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gjw/giw started a good thread re: protection of the exterior of damascus tubes.
How about the interior? Anything different than a good gun oil?
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Breakfree CLP inside and out for me.
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I'm old-fashioned. Ballistol inside and outside for me.
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I've been using Hoppe's so if I'm doing it wrong please tell me.
Practice safe eating. Always use a condiment.
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If you are going to store for a considerable time and/or store muzzle up, consider a good, heavy coat of wax. It is likely to stay in place for a long time and is very corrosion resistant.
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Good point, Rocketman. Ordinarily we think of wax solely for the outside of the barrels. Many Thanks for reminding us there is a way to store a gun protected well without fear of oil soaking down into the breech and tang wood.
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There is a longterm protectant, LPS #3 that has been qual'd to a number of industry standards for corrosion protection. It sprays in a thin oil and solidifies to a waxy/grease like film. It can be sprayed on a patch and run thru the bore or simply sprayed in until it fully coats the bore, since it is thin initially. Very good longterm stuff.
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Currently I'm experimenting using EEZOX for both interior and exterior damascus-barreled guns, most of which are black powder percussions. It dries completely so there's no danger of seepage.
On a different BP oriented board it came out on top along with Ballistol as the best rust protectant for long term storage.
As I mentioned earlier, Renaissance wax has been my main rust inhibitor and still is on fluid steel-barreled guns, as well as some other damascus barreled guns, truth be told.
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Ballistol inside and out. (Percussion, Black powder.)
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I don't know if you can find it, but CRC Gun Stor spray is one of the best gunsteel protectant I ever tested, and I tested a lot of them!
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