Why does my 700 rust like a pig?!

[Click Boom]

So it just needs a new stock, a new trigger and a paint job out of the box, that's all.

[elk hunter]

I have a Remington 700 ADL and a Remington 700 SPS (not a tactical) and have no problems at all with rust. My ADL was drenched in a bad snow storm while it was being dragged out with some elk meat in a sled and no rust.

[gotshotgun?]

It smells awful but really works.

I think it smells great! I agree it is a great product.

[Thorax]

n00bz

It's the desert.
It has alkali which is every bit as toxic as acid.
You get desert dust on your hands (not sand, the fine dust in the air on windy days...and it's always windy in the desert) and then sweat, presto, liquid alkali.

Next trip to the desert take a PH tester of some sort and measure your hands after a hot day.

Until you neutralize the alkaloid it will continue to eat at any firearm, stainless or carbon steel
Oil and cleaning will not help.
Read up on PH/alkaloids/acids effects and cures.

[NotEnoughGuns]

golden rod is your friend

[Khromo]

Kroil, Eezox, Brownell's Rust inhibitor, and Sentry Solutions Tuf Glide or Smooth Kote have worked effectively for me.

I like to strip off the wood and break down the gun, then apply the stuff liberally. I let it dry, at least for a day, then repeat that process. That should help. Keep the guns in a Bore Store.

Kroil is great stuff to have around. If I get a Rem SPS, or a parkerized gun, I rub the Kroil in for a few days, then follow that with Eezox, Brownell's, or Tuf Glide.

Rust makes me angry, too. Rust in a bore freaks me out.

[shda5582]

Ballistol.

It'll stay on the surface, actually creep into small areas, sit in porous surfaces, emulsifies with water (means the water won't displace the oil), and will help neutralize any acids on your hands. Ever since I started using it, I have had ZERO rust problems AND it's a great lube too.

[ElvenSoul]

n00bz

It's the desert.
It has alkali which is every bit as toxic as acid.
You get desert dust on your hands (not sand, the fine dust in the air on windy days...and it's always windy in the desert) and then sweat, presto, liquid alkali.

Next trip to the desert take a PH tester of some sort and measure your hands after a hot day.

Until you neutralize the alkaloid it will continue to eat at any firearm, stainless or carbon steel
Oil and cleaning will not help.
Read up on PH/alkaloids/acids effects and cures.

Could be! If so soap and hot water bath. Dry then lube and oil.

[CZ9]

Idk what's up with remington but ive seen NIB 700s and 870s with surface rust. Gunshop shelves have em with rust on them. Bleck

[gwgn02]

Factory finish absolutely sucks on those...duracoat it IMO

[xjdesertfox]

Not a 700, but a remington. My 870 has been rusting like crazy since I got it. Surface rust is a serious issue. I got all the surface rust off and have since started wiping it down with a silicone cloth before putting it away.

[Thefeeder]

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870 Wingmaster (wood and blue)has had no issues with rust and has been used in the worst of weather and caked endless times in mud.

My 870 Express will rust looking at it. It is the worst finish I have ever come across

[mdib870]

I haven't been too impressed with Remington's finish it SUCKS when there is any bit of moisture they have the worst rusting problems in the shop I work at. The Remington's stay "wet" with CLP because of their crappy finish.sad

[ar15barrels]

The rough black oxided SPS finish sucks at rust prevention.
My SPS tactical rusted like crazy too.
I blasted and parkerized it and have no more rust problems...

[jeffrice6]

Not a 700, but a remington. My 870 has been rusting like crazy since I got it. Surface rust is a serious issue.

Express???