Client loaner rifles

p.Rundle said:
Why don't you put a layer of paint on it haha. It'd chip over time, but you'd probably avoid a lot of that rust.
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Or better yet, slather on axle grease, roll it in cheese cloth, jam it into a gun sock, put it in your sock drawer at home... and leave it there...
 
Both of my kimbers are more accurate than my m70 EW out of the box. They are a heck of a lot lighter as well. If goats are on the menu, I would go with a kimber montana. If a client is clumsy enough or rough enough to wreck a montana he will probably wreck a M70 or a ruger 77 as well.
 
hoytcanon said:
Or better yet, slather on axle grease, roll it in cheese cloth, jam it into a gun sock, put it in your sock drawer at home... and leave it there...
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Why stop there, you could crawl back up inside your mothers womb next. I hear it's lovely this time of year.

I'm kidding. This came to mind and it was too hilariously rude for me to not say it once I though about it. Sorry, but I couldn't help myself. :p
 
I'd be tempted to try Fluid Film.
Chit izz like snawt.
Hard to get rid of unless it's wiped.
Have you tried gun wax?
Beechwood Casey makes some gewpy stuff that may help slow the rust.
Tree sap might be nudder thing to try.
At least i'd stick tew yer mitts.
 
kamlooky said:
I'd be tempted to try Fluid Film.
Chit izz like snawt.
Hard to get rid of unless it's wiped.
Have you tried gun wax?
Beechwood Casey makes some gewpy stuff that may help slow the rust.
Tree sap might be nudder thing to try.
At least i'd stick tew yer mitts.
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Eezox works wonders, what I use on my Merkel in the same conditions. Edited to add more info, Eezox works great but if it has a weakness its penetration is limited. WD works startlingly well despite its online reputation and is the most common rust preventative on the coast, the WD40 sucks rumours are largely ignored here it seems. Glad Brownells confirmed it. And the price and availability...

 
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I've found G96 to be about as good as anything. That stuff will pull rust out of finishes that you'd swear didn't have even have rust. Thats sort of suggests that its penetrating where others didn't.
 
Angus, I think your idea of the perfect loaner rifle is spot on. Top the EW with a 2.5-8x Leupold and have a good supply of premium 140 and 175s in camp and you can't go wrong.
 
Before I retired I liberated a few cans of LPS for use , got a can of LPS 3 once by mistake but it was the cat's meow for long term type stuff.
 
Superbrad said:
Lol....... why didn't you go with an 870 marine magnum?...... I do giggle at the thought of someone abusing a mossberg...... :)
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The Marine Magnums are not as tough as the 590s IMHO. The 590 has duel extractors, where I've had to repair the MM's single extractor when it's spring loaded plunger rusted solid in it's recess, freezing it in the depressed position, after exposure to salt water for an extended period of time, without being hosed down in freshwater at the end of each day. The MM's ejector is riveted in place, and in the commercial guns I've worked on here, breakage is a common failing when some no mind jams the barrel into the receiver without taking care to align things properly. The 590's ejector is held by a screw, and can be easily replaced by the owner, but I've yet to see one break. The MM's shell stops are stab locked rather than free floating like the 590's, and they will tie up the gun if/when they break loose. Parkerizing is a proven tough finish, that readily absorbs oil, but does not prevent surface rust from appearing in the bore. The 590 is also available in a nickel plated marine version, that is arguably more resistant to rust in sal####er environments, but for some reason they made this version with just a single barrel ring.

From the viewpoint of handling, I prefer the 590's tang mounted safety to the MM's cross bolt, and the fact that you don't have to break your firing grip to depress the slide stop located behind the trigger guard, where the MM's is forward of the trigger guard. The 590's barrel can be removed without releasing the magazine spring, but the MM doesn't have a magazine spring retainer like the standard 870 magazines do, and this can be an issue if you want to take the gun down for transport in a light aircraft, or so it can be conveniently/discreetly carried in a pack. IMHO, a Magpul SGA improves the handling qualities of both guns.
 
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We used to get sent out with Remington marine magnums at work in the day job that shoot a lot of BP charged loads, flares and bear bangers without cleaning, and EXACT same problem Boomer! The sole Mossberg 500 (step down from the 590s) kept chugging though, and I always tried to sign it out. Convinced me.
 
Dogleg said:
I've found G96 to be about as good as anything. That stuff will pull rust out of finishes that you'd swear didn't have even have rust. Thats sort of suggests that its penetrating where others didn't.
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Smells the best too, used to use it a lot. Just haven't found it locally in awhile.


BigUglyMan said:
Angus, I think your idea of the perfect loaner rifle is spot on. Top the EW with a 2.5-8x Leupold and have a good supply of premium 140 and 175s in camp and you can't go wrong.
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Decision was pretty well made before the advent of the thread, but thought it would prove fun for the group to discuss. :d
 
the 590s is what I get a signed wen working in Northern BC in the expiration camps
20 years ago all you would see was defenders in the bush

That reminds me I have to pick up 8 new shotguns for the wildlife monitoring but I'm thinking of those new lever actions that are being brought in by tactical imports just because most of the guys I will have working for me are use to lever action rifles
 
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