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Ever fall in? Ever ford a stream? Ever take the old girl fishing?
If you answered yes to any of these...you may want to look at waterproofing your rounds.
It is really simple.
1. Get some thin (really runny) nail polish. (the thinner the better stay away from anything metallic or pearled)
2. Wipe off the primer area of each round with a q-tip dipped in alcohol (not saturated and let dry thoroughly).
3. Brush a very small amount of nail polish around the primer seam (let dry thoroughly).
4. Wipe off the seam area at the case mouth/bullet with a q-tip dipped in alcohol (not saturated and let dry thoroughly).
5. Brush a very small amount of nail polish around the case mouth/bullet seam (let dry thoroughly).
6. Load and carry.
This is not perfect. No system is but it is better than nothing and it works. I learned it from examining Russian Makarov rounds and looking at failure rates due to water/oil intrusion into primer areas. I have done this to all my pistol rounds and have not had a failure to ignite in the last couple of thousand rounds (since I have started this)
PS if it's STUPID but it works...it ain't STUPID!!!:Smilie Funny:
Keep you powder dry and you gun ready!:57:
If you answered yes to any of these...you may want to look at waterproofing your rounds.
It is really simple.
1. Get some thin (really runny) nail polish. (the thinner the better stay away from anything metallic or pearled)
2. Wipe off the primer area of each round with a q-tip dipped in alcohol (not saturated and let dry thoroughly).
3. Brush a very small amount of nail polish around the primer seam (let dry thoroughly).
4. Wipe off the seam area at the case mouth/bullet with a q-tip dipped in alcohol (not saturated and let dry thoroughly).
5. Brush a very small amount of nail polish around the case mouth/bullet seam (let dry thoroughly).
6. Load and carry.
This is not perfect. No system is but it is better than nothing and it works. I learned it from examining Russian Makarov rounds and looking at failure rates due to water/oil intrusion into primer areas. I have done this to all my pistol rounds and have not had a failure to ignite in the last couple of thousand rounds (since I have started this)
PS if it's STUPID but it works...it ain't STUPID!!!:Smilie Funny:
Keep you powder dry and you gun ready!:57:
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