MuscleGarunt
New member
Lesson learned from this. After you clean your rifle, even if your going to shoot it next week, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PUT OIL IN YOUR BARREL!
I went out to the shop and glanced at my Mosin, I saw some red dust in the crown of the muzzle. I figured it was copper fouling, no biggie. Upon closer inspection it was RUST!!!!!
Just surface rust mind you, but I shot this rifle 3 days ago and cleaned it thoroughly with Hoppes #9 and figured I was going to shoot it next week so I would skip the oil in the barrel part, one less thing to do before shooting. Well in 3 days it started to RUST!!!!:barf:
So no matter what, even if I am going to shoot it the next day, I am oiling my barrel, it's worth the extra minute it takes to remove it before shooting.
I went out to the shop and glanced at my Mosin, I saw some red dust in the crown of the muzzle. I figured it was copper fouling, no biggie. Upon closer inspection it was RUST!!!!!
Just surface rust mind you, but I shot this rifle 3 days ago and cleaned it thoroughly with Hoppes #9 and figured I was going to shoot it next week so I would skip the oil in the barrel part, one less thing to do before shooting. Well in 3 days it started to RUST!!!!:barf:
So no matter what, even if I am going to shoot it the next day, I am oiling my barrel, it's worth the extra minute it takes to remove it before shooting.