Keepin Dry
 

Just wanted to know if there is a way that some one out there might now about to keep your gun dry during your hunt. about the only way I can think of now is to hide it under my poncho but that may prove a bad idea when a bird comes up to the decoy.

RE: Keepin Dry
 

dont worry bout it gettin wet you will just need to clean it when you get home

RE: Keepin Dry
 

A light coat of oil as you normally would when you clean your gun will go along way to protecting it from the effects of rain.

If you do get soaked, make sure that when you get home that you allow your gun time to reach room temp before cleaning. Never put it back into the cabinet without cleaning it properly.

If you fail to let it reach ambient temp, especially if it was a cold day, the metal will sweat, even if you already wiped it down, which can cause moisture to form... leading to RUST! Personally, I wipe all my guns down, even if I just handled them for whatever reason. Your fingerprints alone can also cause damage to your guns finish.

RE: Keepin Dry
 

Me to
I always use a soft cloth or paper towl and spray it with WD-40,
Then wipe it down good before putting it up.

RE: Keepin Dry
 

Not to contradict any one, but I would never use WD-40 to wipe a gun down. wd-40 is alcohol based and literally drawls moisture out of the air and onto what ever surface it is sprayed on. A light coat of gun oil is what ya need. I will tell you how volatile WD-40 is. You can use it start enginies, it is actually the best thing you can use to start em instead of starting fluid, Ether doesn't have any lubrication, WD-40 has some oil in it to help protect that initial start up. Well enough of my opinion. Pat

RE: Keepin Dry
 

WD 40 has no ether in it since 1998. I used it back then to fire my potato gun, doesn't ignite with the new blend. I do agree that rem oil or any other gun oil is better than WD40, but i have used it in a pinch before to clean my guns.

RE: Keepin Dry
 

I've been using WD for as long as I've owned guns and never had a prob with rust... I always carry a can with me when I go turkey hunting for those rainy days:D I'm sure Rem oil in the aresol can is prob better:)

RE: Keepin Dry
 

Let me clarify, I didn't mean that it had ether in it, It will though in fact still start an engine adn if you can spray it straight into the carb an engiine will run on it. I had to start my outboard motor with ir just last week.

RE: Keepin Dry
 

Pat, not to be disagreeable but the WD in WD 40 stands for water displacement. I believe it disperses water droplets and molecules rather than draw them from the air.
WD 40 got it's name because it was the 40th formula tested when trying to make a water displacing lubricant.

a.k.a. Cliff Claven...;)

RE: Keepin Dry
 

again not to argue with anybody I was in the Marine business for quite a few years. I saw what WD-40 will do to an engine compared to CRC 656. WD-40 was tested and it was found that WD=40 does in fact drawl moisture out of the air. it doesn't wisk it away it captures it. It is like a shammy cloth though it will drawl more moisture than it can hold. There for allowing that moisture to lay on the metal WD_40 will then also disipate adn leave the moisture behind. They don't tell you that though. AGain I would never use it on my firearm I would use Rem Oil or a lubricant made specifically for firearms. Pat