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Hello All
I carry a Grizzly 12.5" barreled shot gun for work in my cruise vest and its getting a pretty rusty even with oiling it after each day. I think it has to do with the type of steel used as I never had this issue with my Defender or Remington 870. Was thinking of coating it with something. Any information on the various firearms coatings well suited for a hard use shot gun would be appreciated.

Thank you.
 
I'm a fan of KG GunKote myself, but any of the bake on finishes are pretty resilient. The question is, do you think that gun is worth the $200+ investment? Considering the gun is a defensive tool, I'd do it, but thats just me.

I've done a few guns in Tremclad, as a cheap alternative for folks not wanting or able to pay full fare, but it isn't nearly as resilient as the bake on finishes and bug dope is hard on it. Actually I did one a week ago, and it turned out pretty good; a vent rib 870 Express that was a rust bucket. I sand blasted it, degreased it with Brake Clean, heated it up to 100 degrees, then sprayed on a primer, heated it back up to 100, then painted it. I stuck it in the oven for an hour at 325, but I doubt that Tremclad has the hardening qualities that the real bake on finishes do.

Pounder did the steel on a little single shot 12 bore in box liner, again an inexpensive option, and box-liner should be more durable than Tremclad. Not only is it inexpensive, but it looks much better than I had expected it to.

One issue with inexpensive finishes though is the buildup of the surfaces. Only the external surfaces should be coated with paint type products where as bake on finishes can be applied so thinly thin that there is no need for them to impact the cycling of the firearm when applied to internal surfaces.
 
I had an old Mossberg Maverick 88 that never failed me hunting geese for yrs ... she was beat up, bent, rusted to hell ... super cheap shotgun but reliable ... sent it to "murdoc" on CGN here and he arma-coated it ... it was like a brand new shotgun and is in wicked shape still ... I don't baby my shotguns as they get tossed on the arctic tundra, slammed on a quad, thrown in the boat ... arma-coat is the shizznat and "murdoc" is the man! ;)

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA
 
You could try krylon and see if its good enough. Just give it a quick sand to remove the rust, degrease it and go at it. If you dont like it, it comes off very easily.
 
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