I have a knight rifle that I bought NIB about a month and a half ago. When I first got it I went over the barrell with a lightly oiled patch as I am use to doing. The patch got brownish orange colored. I thought it must be some grease they put on the new gun. Now I am starting to wonder. Every time I go over the barrell with a little gun oil and a patch its the same thing, really the color of rust. Not on the inside of the barrell but on the outside, its a blued barrell. To look at the barrell it looks great, no pitting, no sign of rust whatsoever, its just that these rust colored patches are freaking me out. I try to do everything to keep all my guns in tip top shape. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Art