Rusting 442

[AKAOV1MAN]

I had a grip screw rust on a Colt Cobra. I used rust remover and a bronze tooth type brush to get it almost white. Then I heated it really hot and quenched it in oil, presto! A new blue finish-it really works. Hint, do NOT hold the screw in your fingers when you heat it.

 

[Pisgah]

Thanks for your opinion on this being a warranty issue or not, I wasnt asking you that. The gun is six months old and if thats the "quality" s&w puts out, its sad.

So, if you bought a new Mercedes, and then parked it under the local pigeon roost without washing for a week, are you going to make a warranty claim against the manufacturer for "quality issues"?

You have a blued-steel gun. It will rust literally within hours under adverse conditions without regular maintenance. This is not S&W's fault; it's just the way things are and ever have been with blued guns.

 

[Magnumdood]

Actually, they are experts

Just wanted to let all you experts know that the gun was covered under warranty

Actually, they are experts despite your impertinent post implying otherwise; Smith & Wesson covered that problem with your gun...maintenance...to show goodwill and further a good relationship with their customers, which one of the experts already noted.

 

[Sarge45]

Thanks for your opinion on this being a warranty issue or not, I wasnt asking you that. The gun is six months old and if thats the "quality" s&w puts out, its sad.

You cannot reasonably expect that any item made of steel and continually subected to a moist and salty environment won't rust. Really ?