I'm confused. I bought this gun (Savage 110 in .260 rem) for a friend who was short on cash, but wanted to go hunting with me last Fall. He intended to pay me back, but he didn't find work all Winter and we moved cross-country, so I wound up taking the gun back from him in April before we moved. Anyhow, since I got it back two things have me concerned.
1. When I run a lightly oiled rag or patch over the receiver or barrel, the cloth/patch winds up rust-colored, even though there is no visible rust anywhere on the gun. Shoudl I just keep oiling it occasionally until is stops? Should I be worried?
2. Compared to my other rifles, this one seems to get fouled up worse than any other. The first patch through the barell is usually just filthy. Yesterday, I fired just 10 rounds through it while working up a load for it and when I got home to clean it, you'd think I'd fired 1000. I'm using the same powder (IMR 4831) and similar bullets (Hornady Interlock) on a Remington 700 I have and there is very little fouling. Are some rifles/caliber's just succeptible to this type of fouling or is something wrong?
Is it possible my friend did something horrible to it during the short time he had it to muck it up? I doubt he put more than 40 rounds through it. I know he stored it in a hard case in a closet. Perhaps this is the reason for the rust?
Thanks. I did a quick search of the archives and found some threads about older guns with this type of problem, but nothing on practically new guns.
1. When I run a lightly oiled rag or patch over the receiver or barrel, the cloth/patch winds up rust-colored, even though there is no visible rust anywhere on the gun. Shoudl I just keep oiling it occasionally until is stops? Should I be worried?
2. Compared to my other rifles, this one seems to get fouled up worse than any other. The first patch through the barell is usually just filthy. Yesterday, I fired just 10 rounds through it while working up a load for it and when I got home to clean it, you'd think I'd fired 1000. I'm using the same powder (IMR 4831) and similar bullets (Hornady Interlock) on a Remington 700 I have and there is very little fouling. Are some rifles/caliber's just succeptible to this type of fouling or is something wrong?
Is it possible my friend did something horrible to it during the short time he had it to muck it up? I doubt he put more than 40 rounds through it. I know he stored it in a hard case in a closet. Perhaps this is the reason for the rust?
Thanks. I did a quick search of the archives and found some threads about older guns with this type of problem, but nothing on practically new guns.