My 22/45 is a rust-bucket! Please help!

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Mylhouse

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First of all, I'd like to say thanks to those that answered my question about the South African 9mm ammo.

I have a blued 4" 22/45 that is bar-none the most reliable rimfire pistol I've ever owned. That being said, I have recurring rust problems, particularly in the hammer/hammer strut and mainspring housing assembly. I keep my pistols well lubricated and I don't have overly sweaty hands, but the rust I see after moderate shooting is ridiculous in those areas! My questions are:

1) Is there an effective rust remover I can just dunk these parts in without having to take them apart? I can see rust on the mainspring and mainspring ball, and coming out from the mainspring plunger on the other side. I don't want to take the mainspring housing apart if I don't have to.
2) Is there a way/substance that will prevent future rusting in these areas? What about coating these parts with that Brownells moly/teflon spray-on coating?

I live in a super-dry climate (Phoenix), and have never had rusting problems with ANY of my firearms before (so I'm new to this rusting bit). Thanks so much.
 
Thats funny, I have a 22/45 and i hate to clean it. I would think if anyone should get rust problems it would be me. I have no problems with mine. Try Ruger, maybe they forgot to coat some of the parts or something. No gun should rust. Thats un-acceptable.
 
Yes, I had a Ruger once with some close-fitting parts that kept oozing rust or something like rust. I think the factory had not cleaned the parts properly before assembly. Anyway, I sent the gun to Ruger. Problem solved. :)
 
When you get the rust cleaned off, I would suggest wiping down the gun, inside and out, with Birchwood Casey Sheath. It works extremely well in preventing rusting. I have also heard that a product called CorrosionX works equally well, but I have not tried it.


Regards,
Frank
 
Thanks, fellas. I'll give Ruger a call and see what they will do. If it's my problem, then I'll try what fiello5 said. I recall another post extolling Corrosion X.
 
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