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**bruce21b** · 04-09-2008, 03:16 AM

i just bought a bi tone XD-9.....

i thought the slide was stainless steel, how can it be rusting???

or is the silver color just a finish coat????

apierce918 · 04-09-2008, 08:33 AM

stainless is exactly that, stain-LESS it has to be abused quite a bit to get rusting, but his might just be getting early stains of rust color from being in a sweaty pit

dogboy · 04-09-2008, 09:03 AM

Second instance of this I've read from two different people in about 3 days. And here I was considering getting a Bi-Tone Compact. Guess it will be the black slide for me.....

Conceyted · 04-09-2008, 09:12 AM

Did you take care of your gun? I.E. Clean it after range trips and keep it oiled properly?

dreydin · 04-09-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dogboy

Second instance of this I've read from two different people in about 3 days. And here I was considering getting a Bi-Tone Compact. Guess it will be the black slide for me.....

no sh1t, i just got me a two tone 40 and now im getting nervous.. but then again, im not gonna CC(yet) or sweat on it profusely

jedi573 · 04-09-2008, 09:53 AM

My bi-tone XD would "freckle" (get minor spots of surface rust) even after minor handling. By minor I mean after a range tip it would be cleaned and put in a padded case in the closet. I'd take it out a week later, and no rust then, but if I handled the slide and then put it away, a few days later I'd have rust on it.

Ended up sending it to Springfield's Custom Shop for a Black-T finish and some other stuff. That fixed it but not in the way I would have wanted originally.

Andy

**Rustynuts** · 04-09-2008, 03:11 PM

I doubt it's rust, probably blowback speckles or something. Even if the stainless DID rust somehow, it shouldn't spread like with iron/plain steel. Polish it off, Eezox it, and keep shooting, whiner!

My $1,000+ Kimber came with rust on the barrel out of the box. Sure I bitched a bit about that on a gun that cost 2x my XD's, but a little Flitz and it was good to go. No problems a year later.

**jnclement** · 04-09-2008, 04:23 PM

If the stainless rusted, I bet the black would have rusted twice as much. And never store a pistol in a padded case. Or foam case. Unless you want it to rust.

You can also send them directly to Birdsong for Black-T, and skip the Springfield markup.

dogboy · 04-09-2008, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedi573

My bi-tone XD would "freckle" (get minor spots of surface rust) even after minor handling. By minor I mean after a range tip it would be cleaned and put in a padded case in the closet. I'd take it out a week later, and no rust then, but if I handled the slide and then put it away, a few days later I'd have rust on it.

Ended up sending it to Springfield's Custom Shop for a Black-T finish and some other stuff. That fixed it but not in the way I would have wanted originally.

Andy

COOL! for me. Black slide is $50 cheaper, and still looks DANG cool!

jedi573 · 04-09-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rustynuts

I doubt it's rust, probably blowback speckles or something. Even if the stainless DID rust somehow, it shouldn't spread like with iron/plain steel. Polish it off, Eezox it, and keep shooting, whiner!

Hey Rusty,

It would rust in between range visits. I'd have it clean in the closet, take it out to do a few dry-fire trigger presses, and return it to the bag. A few days later I'd take it out and it would have rust on the spots of the slide where I handled it.

jnclement,

Sure can! I had Springfield's shop do other stuff to it as well, though (like night sights, Bar-Sto barrel, etc.).

Andy

04-09-2008, 03:16 AM	#11
bruce21b XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 416	i just bought a bi tone XD-9..... i thought the slide was stainless steel, how can it be rusting??? or is the silver color just a finish coat???? __________________ Springfield XD-9 Service Sig Sauer P-229 Wilson Combat CQB (when gas prices come down to earth)

04-09-2008, 09:12 AM	#14
Conceyted XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 472	Did you take care of your gun? I.E. Clean it after range trips and keep it oiled properly? __________________ Chris XD Sub Compact 9mm in Black S&W M&P 340CT .357mag

04-09-2008, 04:23 PM	#18
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,296	If the stainless rusted, I bet the black would have rusted twice as much. And never store a pistol in a padded case. Or foam case. Unless you want it to rust. You can also send them directly to Birdsong for Black-T, and skip the Springfield markup. __________________ Contrary to what sells magazines, not all of us are, or want to be SpecOps, SEAL, Recon, Delta, CQB, Ninja, firearm-knife-tactical-death-touch instructors. Last edited by jnclement : 04-09-2008 at 06:12 PM.

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04-09-2008, 08:33 AM	#12
apierce918 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 234	stainless is exactly that, stain-LESS it has to be abused quite a bit to get rusting, but his might just be getting early stains of rust color from being in a sweaty pit

04-09-2008, 09:03 AM	#13
dogboy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 161	Second instance of this I've read from two different people in about 3 days. And here I was considering getting a Bi-Tone Compact. Guess it will be the black slide for me.....

04-09-2008, 09:53 AM	#16
jedi573 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 150	My bi-tone XD would "freckle" (get minor spots of surface rust) even after minor handling. By minor I mean after a range tip it would be cleaned and put in a padded case in the closet. I'd take it out a week later, and no rust then, but if I handled the slide and then put it away, a few days later I'd have rust on it. Ended up sending it to Springfield's Custom Shop for a Black-T finish and some other stuff. That fixed it but not in the way I would have wanted originally. Andy

04-09-2008, 03:11 PM	#17
Rustynuts XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,089	I doubt it's rust, probably blowback speckles or something. Even if the stainless DID rust somehow, it shouldn't spread like with iron/plain steel. Polish it off, Eezox it, and keep shooting, whiner! My $1,000+ Kimber came with rust on the barrel out of the box. Sure I bitched a bit about that on a gun that cost 2x my XD's, but a little Flitz and it was good to go. No problems a year later.