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Rifles in the rain *important*
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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1281004" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>My experience has proven the opposite is true. no disrespect. Actually a good point to bring up in this discussion. I am a backpack hunter and keeping my rifle dry has been a learning experience over many many years. When you leave your rifle outside it gets just as cold as the air and even in dry conditions can be wet with dew in the early morning hours. Moisture will fall out of the air and settle on any surface that is below the dewpoint, and with your entire rifle at or below the dewpoint, even your optics will be covered with moisture.</p><p></p><p>Leaving it in a tent is also challneging because of the condensation that forms inside the tent from your breath. </p><p></p><p>But the tent is the best place I have found. I make sure to wrap the scope/action/barrel in dry clothes and keep nestled right next to my sleeping bag to get as warm as possible. The extra warmth keeps moisture away because it is warmer than the dewpoint and will be all around more dry.</p><p></p><p>As I hike through the dark in the morning and hunt in the early morning hours when the air is still very cold, I keep my scope covered with a big neoprene scope cover. The rifle will cool down as you hunt, but the cover will provide some protection against the morning dew. The cover is large enough with flaps that cover the action and helps keep moisture and dirt off of everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1281004, member: 33822"] My experience has proven the opposite is true. no disrespect. Actually a good point to bring up in this discussion. I am a backpack hunter and keeping my rifle dry has been a learning experience over many many years. When you leave your rifle outside it gets just as cold as the air and even in dry conditions can be wet with dew in the early morning hours. Moisture will fall out of the air and settle on any surface that is below the dewpoint, and with your entire rifle at or below the dewpoint, even your optics will be covered with moisture. Leaving it in a tent is also challneging because of the condensation that forms inside the tent from your breath. But the tent is the best place I have found. I make sure to wrap the scope/action/barrel in dry clothes and keep nestled right next to my sleeping bag to get as warm as possible. The extra warmth keeps moisture away because it is warmer than the dewpoint and will be all around more dry. As I hike through the dark in the morning and hunt in the early morning hours when the air is still very cold, I keep my scope covered with a big neoprene scope cover. The rifle will cool down as you hunt, but the cover will provide some protection against the morning dew. The cover is large enough with flaps that cover the action and helps keep moisture and dirt off of everything. [/QUOTE]
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