Originally Posted by
MountainDevil54
i also test products on them as well. In 2 weeks of testing with a barrel sitting out through a handful of rain storms only the barrel lug had some rust spots on it. Hell i actually have a barrel outside thats blued, been sitting out there for close to 7 months and the rust isnt that bad, sure made it ugly but it would still perform.
But those are treated with products you were testing, so it shows the effectiveness of Birchwood Casy but it also shows the rust on the 416 stainless In the bottom photo , whereas many think stainless won't rust.