Was a bit bored stuck in kodiak hotel for day 3....so here ya go.
Kimber Montana rust after the trip:
Tikka CTR rust after trip really only limited to the first couple inches of muzzle:
And the Barrett fieldcraft that never left the dry tent vestibule:
The Tikka did fair the best despite seeing by far the most direct saltwater on the barrel everyday in the packraft.
Hard to tell from the pictures, but does the Barrett have a rougher blasted finish than the Kimber? Is the Tikka perhaps the smoothest finish?
Alaska, there is this really neat stuff out now...it's called gun oil, really great stuff, you keep your guns clean and boom, they don't rust, whoda thunk it could be true.
Haha easy there tex....I am fully aware of gun oil but thanks for the pro tip. I have zero worries the rust on all 3 rifles won't all clean up just fine. Merely adding to the thread for those interested showing that the fieldcraft is the least stainless of stainless rifles I have used. Yup a little gun oil helps but thought it was interesting the rifle that lived in a dry tent the entire trip rusted up way worse than the rifle that had salt water splashed on it everyday.
A little brush action and they all will be rust free when I get home.
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I have zero worries the rust on all 3 rifles won't all clean up just fine. Merely adding to the thread for those interested showing that the fieldcraft is the least stainless of stainless rifles I have used. Yup a little gun oil helps but thought it was interesting the rifle that lived in a dry tent the entire trip rusted up way worse than the rifle that had salt water splashed on it everyday.