Secret way to remove rust from your firearm!

Anyone who's served in the military should recognize that brush. It comes in every standard issue cleaning kit for the M16/M4 series rifles. They're outstanding brushes.

Most of us old timers were aware of cleaning rust from pitted finishes with brass. However, this is a great video for those who were unaware. Youi've probably been responsible for saving the finish on many firearms by sharing this. Thanks.

Brass brush followed up with bore solvent works even easier. The solvent is designed for copper fouling and removes the brass stain easily. Just wipe with oil and you’re done!

I have used CLP and a penny to remove rust without damaging the finish. A drop of CLP on the area, coat the entire area by using your finger. Next I take a penny , hold it between my thump and index finger at a 45* angle using the edge/side lip and get to rubbing with the penny. Being that copper cladding is softer than the steel it won’t damage the finish and the edge of the penny will do a more efficient job of removing larger pieces/areas of rust. Then when I’m done I wipe down the surface with an alcohol prep, gauze and alcohol (denatured works best) or a mild degreaser. Finally, I will wipe down the entire surface with a silicon clothe or rag with CLP.

Mark Novak, the Anvil gunsmith, had a video showing how to restore a lightly rusted blued gun surface. He put the rusted part in boiling water for a time, then removed it, and the water evaporated immediately. A very fine buffing wire wheel gently applied to the surface removed the discoloration to reveal that the bluing had been restored. It didn't repair pitting or loose scale rust, but the brown rust patina surface was restored to blued, not the base metal silver color of raw steel.

From my experience, even cloth or a brush made from something softer than the steel still picks up oxidized particles that have the potential to scratch the finish. I use the pre-82 copper penny trick with a liberal amount of oil to float the particles away.

I always used a pre-82' real copper penny and gun oil, lubing the rusted area and rubbing the penny on the barrel till the rust comes off, works perfectly.

There is also the theory to never use a nonferrous brush, as the brush leave particles of a dissimilar metal on the steel. Moisture could cause galvanic corrosion to occur between the two metal particles. Of course, moisture would eventually cause oxidation anyway, so whatever. One actual tip though. With a wire brush (or any stiff material) the natural springing back and forth of the bristle tips create the cleaning action. Once bent the tips aren't aligned and are less effective. If you are bearing down and bend the bristles, you are pressing to hard.

Great tip. I live on the Pacific Northwest coast where rust is a big problem with blued gun metal. They also sell copper wool that works very well. The biggest concern with that much rust pitting is what the inside of the bore looks like, hopefully the rifling is not to bad.

For those wondering why the wool removed the red oxide but not the black oxide it's because black iron oxide is very hard while the red isn't. In fact black iron oxide is used to coat drill bits to extend their lifespan.

Big 45 Frontier Metal Cleaner does the same thing, but little pieces can be pulled off and used to run through the bore to remove lead fouling very well. I like brass brushes also.

Great tip for cleaning rusted barrels I have used a brass brush for years and it has always worked for me. Thanks and I subscribed to your channel.

Use a STAINLESS STEEL WOOL pad and your favorite gun oil. It will remove the rust without damaging the bluing. Been doing that for over 40 years.

Hardly a secret. Been doing similar for 40 years, using any brass tool - brushes, commercially available brass pick and scrapers, and my favorites, either pure brass wool or a .308 brass case cut in half and smashed flat. Works like a charm. Just make sure your brushes are not brass coated steel - many are and that will ruin you day. If you insist on a brush I highly recommend the 24 pack of wood handled brushes available from the same source, for just over 50 cents each.

Found some light rust on my rilfe. Took a brass tooth brush and some hoppe's nitro solvent and went to work. Put some gun oil on it as done in the video above. When I was finished the rusted spot was unnoticeable, almost undetectable. The blue finish was still there, as in the video.

I dont know why people say that they can remove the rust but preserve the finish. To me the finish is the protective coating over the bare metal. If there is rust the finish is already compromised. The metal needs to have a protective coating put back on after removing the rust

Motor oil and triple O steel wool worked on a used lever gun I bought.

PB blaster is really good for removing rust in tight places, also with the brush. I’m almost finished restoring a Revelation 350 shotgun, nothing worked in the trigger assembly. Could not open the barrel. Thanks to PB blaster.

I live near the ocean. Going back to the late 1970's, I invested in silicone treated gun wiping/cleaning cloth(s) and silicone treated gun socks - both are inexpensive. After cleaning or periodic wiping down, place silica gel packets - they're also inexpensive - in every case, safe, or drawer in which you've got a firearm stored. I rotate the silica packets about every other year. 30ea., 20 gram, food grade packets, I put two - 1 top, 1 bottom - in every soft rifle case and pistol case. The packets will set cha back a whopping $1.50 each and are - trust me - worth every penny.

I’ve been shooting my entire Life ….. this is all news to me !!! I love to learn new techniques to treat my firearms. Thank You for Your content. GOD Bless You and Your’s ….. Happy 😊 Thanksgiving !!! ❤️🇺🇸🌞