We use to take our M16s in the shower, strip, dry in the sun, and oil. Never any rustOnce we shot FT at Bay Point in the rain (not where we do now, undercover).
TX#1 was soaked.
At home it was completely dismantled and the steel parts left submerged in a tub of WD-40.
I have done this many times with my powder burners and the M-16 when in Vietnam.
Afterwards, the WD-40 was removed, all of the parts cleaned and properly oiled.
Beautiful.
WD stands for water dispersal ..
The stock was left to dry on it’s own and more coats of BLO applied..
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