Blued actions and barrels- rust resistance? Sako 85...

[danebrewer10 6]

Hi all, I'm just wonderin' I'd really like a Sako but they seem just a bit too pricey in this climate

and the fact that the prices have been going up, and being cynical, i don't see them coming back down any time soon.

So what is the rust resistance of blued metal like? I have had an air rifle and not an Anschuetz .17 hmr, and have been careful so as not to get them wet, and have had not problems, but when stalking on fixed days you could get caught out, plus you can't control the weather, so perhaps spending a little less on the blued model might be a false economy?

I don't want to be taking the action in and out of the stock to oil it.... what do you think? perhaps the hunter stainless model and change the stock for an after market one, as I feel that the rubber inserts on the stock synthetic stocks (that does make sense) could tend to go hard after a while, or seem to gloss over like has happened on a friends bowning cynergy... or have you not had any problems?

(plus I think that the bluing rubbing off the bolt handle and safety adds character)

 

I'm sorry if this seems like a bit of an incoherent babble, but I hope you can make sense of it!

 

Cheers

DB

[jamie g 17]

  On 16/11/2009 at 17:02, danebrewer10 said:

Hi all, I'm just wonderin' I'd really like a Sako but they seem just a bit too pricey in this climate

and the fact that the prices have been going up, and being cynical, i don't see them coming back down any time soon.

So what is the rust resistance of blued metal like? I have had an air rifle and not an Anschuetz .17 hmr, and have been careful so as not to get them wet, and have had not problems, but when stalking on fixed days you could get caught out, plus you can't control the weather, so perhaps spending a little less on the blued model might be a false economy?

I don't want to be taking the action in and out of the stock to oil it.... what do you think? perhaps the hunter stainless model and change the stock for an after market one, as I feel that the rubber inserts on the stock synthetic stocks (that does make sense) could tend to go hard after a while, or seem to gloss over like has happened on a friends bowning cynergy... or have you not had any problems?

(plus I think that the bluing rubbing off the bolt handle and safety adds character)

 

I'm sorry if this seems like a bit of an incoherent babble, but I hope you can make sense of it!

 

Cheers

DB

 

most of the top brand rifles that are blued have very good blueing on them. i got my annie wet last night not from rain but from wet fog in the air. it was soaked. just get it home wipe the access water off it leave it at room temp for 30 mins then wipe over with good cleaner like the browning stuff. put it in cabinet and job done.

 

i checked mine this morning to make sure it was ok. and it was spotless

[Mr_Logic 5]

Blued barrels don't really take any more looking after than stainless ones. If it gets wet, get home, take apart, wipe down with oily rag. Stainless isn't truly stainless so if you get one wet and leave it, it too will go orange.

 

Where you win with stainless barrels is increased wear resistance - so they tell me, all things being equal a stainless barrel will suffer less throat erosion with the big CF calibres.

 

However, personally I don't think there's a lot to worry about. Get whichever, keep it clean, oil it if you are out in the rain, job done.

 

Synthetic stocks, on the other hand, really do make a difference - you never have to worry about wood finishing etc - just dry off.

[Deker 3,478]

Reasonable care is required with all barrels and actions, never dry your gun by leaning it on the radiator and never put it away wet.

 

But no need to go mad, wipe off the damp, gentle drying, and light oil will keep almost any barrel in good order for years

[danebrewer10 6]

hmmm thanks fot all those comments, but can you, if you have a synthetic stock, take the action out and put it back in without losing zero? you'd have to torque the screws up to the same tension, i guess. obviously you wouldn't be able to do this with a wood stock.....

 

DB

[MrYou 0]

I use a old pillow case , must be 20yrs old , its been soaked in light oil rung out & a quick wipe over does the trick, some of my rifles i had from the 's & still perfect.Do not forget to use a pull through , as what you dont see, may be the problem if your rifle left damp!

Edited November 18, 2009 by MrYou