Bill from Boomhower
Inactive
Hey guys, I'm disabled so now all my pretty blued hunting guns are covered in a thick layer of dust in the closet. Yeah, I know, 35 years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of being so neglegent, and disrespectful toward fine firearms which have served me well. I always did hate cleaning guns though, and never have had better than closet storage. Nowadays with things in our world the way they are, I feel vulnerable to attack, limping along, my handicap sticker on my windshield identifying me in the parking lot, lugging my bag of narcotics everywhere I go. I open carry here on my 5 acres, so dirt and grass clippings, yard debris in general has been an issue, along with sweat, and sloppy use of the water hose. My handgun since I bought it new in '88 is a Colt Agent, Parkerized/alloy frame, and it works well. This has been my first and only experience with a Parkerized finish, and I really like it. The pretty blued/walnut guns are great for almost every facet of gun enthusiests, except in a day in, day out by your side defense/home defense tool. (My opinion of course.) I now am considering a Norinco 982 which is a Remington 870 clone. It's advertised as being Parkerized, but I haven't seen one, so I don't know how good the treatment actually is. I've read that these guns are more prone than most to rust because of high tensile steel used in these guns. I only in the last couple of days have stumbled onto these applied finishes that seem perfect for a gun that lives close by, while mending fences in the rain, orgets knocked over in the dirt by the dog, or whatever. Ok, finally, here's my. Question. I know tollerances come into play, but rust/corosion etc. is what I'm thinking here, should I dis-assemble the gun, and spray the bolt, extraction bars, trigger assembly, undersides of bbl, lug, and where it mates to the reciever, or is it customary just to remove stock/forearm, and spray the whole gun intact? I've read several posts and some you-tube stuff on the process, but no one has really said. My concern is for rust/corosion protection, a treatment that would allow me to carry/use every day, and if it gets dropped in the mud, just hosed off and dried in the sun, so to speak. Yeah, I know, but if I hate having to clean guns, I really hate having to baby them around life in the real world. Any body out there ever strip a gun down as much, and spray with one of these treatments? I understand the close tolerances and small intricate parts(trigger assembly), but just want the protection. Is this coating the "Magic Bullet"? Thanks.
