Your Beater Guns

[mcb]

It certainly might. I bought it when they first came out, has held up well. Grandson has adopted it. Here's what one guy said about the Great Salt Lake, "I have hunted the GSL many times and watched guns rust before my eyes. It's amazing how fast a gun will rust on that body of water, especially on a foggy day when there is a lot of moisture in the air. It's like putting a wet gun in a wet case overnight. Instant rust!"

The only thing that rust faster than an 870 Express was the early HS2000/XD. I had one that would rust anywhere I touched the slide in the time it took me to drive home from a USPSA match. It would wipe off for the most part but I would have rusty finger prints anywhere I touch the slide. Still does it to this day but I love my XD's none-the-less.

 

[hossfly]

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Yeah, I have a thing for cheap single barrels.

They don't look cheap. What is the rifle?

 

[.308 Norma]

Here's what one guy said about the Great Salt Lake, "I have hunted the GSL many times and watched guns rust before my eyes. It's amazing how fast a gun will rust on that body of water, especially on a foggy day when there is a lot of moisture in the air. It's like putting a wet gun in a wet case overnight. Instant rust!"

While the Great Salt Lake is a little "saltier" than the Salton Sea, I think that guy was exaggerating a bit. Either that, or he didn't take very good care of his guns.
There's a couple of million people that live close (Salt Lake City, Ogden and Brigham City) to the Great Salt Lake, and it gets very foggy where they live on occasion. For that matter, from what I've heard, the heat given off by the Great Salt Lake in the winter is part of reason why there's what is called the "Miracle Mile" (where the fantastic fruit and vegetables are grown) in Brigham City.
We're only about a hundred miles north of Ogden ourselves, we get a lot of Utah hunters (and fishermen) here, and I've never heard any of them complaining about how hard it is for them to take care of their guns and other equipment because they live near the Great Salt Lake. Idaho does have "watercraft inspection stations" at the Utah/Idaho border on the roads coming into Idaho from Utah. But the "inspectors" are looking for mussels (Aquatic Invasive Species') clinging to those Utah boats, not salt.

 

[stonebuster]

If I expect to get wet - I know I am going to get rained on or whatever - then I just bring something stainless and plan on giving it a good going-over at the end of the adventure.

If I figure the chances of catastrophe are high, I just stay home!

I do have one treasure that runs perfectly but looks pretty well used up, which is the closest thing I have to a "beater", I guess.

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This is my K22 "Combat Masterpiece". For once my camera made it look better than it really is. It's traveled a lot of miles in the holster and has been dropped onto dirt and rocks more than once (and has had the grips replaced more than once too!) but has always run like a top and is supremely accurate.

That Masterpiece isn't beater in my book, just used with character. I don't consider any of my revolvers " beaters" since I give them all equal care. I do have well worn NY DOC Model 10-10 & 10-14 trade ins that I use to test my reloads. They've become my favorite shooters and I won't loose any sleep if I put a scratch on them or stick a bullet. They're the closest to a "beater" I own.

 

[illinoisburt]

Nothing in decrypted or run down condition. Guns are tools and anyone who doesn't keep tools in working order is simply asking for it to break and fail when needed. Have a couple truck guns that have been in use in all conditions for decades -- synthetic stocked SKS and 91/30. Never worried about rough handling or inclement weather. They work when called upon, every time.

 

[thunderbyrd]

i have a H&R single shot 12 guage that i bought new in about 82 or 83. it has been standing guard beside my bed for most of that time. i have probably shot it less than 30 times since i bought it new at walmart. i pity the fool...

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

It looks better in the photo than it does IRL, but this poor old M&P was certainly a "beater" in a previous life-

After some serious rust removal and a fresh coat of cold-blue, she is enjoying a quiet semi-retirement now.