Proper care for a Mossberg 590A1 Parkerized Barrel Question.

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So I bought a new 590A1 and am wondering what you do and use to "season" and care for a parkerized barrel. I will be using it as a bush gun while canoeing so moisture could be an issue. No I dont plan on flipping the boat.....just rainy days.
Thanks, BH
 
Grease, the thicker the better.

Cosmoline is best but anything that won't flow away or evaporate readily when hot (unlike oils) will work.
 
Deuce-deuce said:
My true work gun I just douche it out with WD-40... I oil with whatever oil I find around.
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This , Oil , just about any light oil , keep a oily rag in a ziplock bag to wipe it down as needed , Parkerizing has a rough surface that is meant to hold oil , that's how it keeps rust away , it doesn't need to be wet with oil , just wiped down once in a while .
 
Give parkerizing a heavy coat of oil when new. Let it sit a while then wipe the excess. Thats it. The oil migrates into the porous parkerizing and protects the steel. Mine never rusts and I've had it wet without wiping it with oil after and it still doesn't rust. I wipe it down a couple times a year when I get bored.
 
While I don't use Froglube anymore, I did treat my 590 barrel with the paste. Warmed up the barrel and applied liberal amounts of paste to it, let it cool and wiped off the excess.
 
I'm a picky bastard and I don't know what the factory uses, so mine get a scrub with isopropyl and then warmed up by the woodstove or the sun. Liberal spray with G96 while still warm and let her sit for a day or two. Season as necessary.
I've never really seen a problem with Parkerizing and corrosion other than poor care and storage.
Pain in the ass, but i only have to do it once.
 
Good advice. Parkerized steel will rust if not oiled. Make sure to keep the inside of the barrel lightly oiled as well. It's where the rust usually develops on Mossberg.
 
I honestly don't even know why Parkerizing is considered a "finish".
You could just as easily leave it as bare steel, and just rub it down with grease.

I think painting a barrel with heat-resistant spray paint is a more legit finish than Parkerizing.
 
Dexter Morgan said:
I honestly don't even know why Parkerizing is considered a "finish".
You could just as easily leave it as bare steel, and just rub it down with grease.

I think painting a barrel with heat-resistant spray paint is a more legit finish than Parkerizing.
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Well I guess your opinion counts... to you anyways.

Park is pretty solid
 
Dexter Morgan said:
I honestly don't even know why Parkerizing is considered a "finish".
You could just as easily leave it as bare steel, and just rub it down with grease.

I think painting a barrel with heat-resistant spray paint is a more legit finish than Parkerizing.
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A smooth bare finish would be a lot better at getting grease all over you than it would at retaining it as Parkerizing does.
 
Dexter Morgan said:
I honestly don't even know why Parkerizing is considered a "finish".
You could just as easily leave it as bare steel, and just rub it down with grease.

I think painting a barrel with heat-resistant spray paint is a more legit finish than Parkerizing.
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A zinc-phosphate finish (Parkerizing) is an excellent gun finish; not only is the gun protected from moisture, even scratches wipe away. As the finish ages, it'll take on a greenish sheen, which I like the look of on some guns. According to Brownells, Parkerizing is an excellent base coat for bake on gun finishes.
 
Dexter Morgan said:
I honestly don't even know why Parkerizing is considered a "finish".
You could just as easily leave it as bare steel, and just rub it down with grease.
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I don't think I know a single person who'd agree with that statement...but to each, their own.

Back to reality~the finish is designed to hold oil and based on how resilient my two guns with this finish seem to be...I'm inclined to agree. As for the OP's question, I simply gave mine a good wipe down with an oily rag when new..let it sit over night...wiped-off the excess=done. After outings where they get wet, or, when I know my hands have been hot/sweaty handling it (talking my Mossberg now..the Remington gets more TLC) I'm likely to give it a wipe down with a lightly oiled rag. I have forgotten to do this though. With this Mossberg barrel...seems that whether I wipe it off or don't..the finish stays the same, but it also looks more LIKE parkerizing than the overly-black Rem 870 Police finish.
 
" According to Brownells, Parkerizing is an excellent base coat for bake on gun finishes. "
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That's actually pretty hilarious.

Parkerize it first. Then put an actual finish on it. LOL.
 
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