Is tikka t3x stainless really stainless?
- Thread starter Jeffwz
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There's the chance that folk with *Stainless* ones are going to take ridiculous risks, not using any rust-preventatives, using them hard, rain on them, sweat on them, put them away wet and not even cleaned and all. But those who take reasonable precautions are getting better life even out of blued firearms and doing amazingly well with stainless guns.
Who isn’t using 400 series SS?
RJ
on the abolt and xbolt the trigger group is not well protected from the rust and the metal used is not the best.
Being a red seal jman welder, I can comment on stainless corrosion and rusting.
Stainless steel is stainless steel. When you run into corrosion and rusting problems with stainless steel its usually because of cross contamination with carbon steel.
If
You use a bronze brush or a rag for wiping a blued steel gun, then wipe your stainless gun with the same rag or brush, you cross contaminate the stainless steel with iron carbides from the carbon steel. That will introduce rusting on your stainless.
A pipe welder never uses the same brush or grinding disc on mild steel than in stainless. He has seperate tools for the 2 different metals. One brush for mild steel, another for stainless steel. No cross contamination.
Stainless steel is stainless steel. When you run into corrosion and rusting problems with stainless steel its usually because of cross contamination with carbon steel.
If
You use a bronze brush or a rag for wiping a blued steel gun, then wipe your stainless gun with the same rag or brush, you cross contaminate the stainless steel with iron carbides from the carbon steel. That will introduce rusting on your stainless.
A pipe welder never uses the same brush or grinding disc on mild steel than in stainless. He has seperate tools for the 2 different metals. One brush for mild steel, another for stainless steel. No cross contamination.
