Videos tagged with Corrosion Prevention

This guide, presented by an expert from Thompson/Center Arms, details the essential steps for cleaning a muzzleloader. It emphasizes the importance of thorough cleaning at the end of the hunting season to prevent rust and corrosion during storage. The process involves using specialized tools like bore brushes and cleaning rods to maintain the firearm for future use.

Drawing inspiration from Russian armorer traditions, this guide details 17 secrets for ensuring firearm longevity. It covers progressive warm-ups, comprehensive cleaning, environmental controls for storage, specialized lubrication techniques for various conditions, and meticulous inspection schedules. The expert instruction emphasizes treating firearm maintenance as a ritual for decades of reliable service.

This comprehensive guide, presented with high authority by a seasoned firearms instructor, details essential gun oiling techniques to prevent thousands in repair costs. It covers everything from proper cleaning protocols before lubrication to specific applications for slide rails, magazines, triggers, and bore snakes. The instructor emphasizes using the right lubricants for different conditions, like cold weather or long-term storage, and warns against common mistakes such as over-lubrication and using inappropriate oils on wood or polymer components.

This video provides 13 essential secrets for ensuring firearms last for generations, focusing on meticulous maintenance and safe practices. Key takeaways include the critical importance of confirming a firearm is unloaded before any work, avoiding over-disassembly, immediate cleaning after shooting to remove corrosive residue, careful lubrication with appropriate products, and proper storage to control humidity and temperature. Following these techniques, as used by military armorers and gunsmiths, prevents premature wear and catastrophic failures.

This video discusses when a firearm is 'clean enough,' emphasizing that the standard depends on the firearm's purpose. For defensive or competition firearms, cleanliness and proper lubrication are paramount for reliability. Collectible or recreational firearms may have slightly more lenient cleaning schedules, but corrosion prevention remains crucial, especially for black powder firearms. The speaker advises against over-cleaning to the point of obsession, focusing instead on functional cleanliness and preservation.

This guide details the essential steps for cleaning an inline muzzleloader, emphasizing the critical importance of cleaning the breach plug and its fire channel to maintain accuracy and prevent damage. It covers proper barrel cleaning techniques, specific cleaning agents for modern propellants like Blackhorn 209, and best practices for lubrication and storage to avoid stuck breach plugs and corrosion. Following these procedures ensures the longevity and reliable performance of your muzzleloader.

This guide details an advanced ultrasonic firearm cleaning method demonstrated at Gun Spa in Samyot Plaza. The process involves a 20-minute ultrasonic bath using Lucas Bond Solvent to remove stubborn contaminants, followed by manual cleaning, lubrication with Lucas products, and protective wrapping with anti-rust paper. This method is presented as a superior alternative to traditional cleaning, ensuring a deeper clean and enhanced protection against rust and wear, making firearms feel like new.

This video addresses the common practice of cycling carry ammunition and its potential implications. The presenter explains that repeatedly chambering and ejecting rounds can lead to 'setback,' where the bullet is pushed deeper into the casing, potentially increasing internal pressure. While modern firearms and ammunition are robust, this phenomenon is a factor to consider for reliability and safety. The advice is to inspect carry ammo for signs of damage or setback and to replace any suspect rounds to ensure optimal performance.

This video explores the extremely dangerous and high-paying profession of underwater welding in Indonesia. It highlights the risks involved, such as electrocution and decompression sickness, alongside the technical aspects of the job, like installing sacrificial anodes to prevent corrosion. The content emphasizes the significant financial incentives that draw workers to this perilous career.

This video provides a detailed guide on cleaning and maintaining black powder cartridge firearms, emphasizing the importance of immediate post-firing cleaning due to the corrosive nature of black powder residue. It recommends using warm water followed by a preservative oil like Ballistol, and suggests specific tools such as nylon brushes, bore snakes, and squeegees for thorough cleaning. The guide also touches upon the challenges of cleaning revolvers and the potential for rust development in humid environments.

This guide details the proper long-term storage of ammunition, emphasizing the dangers of moisture and corrosion associated with cardboard packaging. Expert Magic Prepper demonstrates the superior method of using sealed military surplus ammo cans with desiccants, along with clear labeling for inventory control. This approach ensures ammunition reliability and longevity.

This video demonstrates the expert unboxing of a vintage M3 .50 Cal Aircraft Machine Gun Barrel Buffer Assembly (part number 7H-380). The presenter, exhibiting high authority as a specialized ordnance collector, meticulously removes multiple layers of preservation materials, including V.P.I. paper from Shell Oil Company, to protect the component from corrosion. The process highlights proper handling of military surplus and reveals the heavy recoil spring mechanism essential for the M3's operation.