r/canadaguns • u/AHangryBeaver • 1d ago

Fix my gun Oil it or needs re-blueing?

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Bought an heirloom shotgun and it’s been fine for a few years, this summer was brutally humid in my house and I took it out for a 6 month checkup/dusting and noticed pitting and rust on the barrel.

Would a re-oiling and dehumidifier fix this or should I get the barrel re-blued ?

(Using 3 in 1 Oil rather than a gun specific oil - should I use something else?)

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u/Green-Outside9301 1d ago

I’d probably try and hit it with oil / steel wool. See how it looks after and decide from there.

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u/K2LLswitch 1d ago

Oil won’t fix, but it will help protect going forward. A dehumidifier will also help. Ideal situation is both.

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u/Warm-Alternative-433 1d ago

First use 0000 steel wool and some oil, I’ve have success using G96 gun treatment and rub out the rust. From there you will get a better look at how bad it is. If you choose not to reblue just layer of oil when putting it back in safe should stop the rusting. If you choose the reblue route, at this point it will be more than the gun is worth if you want it perfect. The rust has to be ground out of the metal and smoothed before reblue. My advise, do the steel wool treatment I said above then if anything just get some touch up bluing and do that yourself. If that’s the route you want to go. It won’t be perfect but will stop the rusting.

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u/BowFella 1d ago

Getting your browning warrantied in Ontario will get you this same finish. Ask me how I know

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u/Receedus 1d ago

Oddly enough for this light rust, wd40 and 0000 steel wool can do the trick.

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u/gunpowdergin69 8h ago

WD40 will only temporarily fix the problem. Use something like FluidFilm with the steel wool for a lasting repair.

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u/Receedus 1h ago

Yeah, if you really want to fix it properly you'd have to boil it and card off the rust, re oiling it after with used engine oil.