how I can get the broken screw out from the Ultimak clamp, and where I can get another set of screws and maybe a clamp if I can't get the screw out of this one?