Shooting in hot humid weather

[Newmember1958]

Airgun Nation brain trust I have a question.

Is there any downside to shooting in hot humid weather? I'm not talking us behind the trigger but our choice of what we are shooting. No matter what time of the day I get the hankering to go out and shoot some. So I walk outside and as my glasses fog up so does the outside of my gun. Not dripping wet but enough I get concerned. Scope glass to but only on the outside. We all have made some investment in this hobby. Are we doing some damage to our guns. When inside again after being outside for a spell and hitting the inside environment sometimes it happens again. When all is equalized I wipe gun back off again and if I feel it is needed a wipe down with ballistol.

Thanks, Marty

 

[Yo]

Of course that's why you wipe it down after use before storage. Totally normal. They even rust inside gun cases in the house too being at home not used.

 

[Yo]

Camo dip or parkerize the whole thing taken out of its stock if you're that worried.

 

[JadedC]

Outside of being vigilant and wiping it down after use there is not much you can do. Make sure to occasionally take it out of the stock and wipe down areas you couldn’t reach otherwise. 

 

[Newmember1958]

Thanks fellows. I will continue what I have been doing and cringe as I do it . Fall is a ways off !

 

[Guest]

Get some desiccant for inside your gun case. That is what I do.

 

[Ghostranger169]

Try putting the gun/scope in an unairconditioned room(or porch or outside even better) hours before(early morning seems to work best for afternoon shooting) you the time you want to shoot it. This will begin to acclimate it and you will have much less fogging scope/sweating gun issues. If you can't do this, then when your gun begins to sweat/scope fogs just put it in direct sunlight for a few minutes only. It will "dry" up pretty quick, but don't let it get too hot. 

Or you could do like I do down here in Florida this time of year(every day over 90° with over 60% humidity) and open a window to shoot out of while AC blows on you.

 

[cea1960]

Interesting subject. I always have at least 2 rifles in the garage at all times. Lately it's my HW100BP-K and 2400KT. The 2400 is steel, but at around $150 new I'm not too concerned about it rusting away. (I do wipe them both down with Ballistol at the end of the day) The HW looks to be made mostly of aluminum, except maybe the barrel and tank and that can be replaced. However that is the one part of the gun one does not want to have compromised.

I guess I never gave it much thought. Maybe I'll start bringing them in the house in the evening. 



p.s. I have never filled any of my guns with a hand pump, only clean, dry air from the dive shop.

 

[Newmember1958]

Again thanks for all input,

So after this mornings post on this subject I went out to shoot a bit. No hurry I put the rifle in the lead sled on the bench. Let it acclimate to the outside environment while I put out the spinners. By the time I was ready to shoot the rifle was dry and the outside glass on scope was not fogged. After shooting did the process in reverse. I did notice returning to the house that it doesn't to seem a extreme as going outside. I feel for you all to the South and South East of me. You all deserve medals or a trophy. I am blessed to live in the country and being able to shoot as I want and where I want. Have a nice range and bench is under the lower porch. 50 yards on the nose to end of the yard and then add another 70 yards on the farmers field side. 

 

[rich9cinti]

No matter how much we try to re-acclimate our guns, there will always be moisture issues. I shoot daily and when I use my pcp's and I go outside for a shoot on my deck, it has an opportunity to get moisture issues. it goes from 90F to 74F when I bring it back inside. I do wipe it down but usually for dust not condensation. I have professional camera equipment that go from extreme humidity to dry cool but I do try to slowly re-acclimate it.