Basement Flood=Thank God for Black Rifles

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A foot and a half of basement flood, the height of the safes and the butt stocks of plastic have saved me so far, but I am spent after a week of cleaning.
From Tuesdays' flood I was too busy doing so much work, that I couldn't crack the safes until Friday when I went through the first of three safes.

I have made out pretty well so far. The height of the safes and the butt stocks have been my saviour.
Only things with water have been the buffer tubes of the ARs.
Even the same everything gets a drying down, a pull through and a severe oil bath.
Even the metal of the safes had to get vacuumed out, dried and an oil bath for them too.

I have never been more grateful that I have pared down the milsurp collection and now have near mostly just black rifles.
Save for seome Cooeys, an SVT40, and a few SKS and an M39 Finn.

Tonight is the last dozen or so rifles to go.
I fear for my bullpup T97s.

Long story short, inspect, dry, and then drown in oil until I can get back for detail time and clean in the weeks and months ahead.

Anything special that I need look for?

I may not be overly active here for a few days yet.
Wish me the patience of dealing with this and then looking into the ammo lockers,,,.
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I'd start with a good hosing of wd-40 before the oil bath, thats what it's for, use it on the tools in my service truck when I get caught in the rail or wash it etc, flushes the water out well, oil doesn't always displace the water sometimes it will just settle out at the bottom.
 
Uisge said:
I'd start with a good hosing of wd-40 before the oil bath, thats what it's for, use it on the tools in my service truck when I get caught in the rail or wash it etc, flushes the water out well, oil doesn't always displace the water sometimes it will just settle out at the bottom.
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This - bigtime. WD (Water Dispersant) 40 gets the water out of the pores of the metal, then oil. Take it from a guy who lives in a rainforest, that stuff works.
 
Uisge said:
I'd start with a good hosing of wd-40 before the oil bath, thats what it's for, use it on the tools in my service truck when I get caught in the rail or wash it etc, flushes the water out well, oil doesn't always displace the water sometimes it will just settle out at the bottom.
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Yes... 100%. I used it for my working 870. Nothing like a ride in a heli basket in a down pour to get a gun soaked... just douch the old gal off with dub-dee in the hotel bath tub and she's ready for the next day.
 
One ammo locker empty.
Ammo in cans and checked dry.
w:h:
That's near 15K of 5.56 and 9mm.
A short break to let the locker dry out and get my strength back before I restock it.

I appreciate the WD40 advice..
I have already gone through well over two dozen rifles.
I'ld need two dozen cans of the stuff.
I think I have gone through a quart and a half of gun oil already.

I think I'll stock up on WD40 for the long run and the take my time cleanings.

I have a gallon of CLP but ny memory of seeing C7s rust just won't let me think of it.
 
I've had anodizing "flake" off from water/moisture damage after some minor flooding in the basement. I believe it's only cosmetic but something to keep an eye on. It sounds like you caught it early enough that it's not an issue.
 
Leg I hope so.
This is what, six days after the flood that I am getting around to the last of the firearms and ammo.

Ammo locker number two and all ammo cans good.
Let the re-stackibng begin.
 
Safes, rifles, and ammo all good.
Now I am down to stripping and cleaning some one or two hundred magazines.

Looking to start this tonight, I can not tell you how bitter I am towards Canadian magazine restrictions and those *** rivets that hinder taking them apart.
WD40 and hose down.
 
Swiss Arms mags, good news, I can see through them and they are not only good, but they have stainless steel springs.

Bad news. The spring from a lot of my AR mags are rusty.
D*** canadian mag restrictionsand those stupid rivets that won't let me take them apart to clean them.
 
lawn gnome said:
Swiss Arms mags, good news, I can see through them and they are not only good, but they have stainless steel springs.

Bad news. The spring from a lot of my AR mags are rusty.
D*** canadian mag restrictionsand those stupid rivets that won't let me take them apart to clean them.
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You can take the mags apart, just have the tools (rivet gun and rivets usually) to put them back together. CFO said he didn't care in SK if it was for cleaning or maintenance, as long as they are in compliance before and after.
 
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