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Hunting weapons do often get wet, so at least to get the bulk of the water out to prevent rusting right away, WD doesn't seem like a bad idea. But, again, it needs to be properly serviced when time is available.No. If there's one thing the Remington people hate, it's WD-40. At Rem Armorers' School in Illion, they told us of a Rem 700 that went off and hit the plaintiff's foot. The factory examined the firearm and it took some big guys to separate the stock from the action. The owner had sprayed down his 700 with WD-40 for years and never took it to a gunsmith for servicing. Eventually a film built up, disabled the safety and allow the jarring of the rifle to discharge.
WD40 is good for what it was made for, getting rusty parts to move again.
No. If there's one thing the Remington people hate, it's WD-40. At Rem Armorers' School in Illion, they told us of a Rem 700 that went off and hit the plaintiff's foot. The factory examined the firearm and it took some big guys to separate the stock from the action. The owner had sprayed down his 700 with WD-40 for years and never took it to a gunsmith for servicing. Eventually a film built up, disabled the safety and allow the jarring of the rifle to discharge.