amlevin
Regular Member
According to all the weather experts this is a "La Nina" year. It is supposed to bring lower temperatures and higher than normal precipitation. For those not familiar with the Northwest, that usually means lots and lots of rain and even snow down to the level of I-5.
Crappy weather like this brings the following question, "How do you carry when it is raining or snowing? Do you go ahead and Open Carry or do you merely Conceal while raining or snowing? If you continue to OC, what precautions do you take to protect your firearm? Extra Cleaning Sessions with more oil? How about choice of holster?
I can remember when I first started carrying and my carry gun was a blued steel 1911 in a military flap style holster. The Leather turned slimy in the rain and I had to disassemble, clean, and oil regularly but still got some rust on internal springs. To keep the holster from suffering from the wet I used a boot sealer popular with mountain climbers but it attracted all kinds of dirt.
Today I am lazy. I just conceal with a raincoat.
What do the rest of you do today?
Crappy weather like this brings the following question, "How do you carry when it is raining or snowing? Do you go ahead and Open Carry or do you merely Conceal while raining or snowing? If you continue to OC, what precautions do you take to protect your firearm? Extra Cleaning Sessions with more oil? How about choice of holster?
I can remember when I first started carrying and my carry gun was a blued steel 1911 in a military flap style holster. The Leather turned slimy in the rain and I had to disassemble, clean, and oil regularly but still got some rust on internal springs. To keep the holster from suffering from the wet I used a boot sealer popular with mountain climbers but it attracted all kinds of dirt.
Today I am lazy. I just conceal with a raincoat.
What do the rest of you do today?