Today I got full and bored so i went and pulled all the guns out of my cabinet. Inspected them and noticed the outside of the barrel on my little Remmy 700 had a slight reddish tint in areas, it has that "matte black" finish so i couldnt tell if it was just the red dust from the last time i went shooting (the dirt is rust colored where i was at and i was shooting prone) or if it was rust. It whipped off on my shirt just fine.
Moved on .243 looks fine, 10/22 looks fine, AR looks fine
.30-06 outside looks fine. Holy mother of pearl bore full of RUST It shouldnt be, last time i shot it was 2 years ago before winter that same day i cleaned it up and oiled it for storage. Then re-cleaned and oiled it last year before winter. I cant believe that there was that much rust.
.410 #1 looks fine, .410 #2 looks fine, Mosin nagant #1 Very slight rust in the bore, Mosin Nagant #2 very slight rust in the bore, and 12 guage looks fine.
I have 3 thoughts so far.
#1 The -06 and Mosin #1 were cleaned with gunslick foaming bore cleaner and I dont remember if i oiled the bore after words... it was all whipped out then cleaned out with some hoppes 9 but i can remember if i oiled them. Could this cause rust? Although I also cleaned the Remington with the gunslick and i KNOW i didnt re oil it and its bore is fine.
#2 Could I have gotten into some oil corrosive ammo for the -06? We have some older (im not sure age) FMJ Ball ammo for the -06 and im curious if it wasnt corrosive.
#3: My guns are stored in one of those Stack on sheet metal gun cabinets. Its about 20 feet from my bathroom. When i shower i leave the door open so could moisture from me showering (steam etc) drift across my room and get into the cabinet?
