Yeah, there's probably just something wrong with the finish application on my individual gun. I never got around to contacting Benelli about it, though.
If it progresses, I'll just send the barrel out for Cerakote and call it a day.
That is bizarre! I've seen the rusty rag problem all the time with the later Remington shotguns with their matte blue faux parkerizing that will rust if you just speak a salty word to it.
The metal on the Nova is supposed to be nitrited to prevent rust.
I've hunted with mine for several years in everything from Hot Texas late summer Dove Seasons (sweaty!) to midwinter waterfowling (rainy - muddy) with the gun being well handled and environmentally exposed for the weekend and I've yet to see a spec of anything looking like rust (or a rusty rag run) on mine.
One more reason I love it so much, and don't love my former always go to 870s as much.
It is an awesome Pump gun and my favorite of the bunch.
I've been shooting a 24" barrel (I know - NOT a 26" or 28") but I smash skeet & sporting clays and connect well with the birds, so I must have learned to stop spot shooting and just keep swinging - just keep swinging...
BIGGER_HAMMER
Yeah, mine had rusted too. I never had the rust problems in South Carolina but in Tennessee, it rusted. Not pitting like rust but thenkind that will show up of you wipe it with a white rag.
ETC (SW/AW), USN (1998-2008)
CVN-65, USS Enterprise
have thousands of rounds thru mine, purchased one when they first came out so this one is roughly 19 years old I believe. the older models the forearm will rattle a bit and the recoil pad sucks. Only complaint I have. get a better recoil pad and it will last a long time. mine is used for clays and hunting and has some scars but nothing that has kept the gun from working.
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