Bring it in or leave it in the cool

[pdogger]

I'm wondering if during ml season when I may leave the rifle loaded for a few days, would it be better to leave it in the cool garage to avoid condensation or bring it in the house? Thoughts?

[BigDaddy12t]

Leave it in the cool. I either leave mine in the truck, locked in the garage, or I bring it in to my unheated attached garage.

[johnnyo]

Cool, in the garage. stays like that for the week.

[pdogger]

Thanks guys I kinda thought that made sense

[MountainDevil54]

im the opposite. The rifle starts off inside the night before hunting season starts, goes out into the truck early in the morning when i go out to start it, goes out into the field with me all day, goes back into the truck and then comes back inside the house with me.

[Breechplug]

I do the same as MountainDevil54, but also I have had My MLer through extreme Cold Rain and Snow, then through the same routine as MD and never once did I have any condensation, rust or My MLer not fire.
I cover the end of My MLer's Barrel with Masking Tape to prevent Mositure or anything else from entering the Barrel. I believe this makes a Big Big Difference than one not covered.
(BP)

[falcon]

i bring them in the house. Sometimes one or more of my guns are loaded for months at a time. They always go bang when they are supposed to. If i lived in a climate where it got really cold in the winter i might do it differently.

[Garceau]

Mine stays in my stand - nice not having to deal with it in the morning, or evening. I just leave it and walk back to my truck.

[Rogo]

I load my Accura in the warm house the night before. Take it out to the Jeep in the morning, hunt in the cold all day on stand and bring it back into the house at night. My rifle was laoded on 11/5/10 and followed this routine until yesterday when I took a shot at a running yote. Rifle went bang as usual but I missed the yote tho. Not the guns fault. I don't think it makes much difference where you keep your rifle, warm or cold.

[txhunter58]

Any rifle I am hunting with stays outside (usually in the truck) at night. Rapid changes of temp can cause condensation inside and outside the barrel from the moisture in the air even if the muzzle is taped. Slow changes in temp will allow the moisture to stay in the air. If you don't believe it let a gun get down to 32 degrees outside, then bring it in a 70 degree room and look at it in 15-20 minutes.