1.5 month old mossberg rusting?

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hello,

I have a mossberg 500 that I've only owned for less then 2 months. I bought it brand new, cleaned and lightly oiled it when it arrived. I "broke it in" at a trapp session a few days later and fired maybe 15 slugs through since then. Then I put it away for two weeks.. my mistake of not cleaning it in that time frame.

I took it out a last week to clean it and oil it and discovered rust on the elevator (I believe that is what's called.. the thing the brings the shells from the mag to the chamber in the receiver).

is this normal???? i doubt it. non of my other firearms have rust. The weather in Vancouver has been really dry the month it was put away.

the pics are after I cleaned the surface rust as much as I could with solvent and a rag and with lots of oil to prevent more rust. I'm going to sand it off after a trapp session this coming sunday (3 days from now).

I thought shotguns were supposed to be "low maintenance", but I guess I have to clean and oil like the rest of my firearms.

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Well..... unless you are shooting it in the rain, dropping it in a lake, or drooling on it while shooting, you shouldn't have this problem. I would take it back to where you bought it and ask what their policy is with that.

Unless I am firing in the rain, snow, or where crap will get in my shotgun, I usually won't clean it. I have seen one other 500 with rust like yours. It hadn't been touched for over 10 years. And the surface rust came off pretty easily. In my opinion that shouldn't happen in that short of a time span unless you put water on it instead of oil.

With an 870..... sure I could see it happening.
 
never saw any water and like i said, it was really dry and hot in Vancouver in may (when it arrived at my door step) to mid june. hmmm.. i bought it online from a gun store in Vernon, so it's not like I can just bring the firearm back without driving 6 to 7 hours.
 
so you used it, "rode her hard and put her away wet..jk" and didnt clean or oil it before storing it and now your upset with your lack of maintenance?

sounds like a lesson learned... maybe your storage area/methods are not great.

so yes, rust is normal when you dont do your part
 
I'm just speculating here........but if you were storing it in the case that it is laying on (foam lined) and there was any moisture on/in it at all........then there is good reason for the rust. So if you are storing it in a case....don't.
 
fukkeneh240 said:
yep. stored in the case with foam lining. i guess i better go pick up a safe.

lesson learned.
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Always keep firearms oiled, extremely clean and in tip top shape. Always avoid foam. Safes are good... Hung on the walls in a gun room are even better.

Moisture bad....
 
Should have bought the mariner version ;)
No problems there, even after shooting in the rain, having water trapped in the case on the way back and just wiping the water from visible parts after getting home.

Wish i did not sell it, but i will be looking for a 590a marine coat (or winchester 1200 police stainless if i get that lucky) at the end of july to replace it.
 
Looks like a classic case of salts and acids left behind from your fingers and hands while shooting it, and not cleaning it after use. I did the same thing to the surface of the ejectors on a beretta 682 loading and unloading on a hot day once and now use shooting gloves to avoid this when i shoot sporting clays.
 
The B.C. coastal climate isn't just any old climate as far as rust goes, you have to put the extra effort into rust prevention or it'll bite ya.
 
stuckon308 said:
Well..... unless you are shooting it in the rain, dropping it in a lake, or drooling on it while shooting, you shouldn't have this problem. I would take it back to where you bought it and ask what their policy is with that.

Unless I am firing in the rain, snow, or where crap will get in my shotgun, I usually won't clean it. I have seen one other 500 with rust like yours. It hadn't been touched for over 10 years. And the surface rust came off pretty easily. In my opinion that shouldn't happen in that short of a time span unless you put water on it instead of oil.

With an 870..... sure I could see it happening.
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Not true. I oil my guns everytime I touch them, or they'll rust. I believe I might have a high sodium content in my sweat/skin. Heck, I feel I could look at them and they'll rust sometimes.
 
stuckon308 said:
Well..... unless you are shooting it in the rain, dropping it in a lake, or drooling on it while shooting, you shouldn't have this problem. I would take it back to where you bought it and ask what their policy is with that
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Why should a store be held responsible for this? A store is in no way responsible for an owner's lack of maintenance.
 
After I clean off the rust with sand paper, can i coat/spray rust/marine paint on it? The rust is only on the outer part of the elevator (in the picture). The rest was fine. Or would the paint just chip off and cause jams/clogs.
 
NOT sandpaper ... 0000 steel wool and Hoppe's No. 9 or other light solvent. THen wipe down with oil. Concur, storage in the case seems the No. 1 culprit. It would have been better off in a broom closet.
 
fukkeneh240 said:
never saw any water and like i said, it was really dry and hot in Vancouver in may (when it arrived at my door step) to mid june. hmmm.. i bought it online from a gun store in Vernon, so it's not like I can just bring the firearm back without driving 6 to 7 hours.
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For it to rust like that, that quickly seems a little funny, I know you stored it in a sponge but if it was put away dry and only has rust appearing on the elevator then I would seem to think there was something wrong with the finish itself that precipitated the rust. Call Mossberg or whoever is their international distributer and see if this is has been a problem, maybe they will send you a new part. Its worth a shot!

Good Luck!
 
fukkeneh240 said:
After I clean off the rust with sand paper, can i coat/spray rust/marine paint on it? The rust is only on the outer part of the elevator (in the picture). The rest was fine. Or would the paint just chip off and cause jams/clogs.
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EEEK, no sandpaper man.. unless you're restoring a savagely rusted firearm to wallhanger status. Use 0000 steel wool as suggested... or even try a damp cloth with some oil on it first.
 
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