Sp101 and getting wet
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Sgtwillys
Fortunately the SPs and GP are very easy to field strip, if you have a good grade of lubricant some of the teflon lubricants are very good. If you have kept the lock works of your gun well lubricated, a dunking will probably not make the slightest difference.
Hugh
What class boats??
Fortunately the SPs and GP are very easy to field strip, if you have a good grade of lubricant some of the teflon lubricants are very good. If you have kept the lock works of your gun well lubricated, a dunking will probably not make the slightest difference.
Hugh
What class boats??
pisgah
WD is convenient, but if you get enough of it where it should not be it will cause primer deterioration. I managed on one occasion to get s build up in the firing pin hole in my 1911, it ran down onto the chambered round an caused primer failure.
The caveat that goes along with this story is that these were reloads, and that most commercial ammo has a sealant on the primers that would have kept this from happening.
"Finegles Rule" applies if something bad can happen then it will...
WD is convenient, but not the best choice.
WD is convenient, but if you get enough of it where it should not be it will cause primer deterioration. I managed on one occasion to get s build up in the firing pin hole in my 1911, it ran down onto the chambered round an caused primer failure.
The caveat that goes along with this story is that these were reloads, and that most commercial ammo has a sealant on the primers that would have kept this from happening.
"Finegles Rule" applies if something bad can happen then it will...
WD is convenient, but not the best choice.
pisgah
Buckeye
>WD is convenient, but if you get enough of it where it should not be it will cause primer deterioration
It should go without saying, but just in case -- never spray ANY oil, WD40 or otherwise, on/in a loaded gun. Thin oils can migrate in to primers and/or powder and kill a load. After a dunking, ammo should be removed and dried off, the gun sprayed and then wiped down, outside and inside the bore/chambers. The real possibility of this happening with properly assembled ammo is small, but exists nonetheless.
It should go without saying, but just in case -- never spray ANY oil, WD40 or otherwise, on/in a loaded gun. Thin oils can migrate in to primers and/or powder and kill a load. After a dunking, ammo should be removed and dried off, the gun sprayed and then wiped down, outside and inside the bore/chambers. The real possibility of this happening with properly assembled ammo is small, but exists nonetheless.
Hugh
Buckeye
Gelder said:
Hi Gelder,
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I agree whole heartedly, may need to remove the rubber grips (I don't think alcohol is friendly to them?). I think a lanyard on the gun could be beneficial as well for retention. I used to take a Iver Johnson TP-22 fishing(blued semi-auto walther design). I carried it in a uncle mikes nylon holster with a nylon string attached to the pistol. Never lost it. Did go in the drink with it many times. Didn't worry with it til I got home. Yep I doused it with alcohol, and then wiped it down with WD-40. She still functions just fine, and no rust. I have a SP-101 with the 3 inch barrel and use a similar set up for it when woods bumming in the lower 48. Good luck and enjoy it.Pa said:
gramps
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I'd unload... shake it... blow on the internals as best as I could... wipe the ammo dry... reload and go back to fishing.
You could put it in a water-proof container of some kind :wink:
Bud (knuckles)
You could put it in a water-proof container of some kind :wink:
Bud (knuckles)
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Bearcat
I'm also looking forward to using my newly acquired 2-1/4 " SP 101 for carry on trout streams and backpacking. I wade a lot so I'm getting a Grizzly Tuff holster rig for mine. It'll hold a bit of extra ammo also. I knew a guy that used to take the grips off of his SS speed six after going to the range, and put it in the dishwasher to clean it, he'd dry and lube it afterwards.
Three44s
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I had a retired gunsmith who worked in Seattle Wa. tell me that after every weekend during waterfowl season he'd have throng of bird hunters bring their gummed up shotguns in to him and there would be nothing more wrong than they were gummed up by WD 40!
If I dunked a gun ........ and all I had was WD ..... I'd use it and then plan on getting gunscrubber after it and revert back to my tried and true products after I got home.
Three 44s
If I dunked a gun ........ and all I had was WD ..... I'd use it and then plan on getting gunscrubber after it and revert back to my tried and true products after I got home.
Three 44s
I have been shooting for 50 of my 60 years. Used WD-40 all that time. Only one problem with one gun that may or not have been WD-40 related. That is a pretty good track record. Very little else in life is that dependable.
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pisgah
Buckeye
>I had a retired gunsmith who worked in Seattle Wa. tell me that after every weekend during waterfowl season he'd have throng of bird hunters bring their gummed up shotguns in to him and there would be nothing more wrong than they were gummed up by WD 40!
I have dealt with only two professional so-called gunsmiths in my life. One assured me that the sight-mounting holes he drilled all the way through the top rifle's barrel in to the bore were "the way it's done". The other told me that the front scope-mount holes he had drilled in the receiver that were 1/4" out of line with the rear mounting holes had to be done that way "so everything will line up right once the scope's mounted".
Not to besmirch all gunsmiths, but not everyone who calls himself a gunsmith knows what he is talking about.
I have dealt with only two professional so-called gunsmiths in my life. One assured me that the sight-mounting holes he drilled all the way through the top rifle's barrel in to the bore were "the way it's done". The other told me that the front scope-mount holes he had drilled in the receiver that were 1/4" out of line with the rear mounting holes had to be done that way "so everything will line up right once the scope's mounted".
Not to besmirch all gunsmiths, but not everyone who calls himself a gunsmith knows what he is talking about.
pisgah
Buckeye
>I had a retired gunsmith who worked in Seattle Wa. tell me that after every weekend during waterfowl season he'd have throng of bird hunters bring their gummed up shotguns in to him and there would be nothing more wrong than they were gummed up by WD 40!
I have dealt with only two professional so-called gunsmiths in my life. One assured me that the sight-mounting holes he drilled all the way through the top rifle's barrel in to the bore were "the way it's done". The other told me that the front scope-mount holes he had drilled in the receiver that were 1/4" out of line with the rear mounting holes had to be done that way "so everything will line up right once the scope's mounted".
Not to besmirch all gunsmiths, but not everyone who calls himself a gunsmith knows what he is talking about.
I have dealt with only two professional so-called gunsmiths in my life. One assured me that the sight-mounting holes he drilled all the way through the top rifle's barrel in to the bore were "the way it's done". The other told me that the front scope-mount holes he had drilled in the receiver that were 1/4" out of line with the rear mounting holes had to be done that way "so everything will line up right once the scope's mounted".
Not to besmirch all gunsmiths, but not everyone who calls himself a gunsmith knows what he is talking about.
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Something to consider, even stainless steel guns might use regular steel springs or pivot pins.
