I'm making the decision that if I can get a DI gun water ready, that my LWRCi guns are taking the bench, and KAC will be my rifle of choice.
That will be the deciding factor.
So this brings the question.
How do I go about this?
I'm making the decision that if I can get a DI gun water ready, that my LWRCi guns are taking the bench, and KAC will be my rifle of choice.
That will be the deciding factor.
So this brings the question.
How do I go about this?
From experience: Lots and lots of CLP. CLP may or may not be your lube/protectant of choice, but it's a fantastic corrosion inhibitor.
If you're operating in a salt water environment, wipe it down with CLP even more often. Even the aluminum components.
Hope this helps.
Depends on what you mean by "water ready".
For rust protection in salt water environments, use EEZOX. It's the #1 rust-inhibitor you can get for your gun. It's not the best lube or cleaner, but it WILL prevent rust, even during a constant salt-spray. It's nasty-smelling and somewhat slimy/sticky, but it works.
As far as making your gun maritime-ready (in regards to function), as 87GN said, that depends on what you mean.
ah... geez. I suppose refining definition of maritime use would help. You want to store it forever near saltwater? Come out of the water movie style and make some noise?
For anti-corrosion, w/o regard to cost, well a nickel boron or something coated bolt group and all other steel parts tennifer/melonite'd
A LMT style receiver extension with the hole center back & holes in the last three stock position holes will drain faster. A 6.8 bore would not have the same straw effect and would drain faster.
A bigger bore and looser tolerance gun w/o "buffer tube" of course drain faster. O wait, I think an AK might be ideal for this
What are you doing in or near the water?
First off I live in an area that is prone to flooding. Hence the subject matter.
Maritime use would be a few things.
- How to keep my weapon operational after water exposure. (Corrosion resistance, rust, etc.)
- Any method to make the weapon shootable after getting it un-submerged.
Also another question:
Would popping the rear pins and breaking the upper and lower real quick to let the water drain from the whole gun be the fastest way to get the water out?
Would any barrel length or gas system be better? (Gas system being carbine, midlength, rifle, etc. Not gas piston, or DI.)
Something tells me that an 11.5'' carbine might not be the best idea for this use.
For this use the 12.7'' LWRCi might be the niche, and the KAC gets another duty.
Would Slip 2000 be good lube for maritime use?
having had my property/house flood in '07, i've thought about this too. without any testing, i'm thinking keeping a can of PB blaster with the gun (in a back, in a pouch on your LCE, etc) is probably a good idea. the PB is aerosol pressurized, so blasting it into your action will lubricate as well as help evacuate water, and it's a good corrosion preventer. the aerosol break-free might be a good option, too, but i doubt it cuts water as well as PB. who knows, though- like i said, i haven't tested anything.
as far as clearing the bore, just pulling the bolt back enough to let air in should do that in a second or two.
Thanks bkb. I think I have some of that stuff available nearby.
BTW: I love your signatures. Lol.