So lets say your hunting rifle or shotgun gets wet....

In your scenario a can of G96 is the next best thing to a roll of dry toilet paper.
Seriously, they are designed to get wet and dirty to a degree and do the job you task it to do.
But, if it is a fancy Blaser or a Sauer I would be hard pressed to spray the crap out of it and stash it in the tent for the night .
Rob
 
Tape the barrel off and give it a good cleaning and disassembly before and after. In between..... suck it up buttercup! (Talking to my rifles, that is)
Here on the coast, having a dry rifle is noteworthy. A rifle out of the vault is a wet one!
 
A few years back on a moose hunting trip. Every single night I tore my Voere semi-auto hunting rifle down for a complete and detailed cleaning.
A good friend of mine borrowed a Churchill LE in .303 British from myself. I did see him wipe off moisture and rain and that's about it.
End of the one week hunting trip, he returned the rifle to me after a single detailed cleaning session, and the finish was just as spotless as the expensive rifle I habitually cleaned every 24 hours.

PS: We probably experienced two or three days of rain and/or snow, & that's all.
 
I use my guns on the ocean, where you deal with salt water. I use vasoline to coat the gun and it works. Cleaner than grease. I was on a Canadian Navy Coastal Patrol Boat
, and they coated their 50 cal Brownings with grease. But, I think they keep adding grease instead of drying them because they are pitted.
 
I take a rag, a small can of frog lube and a bore snake with me hunting. I've been lucky enough with weather, gotten wet but not soaked. That rig has always dried and lubed to my satisfaction.
 
sheephunter said:
I've spent close to two weeks in steady rain and snow with no means of cleaning my rifle...you try to dry the exterior off at night but truthfully, I've never really worried too much about it. Heck I've even had to leave mine outside in a snow storm a few times. You dig it out in the morning and go hunting.
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This. I've used my rifle to help hold the flap of the winter tent open, and then on the inside hold it closed at night next to me.
 
I seal the stocks(Wood ones) inside and out with Tru-Oil and treat the metal with Jet Lube 12/34.
Never an issue with corrosion or swelling. 12/34 is a great bore cleaner and is made for use around marine
environments. It's also the best stuff for protecting electrical gear as well.:)
 
Minor cleaning at camp bore snake, oil and a wipe down, full tear down when I get home. Never had a problem yet.
 
I agree with others, get them out of the cases. I just dry them off with paper towel and a quick swipe with hopes #9 or 3 in 1 oil. Only time I ever had the weather give a gun trouble was when the forend on an auto 5 swelled up with the moisture just enough to dampen (no pun) the barrel recoil.
 
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