Pymmy675 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Hi guys. I am new to the forum just looking for some tips. I was out wildfowling today on the river severn and it turn out to be the worst weather I have been out in all season. It seams that some of my old faithful kit is starting to show some cracks after many year worth of shooting. Anyway to cut a long story short my jacket ended up leaking pretty bad. This caused my pocket full of cartridges to get pretty damp even though i keep them in a freezer bag. They are fairly new and are steel shot. I have read an article about damp causing steel stot to rust together in one lump. I just wondered what you guys would recommend. I.e. how to dry them out or if i should just discard them. Thanks in advance. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Surely it will depend on how soon you are going to use the cartridges. I haven't heard that steel shot will rust into a solid lump if it has got wet, but I suppose that is logical, but must take quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting2 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Put em on top of radiator for half our, they'll soon droy out and then wipe the brass over with a bit of oil. Best t keep em in something like a sandwich box with a sealable lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IEH Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Best t keep em in something like a sandwich box with a sealable lid. +1 - plastic takeaway containers are ideal. Edited January 17, 2014 by IEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I have had a swim with steel shells left them for a year in the house and opened them up. No solid rusty slug one or two shot at the most rusted. The issue is more the primer and powder. I now keep ten shells in each of two gasket sealed Tupperware type boxes. One is out infront of me open the other in the front of the rucksack. On arrival home all unshot shells are left in the box but the lid opened and they are left by a radiator till the next session. I got fed up of throwing more shells than I fired each season, this has saved me a small fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 WD40 might help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Dry out near a radiator then place in a bag with some silica gel bags to dry the powder. If you have no little silica gel bags, dry rice will do, after a week the carts will be fine. I had to do it when I fell wading and pockets filled with water soaking the carts. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 WD40 might help! Its a penetrating oil and said to be hell on primers, besides no shell with oil on should be chambered in any firearm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 similar to Kent all my wildfowling cartridges are kept in a airproof snaplock type box , when I get home the lid is removed and they live in the airing cupboard with the rest of my stash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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