Beretta 92fs rusting issue

[*Klutch*]

It*s not drastic at all but still concerning to say the least. I*m pretty meticulous about cleaning and lubing my firearms and have a multitude of products to do so. So I don*t shoot the 92 very much I*d say it was close to a year or more since last time I fired it and after I got it home from the range last week the firing pin block that pops out of the slide when the trigger is pressed was covered in a rust sludge. Now I normally use clp of some sort to clean and lube modern pistols; breakfree, radcolube, G96 syn and regular, Clenzoil, syn ATF, corrosionx, ballistol, rem oil, rig grease and there are a lot more. The question is on something like the 92 a fairly modern pistol how would it rust in a safe 5ft from a wood stove in my living room?
I did put some G96syn in there and with the safety on worked the trigger about 50 times and got 95% of it out. Checked it again last night and got a little more out but not much. I do have eezox but can*t use it due to the smell. I always think of Sam Elliot in roadhouse with the sign above the bathroom door *don*t eat the big white mint* it just smells bad

[Pag23]

Try Kroil and FP10.. Dan Wesson recommended....

Slight smell but breaks down rust...anything that is a good cleaner will reek.

[Curmudgeon]

Might want to search this subject on YouTube, there are countless head-to-head
tests on C/L/P products. I wish I had saved the one I saw just a couple weeks ago,
covering maybe 20-30 products after 1 year of exposure. The results were surprising.
Unfortunately after 3 days of searching I still can't find it, not even in my viewing
history.

I had a small bit of rust show up on the slide of my 1911, this was years ago. The only
product I could find already in our home, was Brasso.
I followed the directions on the can, all rust removed, pistol finish unharmed, and it
seemed to leave a slight shine, like a thin protective layer. No rust since.

I OC everywhere, all day, every day, so the pistol is constantly exposed, leather holster.
Maybe 2-3 times per year I will "field strip" it to clean it and wipe a thin film of
generic silicone spray inside and out. Less is more.

BTW - that youtube video showed only 4 products that survived the 1-year test
and the best was Frog Lube with zero rust. There were 3 others that did equally
well and I can't remember what they were. Other videos seem to indicate that
ideally 3 separate products should be used, one would be the best cleaner (C),
one the best lube (L), and one the best protectant (P), as no one product excels
at all functions.
Good luck!

[RLS]

For cleaning rust and also for getting lead out of barrels I came across Big 45 Frontier Metal Cleaner back in the 1970s. Skeeter Skelton had written about the product, and it left an impression on me. I made a purchase of a wad back then and have used it over the decades. My supply had gotten small and I wondered if I could replenish it. Sure enough, someone mentioned the product on this forum and I had the source I needed. Great product for $6.00.

https://www.big45metalcleaner.com/


Rick

[gghbi]

For cleaning rust and also for getting lead out of barrels I came across Big 45 Frontier Metal Cleaner back in the 1970s. Skeeter Skelton had written about the product, and it left an impression on me. I made a purchase of a wad back then and have used it over the decades. My supply had gotten small and I wondered if I could replenish it. Sure enough, someone mentioned the product on this forum and I had the source I needed. Great product for $6.00.

https://www.big45metalcleaner.com/

Rick

Another vote for Big 45 to clean up rust...

[Hammerdown]

Did you buy the pistol new? If so have you ever fired corrosive ammo in it? Any steel case and/or foreign military ammo fired in it?

[Gunsnwater]

Did you buy the pistol new? If so have you ever fired corrosive ammo in it? Any steel case and/or foreign military ammo fired in it?

Water to dissolve the salt.

[RockIsland]

Must be all that specialized gun specific lube you use.

[Captain Waffles]

That sucks. Hope you can get rid of that rust. Good luck.