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Soccerdad1995 wrote:You could always get a Glock. They won't rust, and even if they do, you won't care. It would just make it look different, so by definition, better, and nothing can stop a Glock from functioning. Or so they say.

Odinvalknir wrote:

Allons wrote:

Soccerdad1995 wrote:

flechero wrote:Don't know what gun or what finish you have but this is the very reason I plan on sending my guns to Robar for complete internal and external finish. (once I get the last alterations finished.)

Sweat can be nasty... some people's sweat is saltier and more damaging than others. That being said, I ALWAYS wear an undershirt if I expect to sweat very much. I also have a silicon cloth sitting atop the safe [in a bag] and wipe down daily in the summer... and if I have been sweating for a few days, I break down the gun and clean it thoroughly.

Carrying a gun in the Texas summers is a pain that often involves extra maintenance and diligence. I look at it like walking the dog- make time for it and get used to it and soon it will be routine and not a "pain" in your schedule.

This is good advice. Now that it is getting hotter again, I need to make sure I keep a silicon cloth in my glove box for just this purpose.

Good advice about the cloth and T-shirt. I wear a T-shirt no matter how hot it is. I sweat a lot too, and the T- shirt helps a sorb the sweat.

That's what gets me. I wear a t-shirt all the time even under my FRC clothing that I wear to work. So I know I sweat a lot but I do not think the sweat runs all the way down my side and doesn't get picked up by the shirt. I know the rust on the takedown lever is from The holster holding in sweat and me stupidly leaving it in the holster overnight. But the little bit of rust that is on the slide serration has to be from my shirt. As this stupid holster that I am forced to use for the moment does not come up high enough to cover the slide.

Soccerdad1995 wrote:

flechero wrote:Don't know what gun or what finish you have but this is the very reason I plan on sending my guns to Robar for complete internal and external finish. (once I get the last alterations finished.)

Sweat can be nasty... some people's sweat is saltier and more damaging than others. That being said, I ALWAYS wear an undershirt if I expect to sweat very much. I also have a silicon cloth sitting atop the safe [in a bag] and wipe down daily in the summer... and if I have been sweating for a few days, I break down the gun and clean it thoroughly.

Carrying a gun in the Texas summers is a pain that often involves extra maintenance and diligence. I look at it like walking the dog- make time for it and get used to it and soon it will be routine and not a "pain" in your schedule.

This is good advice. Now that it is getting hotter again, I need to make sure I keep a silicon cloth in my glove box for just this purpose.