Went out to the range this fall on a nice cool overcast day. Did a little shooting and visiting. Along came the rain. I wiped off the rifle - packed it away in the case and went home. AHHHHH visitors - sit down have a few, entertain and next day open the rifle case to see the most horrendous site. Rust. I wanted to puke. Cleaned it off as best I could. How stupid could I have been. A bluing $$$$. I wanted to beat myself with the gun. Talked to a gunsmith friend today. He made somewhat similar comments about me, to me. The answer.... 0000 steel wool and oil. Everything came off. Not a red speck on the barrel at all. Never again............ Have a good day.
Lesson Learned
- Thread starter 358Scout
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Everyone does it once
358,
Easy on yourself--you'll never do that again and I bet you're now ordering yourself a couple silicone impregnated gun socks and a few silica dry-bags for your travel cases. This is how we develop good strategies, everyone pays somehow for education. Imagine if you hadn't got to the poor rifle for weeks?
Good story with a built-in lesson and a reasonable outcome, ahh...
358,
Easy on yourself--you'll never do that again and I bet you're now ordering yourself a couple silicone impregnated gun socks and a few silica dry-bags for your travel cases. This is how we develop good strategies, everyone pays somehow for education. Imagine if you hadn't got to the poor rifle for weeks?
Good story with a built-in lesson and a reasonable outcome, ahh...
vagrantviking
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I know of one fellow, excellent shot - wins things everywhere he goes, been shooting probably 40 years, did the same thing.
But it was black powder and it was the last shoot of the year. 4 months later the plastic foam lined case couldn't even be opened there was so much rust. Should have just thrown the entire thing in a crusher unopened it was so bad. $2000 gun was garbage.
But it was black powder and it was the last shoot of the year. 4 months later the plastic foam lined case couldn't even be opened there was so much rust. Should have just thrown the entire thing in a crusher unopened it was so bad. $2000 gun was garbage.
