How much rust is OK?

texnmidwest · 03-12-2008, 08:25 PM

I found a 32 izzy hex receiver laminated stock 91/30 locally for 99. The thing that makes me hesitate is that it looks in great condition all numbers match but it has a pea sized spot of pitted rust right where the rear sight meets the receiver. The deepest pitting is on the rear sight but there are pits on the barrel as well. My question is how much rust is too much and is this rifle worth picking up?

toolman · 03-12-2008, 08:33 PM

Rust on the outside doesn't bother me too much if it's a rifle that already has a bit of "character". I'm much more concerned with the bore and mechanical cond.

Windwalker · 03-12-2008, 08:55 PM

Buy it.

texnmidwest · 03-12-2008, 08:57 PM

OK, bore looked good to me. The rest of the rifle looked in refurbed excellent condition. I will see if it is still there in the morning. If so. It will come home with me.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

SwedeSteve · 03-12-2008, 09:48 PM

A pea-sized bit of rust? I've bought 2 that had a pea-sized bit of blue !!! LOL

Buy it Tex!

billy · 03-12-2008, 09:56 PM

one of my enfields that folks like so much had some rust on the outside.
i cleaned it off and there is a small pit where it used to be .
nobody ever has said
eeewww! a dimple!
go for it buddy!

damage855 · 03-12-2008, 10:02 PM

50+ year old rifle. I think it will be OK. LOL get it and dont worry.

Geo M44 · 03-12-2008, 10:11 PM

Hey for a 75 year old rifle, probably has seen a lot of interesting history. Good bore. Should clean up nicely.

BUY IT!

texnmidwest · 03-12-2008, 10:22 PM

Coming home tomorrow if it is still there.

just_a_car · 03-13-2008, 12:47 AM

Kewl, that'll be a good buy and one you won't worry about using as a "truck gun" or modding out with a scope or whatever you like.

Just make sure you get that rust off with some steel wool and oil so that it doesn't continue to eat away at the metal.

texnmidwest · 03-13-2008, 07:03 AM

I tend to use a scotch brite pad and oil. More forgiving that way. These are the pads that are used on teflon pans.

Cyrano · 03-13-2008, 07:10 AM

Besides, if the rust pit still bothers you after you've removed the rust, you can always reblue or duro-coat it. Get the rifle already!

texnmidwest · 03-13-2008, 06:30 PM

OK, so I was at the shop when they opened the doors. I walk in and ask to see the rifle. The store manager hands me the rifle. I see a Laminated stock 91/30 hex receiver Izzy dated 1932. There is the sticker on the stock that says 99.00. I look at the manager and say for this price (pointing at the sticker) this is going home with me. She looks at the sticker scrapes it off and says "we don't mark down firearms." I tried to convince her that it was rusted and I should get at least 10% off. No dice. She gave me that GTH look. So, they can keep it.

R5CYA · 03-13-2008, 08:51 PM

i don't get it. the sticker price on it was $99 and she peeled it off and said you couldn't have it for that price?

Mooseman684 · 03-13-2008, 08:59 PM

WTF ??? She took the price tag Off of It ???

texnmidwest · 03-13-2008, 09:15 PM

Yep, I kid you not. I almost B*&*H slapped her! But, what could I do? She was the store manager. I would loose any argument and she is the one who tells me when the good shipments are coming in. So, I lost this one. I keep toying with the idea of getting it even at 160. Still not a bad price for a hex laminate. Unless you guys know of where I could get one for a better price?

Mooseman684 · 03-13-2008, 09:22 PM

Hex Laminates run 99.00 in Shotgun News....Changing the price,Thats BS !!!

just_a_car · 03-13-2008, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mooseman684

Hex Laminates run 99.00 in Shotgun News....Changing the price,Thats BS !!!

Yup, and she probably knows that. It really sounds to me like she was intentionally trying to screw you... and you say she lets you know when shipments come in?... is that because she thinks you're a sucker and will buy over normal price?

Geo M44 · 03-13-2008, 09:50 PM

Tex our rifle dealer planets must be in the same negative allignment.

And to make things worse I can't find any Large Rifle Primers, so I can only load another 60 rounds.

R5CYA · 03-13-2008, 10:12 PM

remind me to never do this...."I look at the manager and say for this price (pointing at the sticker) this is going home with me. "
i bet she thought you put the sticker there.

03-12-2008, 08:25 PM	#1
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,395	How much rust is OK? I found a 32 izzy hex receiver laminated stock 91/30 locally for 99. The thing that makes me hesitate is that it looks in great condition all numbers match but it has a pea sized spot of pitted rust right where the rear sight meets the receiver. The deepest pitting is on the rear sight but there are pits on the barrel as well. My question is how much rust is too much and is this rifle worth picking up? __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-12-2008, 08:33 PM	#2
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,566 Blog Entries: 22	Rust on the outside doesn't bother me too much if it's a rifle that already has a bit of "character". I'm much more concerned with the bore and mechanical cond. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

03-12-2008, 08:55 PM	#3
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,541	Buy it. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

03-12-2008, 08:57 PM	#4
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,395	OK, bore looked good to me. The rest of the rifle looked in refurbed excellent condition. I will see if it is still there in the morning. If so. It will come home with me. Thanks for the feedback guys. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-12-2008, 09:48 PM	#5
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,283 Images: 1	A pea-sized bit of rust? I've bought 2 that had a pea-sized bit of blue !!! LOL Buy it Tex! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers Last edited by SwedeSteve; 03-12-2008 at 09:51 PM.

03-12-2008, 09:56 PM	#6
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 11,970 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	one of my enfields that folks like so much had some rust on the outside. i cleaned it off and there is a small pit where it used to be . nobody ever has said eeewww! a dimple! go for it buddy! __________________ just leave britney ALONE! she's going thru a hard time snivel sniff....WAH

03-12-2008, 10:02 PM	#7
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 927 Blog Entries: 1	50+ year old rifle. I think it will be OK. LOL get it and dont worry. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

03-12-2008, 10:11 PM	#8
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,172	Hey for a 75 year old rifle, probably has seen a lot of interesting history. Good bore. Should clean up nicely. BUY IT!

03-12-2008, 10:22 PM	#9
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,395	Coming home tomorrow if it is still there. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-13-2008, 12:47 AM	#10
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,512	Kewl, that'll be a good buy and one you won't worry about using as a "truck gun" or modding out with a scope or whatever you like. Just make sure you get that rust off with some steel wool and oil so that it doesn't continue to eat away at the metal. __________________

03-13-2008, 07:03 AM	#11
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,395	I tend to use a scotch brite pad and oil. More forgiving that way. These are the pads that are used on teflon pans. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-13-2008, 07:10 AM	#12
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,294	Besides, if the rust pit still bothers you after you've removed the rust, you can always reblue or duro-coat it. Get the rifle already!

03-13-2008, 06:30 PM	#13
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,395	The rest of the story. OK, so I was at the shop when they opened the doors. I walk in and ask to see the rifle. The store manager hands me the rifle. I see a Laminated stock 91/30 hex receiver Izzy dated 1932. There is the sticker on the stock that says 99.00. I look at the manager and say for this price (pointing at the sticker) this is going home with me. She looks at the sticker scrapes it off and says "we don't mark down firearms." I tried to convince her that it was rusted and I should get at least 10% off. No dice. She gave me that GTH look. So, they can keep it. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-13-2008, 08:51 PM	#14
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 632	i don't get it. the sticker price on it was $99 and she peeled it off and said you couldn't have it for that price?

03-13-2008, 08:59 PM	#15
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,638 Images: 2	WTF ??? She took the price tag Off of It ??? __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

03-13-2008, 09:15 PM	#16
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,395	Yep, I kid you not. I almost B&H slapped her! But, what could I do? She was the store manager. I would loose any argument and she is the one who tells me when the good shipments are coming in. So, I lost this one. I keep toying with the idea of getting it even at 160. Still not a bad price for a hex laminate. Unless you guys know of where I could get one for a better price? __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-13-2008, 09:22 PM	#17
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,638 Images: 2	Hex Laminates run 99.00 in Shotgun News....Changing the price,Thats BS !!! __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

03-13-2008, 09:50 PM	#19
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,172	Tex our rifle dealer planets must be in the same negative allignment. And to make things worse I can't find any Large Rifle Primers, so I can only load another 60 rounds.

03-13-2008, 10:12 PM	#20
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 632	remind me to never do this...."I look at the manager and say for this price (pointing at the sticker) this is going home with me. " i bet she thought you put the sticker there.