[Oleg Volk]

How can rifles be kept from rusting in wet climates? Complete disassembly isn't always an option...

[Hoppy590]

what kind of rifle? and what kind of wet weather? snow, rain, ocean/saltwater, jungle?

heavy coat of grease if in storage. constant maintnance and oiling if in service would be my vote

[SomeKid]

Do you mean like keeping them in a humid atmosphere?

I haven't got much choice, as my entire house top to bottom is pretty humid, so I just keep them in as bottled up an area as possible (safe), well lubed, and recharge the dessicant regularly.

[Old Fuff]

An old duck hunter's trick is to use wax, such as Johnson's Paste Wax. Good for wood and metal. Dry to the touch, but water beads up. After the gun dries a fresh coat is easy. Use RIG grease on internal parts. Store in an airtight plastic bag lined with VIP paper.

Supplies are avaiable from www.brownells.com They also offer a free catalog covering military and law enforcement weapons, including maintaining them.

[Titan6]

For storage vacuum packing with dessicant or nitrogen. For hardcore LT storage you can also dip in cosmoline. These are the only certain ways I know of.

To eliminate rust through regular use simply do not use. There is no way practical to prevent rust. If you carry every day in a wet enviornment you must clean and dry everyday or your gun will rust.

[ten bears]

Take a look at Lauer Custom Weaponry Dura Coat. I am addicted to the stuff! It can be applied to ferrous metals, alloys, stainless steel, synthetics, wood....heck I have painted just about everything. No more rust! Dura Coat comes in over 74 colors, I say more, because I have blended my own using two or more of the standard colors. You can be conservative and stick with a matte or gloss black, gun blue (paint), or stainless steel (paint) or you can go wild with one of the camo kits in two or three color variants. I just finished restoring a Swiss K-31 rifle. I painted it in Dura Coat Gun Blue....its gorgeous! I would be happy to send you a pic. Hope this helped, Ten Bears
P.S. Just be sure you have someone that knows what there doing apply it. Whatever your going to paint needs to be degreased and then degreased and degreased again prior to painting. It is a very thin paint that covers well but should be put on in three or four THIN coats and "flashed off" (spray nothing but air with every pass to allow the solvents in the paint to evaporate) with every two to three passes. It also needs to be baked, Lauer recommends 110 degrees for 15 minutes. I have had better luck baking a little longer. I built a oven for baking the guns, keeps the wife happy! Ten Bears