Thread: Weather proofing your rifle.

What do you guys do to prepare your rifle for wet weather?

Put a bit of tape over the hole in suppressor. Good to go

If it's wood, I pull it apart and wax it up. All metal is rubbed down with "MARVEL OIL" if it's Stainless/Blued if it needs it or not! Google Marvel Oil!

Scope caps and muzzle tape.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Put a bit of tape over the hole in suppressor. Good to go

Yes , this as well but use sticky dots like the teacher used to use!

Scope caps, muzzle tape and and keep a fired round closed in chamber if raining so water doesnt run dont bolt into chamber etc

Originally Posted by Fireflite

If it's wood, I pull it apart and wax it up. All metal is rubbed down with "MARVEL OIL" if it Stainless/Blued if it needs it or not! Google Marvel Oil!

I use adomantium oil, same stable

Tissue in my pocket to wipe scope, the trick is weather proofing that

Remove it from the stock, strip it. Apply lanacote( from CRC) on major parts with an old touth brush.
On moving parts ( trigger, bolt)I use wd40 or CRC long life.
For the wood, if it is dry and clean on the inside, you can seal it with varnish or araldite clear applied with a latex glove.but not where the action is resting( that should be properly bedded)
If wood is oily , then use a wax or linseed oil .
The outside of your stock should already be protected.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Tissue in my pocket to wipe scope, the trick is weather proofing that

And to wipe your eyes if you miss!

I don't use a suppressor.
Should I be worried about water getting in from the bolt end and getting trapped?
I recall on hunting adventures he said to leave a fired round in the chamber to stop water getting in, but firing a round to seal the chamber doesn't suit me.

Originally Posted by Fireflite

Yes , this as well but use sticky dots like the teacher used to use!

Great idea

Originally Posted by SlowElliot

I don't use a suppressor.
Should I be worried about water getting in from the bolt end and getting trapped?
I recall on hunting adventures he said to leave a fired round in the chamber to stop water getting in, but firing a round to seal the chamber doesn't suit me.

You'll be fine mate, unless you have a gay fluted bolt little water will get in there anyway. Bit of tape over the muzzle, keep it pointing flat as best you can so your scope lenses dont get wet, shoot shit

Awesome thanks for tips lads.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Great idea

Can we get camo ones?