Just got thru putting a stainless Ruger Mini 30 back together. Seems that the former owner felt stainless was low maintanance, not cleaning after firing some generic Russian ammo. The new owner took it to the range to put a few down range and had several FTFs. I entered the picture to straighten things out. I field stripped it and found the piston froze in the op rod and pulled from the gasblock. The tube that runs between barrel and piston was loose in the stock. It took chucking the piston in a 3 jaw chuck and applying oil an torque to get it loose.
Always treat surplus ammo as mild corrosive.
Stainless firearms still have carbon steel parts that need cleaning.
Keep'em Down Range..............<>< Duce
Always treat surplus ammo as mild corrosive.
Stainless firearms still have carbon steel parts that need cleaning.
Keep'em Down Range..............<>< Duce