S&W Airweight with rust on the trigger

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sserdlihc

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A good friend of mine purchased a S&W Airweight from Academy Sports. After owning it less than a month, the trigger is developing rust. She is super mad about it. What option does she have at fixing the rust. I recommended to her to call S&W. I know they have great warranty service. Any other options that I am not thinking of here?
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IIRC, S&W uses some kind of plating on the trigger of those guns to make the naturally gray color match the rest of the gun. S&W has, I believe, replaced triggers whose plating has flaked off that way; I suggest calling them.

For my own part, I would probably just polish the trigger with a fine emery cloth and forget about it; it is strictly cosmetic and has no effect on function.

Jim
 
The trigger and hammer are made of sintered metal . The dark surface is the result of the high heat and extreme pressure of that process . The dark surface will wear over time. Polish it with 0000 steel wool and any oil/lube at hand if you like. It's not rust and the color wear is only cosmetic. I wouldn't worry about it. My AirLite looks just like that and I never even noticed it . Normal wear.
Gary
 
I had a similar situation with the hammer on my S&W .44 Magnum. I caught it early enough that very light weight/grain steel wool and WD40 took it off. Otherwise I'd contact S&W. They have great customer service.
 
Understand when you read this that I'm very much "my gun is a tool" kind of guy, not one of those folks who care if it still looks new 50 years from now -

I would give that a little buff, sling some light oil at it, and keep on keeping on. If it did it again, repeat. As long as the gun functions, things like that don't bother me.
 
I'd oil it and leave it alone, if it wasn't irritating while shooting.

If the texture is distracting, a little buff and fluff would be followed by some oil.


And, then, of course, try not to sweat so much. ;)

That is, if it's actually rust.
 
Shoot it more. That should keep the rust worn down.

Polish the rust off between range sessions with Flits, then put some automobile wax on the trigger (actually the whole gun) if it bothers you.
 
My 642's trigger looks a little blotchy, almost like a case hardened finish might. It's nothing I can feel. It was like that out of the box. I ignore it.
 
Ya gotta oil 'em...even "stainless steel" will rust under certain conditions. I keep a light coating of gun oil on all my guns; even stainless steel, and aluminum framed models. You'll find that that light coating of oil helps to keep 'holster wear' on any finish, to a minimum too. The natural oils and salts in your skin are very caustic to gun finishes. BTW, don't store your handgun in a leather holster...the tanning process leaves a residue in the leather that's even more caustic than your hands.

In your example, I'd clean it up with scotch brite and keep it oiled if I were you. Smith has a first rate customer service dept. who may help you with your problem, depending on what the owners manual says about keeping the piece oiled and in good condition. Rod
 
On my 637 airweight, the hammer and trigger look like their color case hardened, like the upper part of her trigger.

I would try a light solvent to try and clean the lower part of that trigger, and see what happens before sending it back to S&W.

What does the hammer look like?
 
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