Gun Cleaning After Shooting in the Rain

foghorn918 · Dec 3, 2016

After you shoot a match in the rain all day, when do you clean your gun and gear?

Wall · Dec 3, 2016

I'll at the very least give it a thorough wipe down & good oiling to remove all of the moisture before putting it in the safe.

jtischauser · Dec 3, 2016

Hit them with WD40 it is a Water Displacement lube.

Matt1911 · Dec 3, 2016

When I get home and get a beer cracked open.

dennishoddy · Dec 3, 2016

My rifle was so nasty today that it was embarrassing. Been covered in dust for two weeks now with daily rides across a pasture on an ATV, rifle slung across my back.
This morning in the drizzle, it was a mix of the water and dust just under the wet surface created a nasty mess.
Coming out this evening, pure mud off the tires coated everything.
Actually took a garden hose to it when getting home tonight. Broke it down, and cleaned. I'm a big fan of silicon spray. Gave it a bath in silicon, and put it the safe with the golden rod.
Rinse and repeat in the morning.

wgm2011 · Dec 3, 2016

I'd wipe it down in the truck before I head home. Then detail clean it at the house.

My open guns cost too much money to risk letting them rust up. Plus its probably past due for a good cleaning.

And if shooing in the rain gets to be a habit, I'll probably switch to a Glock. If it gets soaked just keep it in a zip-lock bag so it don't get anything else in my range bag wet.

cajunautoxer · Dec 3, 2016

Throw it into the oven! Unloaded of course

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jtischauser · Dec 3, 2016

dennishoddy said:
My rifle was so nasty today that it was embarrassing. Been covered in dust for two weeks now with daily rides across a pasture on an ATV, rifle slung across my back.
This morning in the drizzle, it was a mix of the water and dust just under the wet surface created a nasty mess.
Coming out this evening, pure mud off the tires coated everything.
Actually took a garden hose to it when getting home tonight. Broke it down, and cleaned. I'm a big fan of silicon spray. Gave it a bath in silicon, and put it the safe with the golden rod.
Rinse and repeat in the morning.

You need an AK and a video of you pissing on it to clean it.

drmitchgibson · Dec 3, 2016

Wipe off any moisture. Spray exterior with aerosolized oil when I get home after match. And a couple shots up the magwell if my mags were wet on their exterior, like today. The inside is always well oiled and of no concern. I also clean the mags and oil them if necessary.

dennishoddy · Dec 4, 2016

Jesse Tischauser said:
You need an AK and a video of you pissing on it to clean it.

Can't do that. Wouldn't want to expose that much manliness and cause insecurity among some.

Wall · Dec 4, 2016

You need an AK and a video of you pissing on it to clean it.

Mitch Gibson......Brian Carl Smith? ???

Tuflehundon · Dec 5, 2016

I always clean my guns the day of a match, even if it's a multiday match.

benny hill · Dec 6, 2016

jesse, as a gunsmith on most guns for 30 years, NEVER use wd40 on a firearm.

jtischauser · Dec 6, 2016

benny hill said:
jesse, as a gunsmith on most guns for 30 years, NEVER use wd40 on a firearm.

Why not? I use it to get rid of the water then lube it up with oil.

Scott Hearn · Dec 6, 2016

Jesse Tischauser said:
Why not? I use it to get rid of the water then lube it up with oil.

It gets in FP & extractor tunnels and turns to glue kinda like frog lube. It also does well at removing rust but it plain sucks at preventing it. I'd use it if it's all I had but once the water is gone the WD needs to get gone at 1st convienience.

dennishoddy · Dec 6, 2016

Definitely Deplorable said:
It gets in FP & extractor tunnels and turns to glue kinda like frog lube. It also does well at removing rust but it plain sucks at preventing it. I'd use it if it's all I had but once the water is gone the WD needs to get gone at 1st convienience.

Cold weather it really turns into glue.