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Posted: 12/31/2009 1:26:40 PM EDT
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Is a small amount of rust visible in your AK's?
I just got my first AK, and as I am breaking it down I noticed it has rust in several spots around the magwell, inside the receiver, around the mag latch and a small area on the bolt. I am soaking the rifle in CLP right now and I did manage to remove some of the rust, however some spots look like they may have minor pitting. Is this normal? It is a SSR-85C-2 from Amory USA I purchased used. |
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Hard to keep the places between the receiver and inner rails and center support from rusting.....I just spray a ton of Ballistol oil inside the receiver That is where most of it is. It looks really minor I just wanted to check with you guys to make sure. Thanks guys. Now to get more ammo and mags for it. |
Its not uncommon at all. When the rails, trunions and reciever are spot welded and riveted together most manufacturers do not coat the surfaces that contact each other. The assembly is then painted as a unit. This will allow a bit of rusting to form and seep out down the road. I have demilled parts kits that have been in service for years and found that little if any real damage has taken place. Just clean it up and keep it oiled from time to time and blast away.
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If you bought the rifle as new from a vendor, certainly contact them about it. But sometimes a minor but will accumulate in little areas. As long as you keep an eye on it, the minor areas of corrosion should stay where it is. I bought it from a person hear on the forums. He was a really nice guy so I dont think he screwed me, I just wanted to make sure that it was normal. My AK knowledge is very lacking. |
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I've owned 2 Amory USA built rifles and both had minor surface rust as you describe when new. My guess is the receivers are rusty when painted and then creeps through over time. Though, as others have said, this is fairly common. I have never seen it on my milled AK's, just the stamped receiver rifles. I use CorrosionX. Spray it on and hope for the best. |
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I just bought a new Lancaster and it was rusted on the inside of the gas block. Don't know if I should call them or not about it. That's cuz it's made from a parts kit that's most likely used. Best thing I've found to clean out a gas tube is a 12-gauge cleaning brush. Run it through there a few times, then run a few patches with the 12-gauge patch holder. Then again, the gas tube doesn't really even need to be cleaned. |
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I just bought a new Lancaster and it was rusted on the inside of the gas block. Don't know if I should call them or not about it. That's cuz it's made from a parts kit that's most likely used. Best thing I've found to clean out a gas tube is a 12-gauge cleaning brush. Run it through there a few times, then run a few patches with the 12-gauge patch holder. Then again, the gas tube doesn't really even need to be cleaned. The gas tube looked just fine, it was the part that connects the barrel to the gas tube that had rust all on the inside. |
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