5early Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 What typically happens? Does the comp blow fine water droplets onto the glass? Is it bad enough to wish you had irons instead? Just curious what others experience has been, match this week may be a bit wet and I've never done it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUTO Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Your shooting open - shoot between the raindrops, that's what I do Seriously - No the comp doesn't blow back, not that you'll notice. Take a wipe to the box to wipe down the glass after sight picture. Position your arm just a bit over the glass on make ready. Its not a big deal - we shoot in New England in downpours and the biggest pain is cleaning dropped mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I don't know. I have only shot a few times in the rain since going open and quite frankly I don't notice it much. Keep the gun covered with a shower cap. Keep the scope covered with a scope coat as well. I hover my strong hand over the scope while running the COF through my mind then assume the start position. Personally I think the comp will vaporize any water before it has a chance to spray. Like I said, I really only see the targets and the dot once the shooting starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermoto Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 http://www.arredondoaccessories.com/category.cfm?CID=1002,2031&PID=fc25l4901nrqnv&GID= Arredondo makes a c-more lens cover, keep the rain of the c-more lens after make ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UW Mitch Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I went through this when I got my new open gun. It's like "do I want to drive my Ferrari on a rainy day?"...I wish I had to make that decision. But here's what I came up with: I live in Oregon and it rains a lot. I have a cover for my holstered gun when I'm not shooting When I shoot open on most stages I don't have to reload, which means I'm not dropping my mags into puddles or the mud If I shoot production I'd have a lot of harder to clean mags after every stage If I shoot limited I'm getting a nearly equally expensive gun wet, would have more mags to clean than open and but would have an easier time cleaning the mags than my XD mags (production) I didn't spend all this money on my open gun not to shoot it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenDot Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 shower cap for the win!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 First recoil cleans the glass pretty quickly. It ain't perfect, but who cares? As for keeping the gun out of the rain... well... I prefer that they say SnapOn on the side instead of Tiffany's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5early Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 I went through this when I got my new open gun. It's like "do I want to drive my Ferrari on a rainy day?"...I wish I had to make that decision. Yeah .... It's a glock open gun. I really don't care if it gets wet, or scratched, or dirty, or if the mags fall into puddles because it's still a glock. I've just never shot the dot (cmore sts) in the rain and didn't know what to expect. I figured i'd learn from the collective experience here. Thanks guys. Doesn't sound like a real problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Shooting Open is as easy or easier than with an iron-sighted gun while it's raining, my opinion. Never used a scope cover with C-More or Aimpoint. Occasionally wiped the rear lens with my shirt at LAMR. Whatever you see through the lens when loading up is going to be even more clear after the first shot. Esp. if you use 9-10 grains of powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick88 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Yeah .... It's a glock open gun. I really don't care if it gets wet, or scratched, or dirty, or if the mags fall into puddles because it's still a glock. You have nothing to worry about; just keep the dot covered until you're ready to go. The rain will have zero effect on your Glock. I was once on a tv show and we did an extreame torture test on a Glock. First we dropped it out of a helicopter, then drug it through mud and gravel, then ran over it with a tank sinking in hard dirt. We dug it up, inspected it, then with cameras still rolling, I picked it up and shot a 2 inch group. True story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiegunks Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 http://www.arredondoaccessories.com/category.cfm?CID=1002,2031&PID=fc25l4901nrqnv&GID=Arredondo makes a c-more lens cover, keep the rain of the c-more lens after make ready cool. a sight condom.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xdmeister Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Lens covers do help but you can just wipe the lens off before shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 http://www.arredondo...v&GID=Arredondo makes a c-more lens cover, keep the rain of the c-more lens after make ready cool. a sight condom.... Yes. And if it is used properly it pulls the cover off when you draw the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 A free shower cap from almost any hotel and Rain-X on the glass for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyscott999 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 It rained most all day last Sunday at ProAm. I kept a scope coat on my cmore until I went to the line. Pulled it off at LAMR. No problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I love my lined shower cap. Got it at a kmart i do believe for a buck. the lined shower cap is worth the extra 25 cents. I remember laughing and having some fun with a pal that used one the first day of a wet nationals. My cmore looked like a sunset thus the joke was on me as he cleaned his dry cmore. I had a lined shower cap by the next rainy day of shooting. Hurry because they may be out of blue. Racing faded red works well also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9X23Guy Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I just shot a match up here in Alaska in the rain for the better part of two days. I use pure carnuba wax on my c-more. Water just rolls off like it does on the truck. Of course I also keep it bagged until load and make ready. I'll shoot regardless of suck factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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