keyshunter

We have a Mossberg 535 2-barrel set and rust is bleeding through the camo film of both barrels in at least a dozen places. There is no rust bleed through on the magazine tube, which I believe is also steel. This gun has never been abused. I intend to contact Mossberg after turkey season. I just wondered if anyone has had a similar experience.

liquidorange

are you sure its not brown from the camo pattern?

keyshunter

I looked at it under magnification, and I am quite sure that it is rust.

RugerMike

What you have is a gun that did not receive a proper rinse/and or treatmentafter the salt/and or camo edjing solution was applied.
And it will never quit![:@]
Contact the factory to get it replaced.
I had a Remington parkerized 742 do the same thing and I tried every solution I know of and it would not quit bleeding through. Remington finally replaced the whole gun, because of it.

keyshunter

I contacted Mossberg customer service and they had me return the gun to them. They replaced the gun and both barrels. Outstanding customer service.

Centaur 1

That's great to know. There are a lot of companies competing for our money, might as well buy from people who stand behind their product.

wis_bow_huntr

Did you happen to get blood on the barrel and miss it when you wiped the gun down? Ive seen missed blood cause this issue. I have one spot on my Winchester that was missed when i wiped the gun down after I shot a bird with it a couple years ago. Stupid me....