Safe to wash a revolver in seawater?

[Fastbolt]

I apologize for not having the time to have read the whole thread ... but I figured this had to be a joke.

I shudder to remember when someone brought me a 4006 which had been submerged in seawater more than a year previously, and the user (issued weapon) waited until the gun had started to exhibit numerous feeding & functioning issues before thinking to bring it to anyone's attention. (Bear in mind that the 4006 is a stainless model, too.)

To put it mildly, a number of the smaller springs were badly rusted and had accumulated all manner of crap & crud along with the expected corrosion. I had to replace a lot of the springs and at least one of the assemblies because of rust & corrosion. It could have been worse, but it was bad enough.

Submersion in water ... any water, but especially saltwater ... is reason for a complete disassembly, inspection & thorough cleaning by an armorer (or gunsmith).

 

[Jack Flash]

This thread reminds me of the days when I would spend a lot of time over on the Culver Shooting Pages, especially the M1903/M1903A3 Forum.

When someone wanted to stir up the *bleep*, he would post something like:
"I just inherited an immaculate M1903 from my uncle. The rifle is just like it left the factory. What kind of hacksaw should I buy that will cut through both the stock and barrel to make a sporter out of it?"