wildrider666
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In the firearms "WTF?" Category, I found this:
Pics in Post #5 below.
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Sig 556 buttplate material disintegrated! Area and bits/chunks appear to have a film that is tacky to the touch but firm/hard and smells faintly like rubber, No other Sig stocks have that issue. I picked up the chunks from the floor panal and wiped the carpet surface with a white rag: no wetness or stain on rag. Pulled floorboard rifle was resting on: no sign of stain or saturation in the wood. I'm familiar with common rubber "dry rot". This is specific only to the Heel with the rest of the pad showing no sign of degredation and the tacky film is not dry and transfers to your fingers.
I don't treat plastic or rubber gun parts in the Safe/storage. So on routine storage maintenance I don't even look at the buttstock, then it goes back in the same spot. Nothing has been spilled inside the Safe nor on the heel of the buttstock. No other guns/gear including similar buttpads, scope covers, grips (rubber/plastic) show any sign of this problem.
I considered chemical long term reaction from the synthetic carpet under point pressure of the composit rubber Heel but that's a stretch. The decompisition goes deep, so its not a surface topical contact exposure to a cleaning solvent. I have no recollection of any adverse chemical exposure to the buttstock. Safe does not have a internal light, heater or powered dehumidifier. I use DampRid with a large catch container positioned on the far side of the safe which is dumped and replenished every 60 days.
Has anybody had a similar issue with Sig or other rubber buttock pads? I don't have a Clue on this one, just hope my other Sigs don't catch the same disease!
Pics in Post #5 below.
These pics didn't work out
View attachment 70954
View attachment 70955
View attachment 70956
Sig 556 buttplate material disintegrated! Area and bits/chunks appear to have a film that is tacky to the touch but firm/hard and smells faintly like rubber, No other Sig stocks have that issue. I picked up the chunks from the floor panal and wiped the carpet surface with a white rag: no wetness or stain on rag. Pulled floorboard rifle was resting on: no sign of stain or saturation in the wood. I'm familiar with common rubber "dry rot". This is specific only to the Heel with the rest of the pad showing no sign of degredation and the tacky film is not dry and transfers to your fingers.
I don't treat plastic or rubber gun parts in the Safe/storage. So on routine storage maintenance I don't even look at the buttstock, then it goes back in the same spot. Nothing has been spilled inside the Safe nor on the heel of the buttstock. No other guns/gear including similar buttpads, scope covers, grips (rubber/plastic) show any sign of this problem.
I considered chemical long term reaction from the synthetic carpet under point pressure of the composit rubber Heel but that's a stretch. The decompisition goes deep, so its not a surface topical contact exposure to a cleaning solvent. I have no recollection of any adverse chemical exposure to the buttstock. Safe does not have a internal light, heater or powered dehumidifier. I use DampRid with a large catch container positioned on the far side of the safe which is dumped and replenished every 60 days.
Has anybody had a similar issue with Sig or other rubber buttock pads? I don't have a Clue on this one, just hope my other Sigs don't catch the same disease!
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