Argh!!!

[Gaz]

Last weekend I went shooting in the rain with my Enfields and everything got soaked. I completely dismantled one rifle and thoroughly oiled it, leaving the other clean but not oiled due to time constraints (perils of renting armoury space I guess). Plan was I'd take a day off work this week and pop down to sort them out properly and oil/grease up for winter.

Work were busy this week (weirdly) so the only day I could get was today ... and my club has closed until the second week of January! Now all my guns are shut in a locker filled with damp items in a very humid armoury for 3 weeks. How likely is it I'll need to buy a new barrel??

[dromia]

A good pull through with a an oil soaked wire gauze will get most of the red stuff out and smooth off the pitting and the bullets shouldn't key hole. :goodjob:

Groups now that is a different matter.

[meles meles]

Maybe you should sacrifice a chicken and make incantations to the great god WD40 ...

[Doz]

No friendly club officials with a key that would respond to a bottle of something nice?

[Mattnall]

.303 ball.
An excellent barrel cleaner.

Most likely any damage will be cosmetic and to the outside.

[jjvc]

I'd just go on the pish and worry about it in the new year.

[Dougan]

Is there no way (beg, bribe etc.) you can get someone to open up for you?

[HALODIN]

Surface rust cleans off surprisingly easily, I wouldn't be concerned, but obviously do it ASAP.

[Whizzbang]

If you're lucky, there might be some edible mushrooms to harvest from the woodwork.

Joking aside, I do feel your pain. Well done for shooting through the inclement weather. ACF50 or a wipe of external surfaces with Marine tuff-glide will help protect future episodes of aquatic range time.

[kennyc]

you just need to invest in a can of Ballistol, just spray it all over if you don't have time to clean it, and do the cleaning next time ...