shooting in the rain

[jkl33]

when shooting in the rain do you have to take apart your pistol mags and wipe them down so they dont rust? are there any suggestions when shooting in the rain?

[Dead*Reckoned]

Dont let water get into the barrel. Could cause an overpressure

[SPUTTER]

I love the sound of gunshots in damp weather.

[dunndeal]

Just watch Gene Kelly "Dancing in the Rain" and you'll realize that water is good for everything that ails you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME

[tonelar]

when shooting in the rain do you have to take apart your pistol mags and wipe them down so they dont rust? are there any suggestions when shooting in the rain?

don't forget your springs too- WD40(to get rid of the water) -then follow up with a good gun oil

[nagorb]

I usually dry them off as best i can and spray some oil on them and then when I get home I make sure to completely dry them off and oil them down. I also make sure to air out your cases also.

[CALI SHOT DOC]

i love shooting in the rain, just shot a match in a constant down pour for 5 hrs and my gun worked like a charm. Most gun's today will handle water pretty well, i clean my xd and g17 just like i would if it was 90 F outside. get some can air or start up your compressor and blow it out pretty good. oil your springs and movable parts and you will be good to go. I'm not a fan of wd 40 because you have to make sure there is no residue left in the gun or you can have a big problem the next time you go to the range

[Marlin Hunter]

Dont let water get into the barrel. Could cause an overpressure

http://www.dlsports.com/underwater_handgun_shooting.html

http://splodetv.com/firing-glock-underwater

[Dead*Reckoned]

http://www.dlsports.com/underwater_h..._shooting.html

http://splodetv.com/firing-glock-underwater

There is a huge difference between firing underwater, and firing with the barrel obstructed. It is more dangerous to fire with a small amount of water in the barrel than if the whole gun is completely submerged underwater. It has to do with equilibrium between the barrel and the outside air (or water)

This guy let just a little rain go down his barrel after he was carrying it muzzle up.

[HighLander51]

I just got home from shooting a USPSA match Norco, there will be videos of us shooting in the rain by mid week. http://nrg.jvdynamics.com/nrg
Course the pistol barrel is pointing down, except while shooting, so it's pretty hard for rain to collect.. And I kept my coat on the whole time, so no alot of water in the G17. The mags got pretty messed up in the mud, but it was time for the annual cleaning anyway.

Disagree about WD-40. I have a Remington 870 that I hunted with for decades (bought in 1969). I used to drown that sucker in WD-40, hunting in pouring rain, freezing sleet rain, plain rain, dry snow, wet snow, and it's as good as new today. Drown it in WD-40 before going out, drown it again when you get home, and just blow it out with the compressor.

[Marlin Hunter]

There is a huge difference between firing underwater, and firing with the barrel obstructed. It is more dangerous to fire with a small amount of water in the barrel than if the whole gun is completely submerged underwater. It has to do with equilibrium between the barrel and the outside air (or water)

This guy let just a little rain go down his barrel after he was carrying it muzzle up.

He pointed the muzzle towards the ground before putting it to his shoulder, and then aimed it down hill for several seconds. Any significant water in the barrel should have drained out. At Fort Benning we had to shoot in the rain, and I never heard or seen a problem with the M-16s. Vietnam was a very wet war. I never heard or read anything about someone having problems with rain and small arms weapons. Duck hunters shoot in the rain, and the only thing they worry about is getting water in the shell. Most factory duck hunting ammo has a varnish or something like that covering the crimp to prevent water entering the hull. I think that video is staged, and the barrel was cut, using a Wire EDM process, before he took the shot.

[HighLander51]

I think that video is staged, probably nothing that clever. This idiot was loading his own ammo, and blew it up.

[nine eos]

i remember an episode of mythbusters where they couldn't get a barrel to split like that even welding it shut.

i'd need more proof rain caused that malfunction.

[leoffensive]

i went shootin today. got my ak, ar, 1911, kahr cw9, and mossy 500 all soaked. all worked with no issues. just finished cleaning them all about 10 minutes ago

[Dead*Reckoned]

Here's a video made by HK. Water in the barrel is dangerous, granted some guns may be able to handle it (glock) better than others. It seems like you guys are trying to say there are no problems with shooting guns in wet conditions. There is no way you could convince me to shoot a gun that has been pointed muzzle up in the rain for anytime. Even if the muzzle was pointed down before shooting in order to drain, it is very possible to have some water stick in the barrel due to the surface tension properties of water. I'm not going to take any unnecessary risks when we are talking about contained explosions of 20,000 psi let alone rifle rounds up to 60,000 psi. Chances are if your barrel has some water in it, it wont explode catastrophically like in the videos, but it might cause stress in the metal which would result in a shortened life span. All I said in my OP was to keep the muzzle pointed down, sounds like sounds advice, no?