Dealing With Wet Guns/Ammo
Some great advice for our fellow Texans who have been affected by the flooding from Harvey.
With all the flooding in South East Texas, the first priority is to get your family to safety! Way down the list of priorities is recovering firearms. But there will be guns lost in the flood… So, what to do if your guns were submerged for any period of time? This is what I would do if I had the time…. (Note, this is just my general opinion, your mileage may vary)
Chances are, most guns will be ruined after a few days. But you can attempt to save them.
If possible…. Get them out of the the water. Get them broken down as far as you know how to break them down. This includes lifting the side plates off revolvers, removing grips, opening any part that can be opened. You tube is a great source to watch a video on how to strip a gun down to the frame. You might damage you gun by trying to take it apart the wrong way, but leaving it full of water will rust it out and eat the finish anyway. So may as well try to save it.
Read the rest of the article:
https://gunsovertexasradio.com/2017/08/29/storm-recovering-waterlogged-guns-ammo/