Thread: Drowned Rifle

Have a good look at the scope, an older scope taking a swim could end up being foggy at a later date. Cool the thing down and then take it somewhere hot is one way of checking, nothing worse than trying to line an animal up and not being able to see through the tube! Other than that laminated stock rifles are almost as good as synthetic stocked rifles, almost impervious to water if cleaned afterwards. Biggest point to note is the springs are carbon steel for heat treating and very prone to corrosion. Strip out everything like a spring ie mag spring, firing pin spring, and get to the trigger springs as best you can and check and wipe them off and lightly oil with a good persistent non-gumming oil. DexronIII ATF is one option...