M&P slide rusting.

[LouisianaRebel]

My m&p likes to rust, i wipe it down almost every other day and it still ends up like this.

Anyone around here do np3 coating or something like that?
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[Hitman]

Holy ****!

Has it ever been scratched there?

I'd be sending that to S&W in demand for a new slide. How old is it?

 

[XD45ACP]

I thought the slides were stainless???

 

[scooterj]

Plate-Tacular , one of the site sponsors, does a few different finishes.
If you would like more of a factory finish, Freedom Gunworks , another site sponsor, can finish the slide in Atranite.
http://www.plate-tacular.com/
http://www.freedomgunworks.com/

 

[Hitman]

Maybe it's a Pre-08 model;

on Mar 14 2008, 04:42 PM, said:
I talked to the guys at S&W about this issue a couple weeks ago. I was told the place that does the melonite for them had changed(eliminated) a fairly imporant step in the process which resulted in a loss of rust prevention. They did catch the problem but some guns did make it out the market this way. The problem has 100% been resolved. So you need not worry about rusting M&Ps any longer.

 

[JBP55]

I thought the slides were stainless???

They are and stainless will rust just not as fast as carbon steel.

 

[JNieman]

You just made me pull out my M&P9c to check it out of fear. I carry it every day for a few months now, with no problem. My M&P full size before it, for almost a year, equally with no problems.

Hopefully Hitman's quoted statement holds true for me.

I can only second the others... that is a pretty clear violation of the advertised product and S&W should be handling that as a defect!

Please do let us know how they deal with it!

They are and stainless will rust just not as fast as carbon steel.

What he said. Think of it less as "stainless" and more as "Stains Less"

 

[nickatnite]

Reason # 284 why to carry a GLOCK...

 

[bravo3]

Reason # 284 why to carry a GLOCK...

lmao, agreed!

 

[SpeedRacer]

I carried mine for a couple years in an MTAC with zero rust and barely any wear at all. What kind of holster are you using?

Also, IIRC S&W will fix it under warranty.

 

[sandman7925]

Something unusual is going on with that pistol. Even if it was uncoated bare carbon steel it would not rust like that if you're wiping it down every day like you claim.

 

[LouisianaRebel]

Fired round says 6-8-2010.. It seems kinda scratched right there. Maybe I dropped it or something or the holster wear let it rust.
Every other day:-) i guess i should just carry a 1911 if this thing will rust like that.

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[Hitman]

Reason # 284 why to carry a GLOCK...

Yea because no one's ever had a Glock with surface rust on it

I knew it wouldn't be long before one of you showed up

Something unusual is going on with that pistol. .

Seems so.

 

[richiespng]

Yea because no one's ever had a Glock with surface rust on it

I knew it wouldn't be long before one of you showed up




Seems so.

Eh, could be worse.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Eh, could be worse.

Obvious photoshop.

 

[Hitman]

Obvious photoshop.

 

[whitsend]

Eh, could be worse.

Did you get this in on pawn?
You should list it here for sale!!

 

[Hitman]

Did you ever use anything like Gun Scrubber on it? or any other solvent type cleaner?

 

[gmshooter]

I spoke to one of the town deputies and he said that the sherriff's dept ones are also rusting! Sucks but smith should fix it up.

 

[oleheat]

They are and stainless will rust just not as fast as carbon steel.

Winner!

Folks are often mislead by the term "stainless". You would NOT want a firearm made from the more corrosion-resistant stainless steels- they're too soft.