sproulman

This is just my personal belief so no-one go ballistic... I think WD isa great product for what it suppose to do. It does displace water and it displaces water very well inside or outside the bore. But!, because of its consistency I am not sure that it will provide long term protection without attendance. It you are willing to re-new its protection every few months/for weeks what ever it takes it will last and protect for a long time. I believe it will and it does evaporate with time offering less protection.

Since for all intents and purposes I have given up shooting my centerfires they have all been wiped down with sheath and bore grease has been applied to the bores - I even thought about cosmoline but could make myself do it.

It is my opinion if you are using your ML on some sort of consistent basis treating it with WD will provide protection. I think the ability of WD to displace water in the bore is worth its weight in gold. And again if I were going to use the gun on a regular basis WD would be all you need, if it is going to sit for a couple of months I think I might be inclined to add a bore oil with a thicker consistentcy that WD.

just my random thoughts and worth about 2 bits