Wet Gun
My O/U took a little soaking yesterday during skeet shooting. I dried out the gun and oiled it up.
Is there any thing I need to do to prevent rust?
Thanks.
Is there any thing I need to do to prevent rust?
Thanks.
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Sounds like what I used to do. We used to shoot skeet during all kinds of weather. When using white targets at nite under lites during a snow storm the bigger snowflake is the bird.
We even shot sporting clays when a tornado went through about 15 miles away. Didn't know that until later though.
Sounds like you did right though. Just make sure you dried everything off.
Retired Air Force Msgt--NRA Life Member since 19710 -
I think the gun is ruined,so you might as well just send it to
me and I'll see to it that it is properly disposed of.[:D]
On a more serious note.
As long as you got it good and dried out and re-lubricated,
there shouldn't be any problem.Might not be a bad idea to go
back and shoot it enough to get it good and heated up to help
make sure all the moisture is "cooked" out.
BW
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.0 -
clean clean clean! oil oil oil imediatley after shooting! 0 -
WD40 penetrates and displaces water.
Personally, I'd take the buttstock off, separate the the wood from the metal of the forend and flood the metal parts. That way you can be sure
it wont rust between wood and metal or soak the wood with oil.
It's not necessary to take the gun completely apart; just cycle ejectors/extractors, hammers, triggers and safety when they're loaded up with WD40.
Then drain, dry and lubricate. Allow the wood to dry before reassembling.
Buy a Ruger stainless O/U for shooting in the rain.0 -
v35 suggests exactly what I would do, i.e. take off the wood & hose down with wd-40, etc. I can't wait now to here from the anti-WD-40 pople out there. It's claimed the volitiles evaporate from the WD-40, leaving behind a hard residue. I've never had the problem, but I believe the key is to drain the WD-40 really well & thoroughly lube with a proper product.
My brother once soaked his 11-87 during deer season. All was cleaned out with the exception of the magazine tube & follower. Six months later it was found to have the follower rusted in place -- would not budge. We were at the range with a couple boxes of 20 year old 3" magnum #2's. After five rounds single loaded the recoil & vibrations shook the follower loose!! The moral here is to not to forget to dry & lube the inside of the magazine tube in case of a soaking!
JW0 -
All the previous information is very good and probably all that is needed. I have gone another step, a time or two, after really heavy rain!! I take the wood off and start up the kitchen oven to 250 or so, when it has reached temp--I turn it off and set the receiver in the oven and let it stay until it cools. Then clean and oil.
Might only be necessary after a real soaking and mine has got it a few times shooting in skeet tournaments. We don't stop unless we have lightening in the area.
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I was duck hunting 3 weeks ago. I was using my Benelli, Super Black Eagle with the camo finish.
We hunted from sun-up to 11 am in the rain and got soaked. My shotgun was drenched as was the case I carry it in.
The first thing I did when I got home was strip down the gun, barrel and reciever off, trigger group out, stock off. Compressed air is useful in removing water from hard to get to areas. As mentioned above heating the gun up to dry is helpful in drying areas impossible to get to. You just need to be careful not to damage any plastic or rubber washers or bushings the gun may have.
After everything is completely dry, oil it as usual.
Joe
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