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Hey guys just keen on some advice on blued rifles. My question is whats the upkeep on them like? is it worth just going stainless? Ive never owned a blued rifle before I know alot of the guys here run them just seeing what peoples idea on it is. Cheers
Just keep them clean and oiled. No problem. If I'm going into some really shitty conditions I rub vaseline well into all exterior steel as well.
My NZ rifles are used in wet and coastal environments so Stainless / synthetic is the preferred option.
My Australian rifles are used in dry arid environments so anything will do and are a combo of blued / synthetic and blued / wood
ive got both i spray lanocote on a rag and rub on the steel bits and dont have any rust problems
Treat like any other rifle, a daily wipe down with a lightly oiled rag or a dry one, to remove sweat blood etc and pull through the barrel should see you right. Stainless will still rust if you do not look after them also.
Cheers for the advice guys, I always rub my stainless rifles down afteruse. Seems like its the same deal with blued rifles
And don't think "stainless" (it's not true stainless) won't corrode. eg Early Kimbers rusted like a bastard. I don't know what they are like now.
keep it lightly oiled and look after bore...get it home and clean it well...if been along beach,get it out AGAIN 3 days later and reclean the bits you missed,they will be red by now.
wood and blue has soul that SS and synthetic just doesnt have.
What areas do you usually hunt? If its alpine tops no major issues. I have switched to stainless as the majority of my hunting is coastal and they are stored in a safe withen 200m of the sea so the salt air gets on everything
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Originally Posted by 223nut
Stewart Island ‘baptized’ my Finnwolf - back in the 70’s when it was still quite new I fired a shot at a whitetail in the morning (got it) and by the time I got bam to camp in the evening the inside of the muzzle was showing a faint tings of rust...
Who does a real good bluing a rifle job in NZ?
I hunt mainly taranaki bush and the ruahines,thinking I'll get away with a blued rifleQuote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
Im really liking the blued rifle look with the wood stocks aye looks mintQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
fuk I've never taken mine out of its stock. Might have to do it. Mind you nothing would piss me off more than taking it out of the stock and then it doesn't shoot as well as it does again. Wouldn't happen to know the factory torque settings for the take down screws anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by GDMP
For a T3? Usually around 35-40 inch pounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by northdude
A good quality production rifle should be able to be fully stripped, barreled action removed from the stock as well as the bolt stripped down etc and return to zero no probs. I've done this with a bog standard R700, T3 and T3x many times - Little to no zero shift. And when I say little, I'm talking 1-2cm at 100m.
Don't neglect your rifle and think she'll be right. Learn the manual of arms that came with it. Know how to dismantle it fully. Lightly grease the locking lugs and cocking cam + lightly oil the bolt body. Wipe the rest of the rifle down with a lightly coated oily rag.
If you do this you will not encounter rust and still have an accurate gun.