Rust, light pitting on bead blasted stainless barrel

[FrankG]

Guys even though the barrel is made out of stainless steel it isn’t made out of surgical stainless steel.

The SS gun barrels will corrode/pit. They are more forgiving then CM steel barrels but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to take care of them. Wiping them down with a light coat of oil or Hoppe’s etc…will help protect them. Inside and out.

I cannot tell you how many times over the years I’ve seen SS barrels with corrosion on either the inside or outside.

Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels

 

[Ggmac]

I have scoped and replaced more corroded SS barrels than carbon steel . When I started in the late 70s early 80s , stainless was a fairly new to the general public item . They were believed to be maintenance free concerning rust . I usually got a blank stare when I asked how you cleaned it and what kind of rust protection measures you used . Generally it was in the bore of hunting rifles under layers of carbon . Little tin worms as I called them . Just say stainless slow , yes it stains less .