08-04-2015, 11:37 PM
rabiddawg Wrote:Wow, what yall got in the water out there? I have had guns out in wet weather and never had a problem like that. They fo get wiped off back at the camp.
When i was a kid I had a Remington 1100 spend the night under water after a boat accident and it faired better than the gun in those photos. The blueing held up fine. The only permant damage was the stock cracked a bit from swelling.
Probably salt, and you will end up in a corrosion situation eventually.
Where I live near the coast insurance premiums go up if you live 1.5km or closer to the beach. Salt in the air will eventually corrode everything that is unprotected. Zerust corrosion management vapour capsules are a popular addition to firearm cabinets here. Brownells sells corrosion tabs for smaller containers and you see them sometimes in manufacturer boxes like dies. If you are going to cache anything underground for the long term don't use metal boxes like ammo liners.
The inside of barrels are a corrosion magnet, especially non stainless barrels. Fire a few function/check-zero rounds prior to leaving your holding area and head out into the bush. The carbon now on the inside of the barrel soon attracts moisture in a humid environment. It then becomes a dilemma as to whether to go out with the accuracy and reliability of a fouled barrel or oiled with no function test. You can even swim with your gun as long as the optics and ammo are sealed and you let all the water out of the barrel before pulling the trigger. But, spend a few days and nights out in the rain...