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Rifles in the rain *important*
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1259138" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>My experiences shooting in the rain tell me several things go on.</p><p></p><p>First, remember that water is not a lubricant for metal especially under high pressure, if anything it leads to galling.</p><p></p><p>Second, in creating resistance it can create increased pressure as the bullet goes down the tube.</p><p></p><p>Third, I first noticed this shooting the .17 Rem when I was young and later saw it to an even greater degree with the .204 shooting both coyotes and PD's that in heavy rain sometimes the bullets seemed to be breaking up or otherwise petering out on targets more than 200yds away.</p><p></p><p>Didn't seem to be much of a problem in light mist but in a real live rain it just did wierd things down range.</p><p></p><p>In years gone by I always used a product called LPS lubricants, they made four of them (spray lubes) that ranged from a very light penetrating oil to the next not so thin and really good as a preservative. LPS3 was like a spray on grease.</p><p></p><p>We used to hunt with blued CM factory barrels and taking a suggestion from a shooter I respected quite a bit started leaving just a thin film of the LPS2 in the bore following a hunt. We'd just patch through with some 90% Isopropyl Alcohol to remove any moisture that got in the bore and wipe down the outside with the same and then spray a light coat on the exterior and a short burst in the bore. We'd let it set a few minutes and then just wipe off the excess on the outside and run a dry patch through the barrel to remove the excess from the bore.</p><p></p><p>In later years I started doing the same thing with "Machinegunner's Lube" which has become my primary lubricant and protectant for all of my weapons.</p><p></p><p>Anything from the finger of a surgical glove to saran wrap will keep moisture from getting in the barrel end and keeping the breech closed keeps it from getting inside from the bolt area as long as you carry your rifle barrel up.</p><p></p><p>As for what some are seeing after firing a wet barrel and it being harder to clean yes, I think that the moisture combined with the heating makes for more copper and powder fouling than usual and it's tougher to get out as it seems to help to bond it to the bore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1259138, member: 30902"] My experiences shooting in the rain tell me several things go on. First, remember that water is not a lubricant for metal especially under high pressure, if anything it leads to galling. Second, in creating resistance it can create increased pressure as the bullet goes down the tube. Third, I first noticed this shooting the .17 Rem when I was young and later saw it to an even greater degree with the .204 shooting both coyotes and PD's that in heavy rain sometimes the bullets seemed to be breaking up or otherwise petering out on targets more than 200yds away. Didn't seem to be much of a problem in light mist but in a real live rain it just did wierd things down range. In years gone by I always used a product called LPS lubricants, they made four of them (spray lubes) that ranged from a very light penetrating oil to the next not so thin and really good as a preservative. LPS3 was like a spray on grease. We used to hunt with blued CM factory barrels and taking a suggestion from a shooter I respected quite a bit started leaving just a thin film of the LPS2 in the bore following a hunt. We'd just patch through with some 90% Isopropyl Alcohol to remove any moisture that got in the bore and wipe down the outside with the same and then spray a light coat on the exterior and a short burst in the bore. We'd let it set a few minutes and then just wipe off the excess on the outside and run a dry patch through the barrel to remove the excess from the bore. In later years I started doing the same thing with "Machinegunner's Lube" which has become my primary lubricant and protectant for all of my weapons. Anything from the finger of a surgical glove to saran wrap will keep moisture from getting in the barrel end and keeping the breech closed keeps it from getting inside from the bolt area as long as you carry your rifle barrel up. As for what some are seeing after firing a wet barrel and it being harder to clean yes, I think that the moisture combined with the heating makes for more copper and powder fouling than usual and it's tougher to get out as it seems to help to bond it to the bore. [/QUOTE]
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