Was that gun stainless when you bought it or was it blued?
The reason I ask is I have something similar that was blued and had a minor touch of rust on it, so I stripped it, and now it looks stainless, but I need to keep it wrapped in a well-oiled cloth.
I tried to re-blue it but was never happy with the results.
Oh man! Drop that thing off to a smith and let him fix it.
>>Was that gun stainless when you bought it or was it blued?
Stainless. Note that the photo is not my specific gun, but was taken from the Ruger web site. I’d have never posted a photo of my gun’s serial number, regardless of the photo resolution. :)
My gun does, however, look exactly like the one in the photo, and after 21 years it still looks and works like new. I keep it in a sheepskin (maybe fake - not sure) lined leather case. There’s only been one or two occasions over 21 years when I haven’t cleaned it completely within a week after firing.