do most of you bring yourguns inside at night?

[remington 300]

hey everyone, what do you do with your guns at night?Me and my hunting crew

disagree on bringing them in at night, i dont,i just leave it in the truck,they bring theres in,i feel that warming the gun up causes moisture to develop ,and potentially rust,at the end of the weekend ill bring it home/inside to warm to room temp then wipe it down,and it works for me,

i was just curious what you all do?

Anyway imagine how pumped we will be a week from now!!!

goodluck to all,

mike.

[bogwalker]

We try to leave them outside.

[Powerstroke]

Leave them outside or in a cold area, especially if you use a scope. Moisture can build in the scope and on the glass and it can be a real hassle. I either leave them locked in the truck or I store them in the unheated storage on my camper.

[highlife4me]

I usually leave it locked in the back of the truck or in the unheated garage unless I need to clean it. I learned my lesson a long time ago when hunting with a muzzle loader or with a scope you want to keep your gun cool to avoid the condensation.

[jay83196]

Brought em in but now not so sure good points on moisture...

[eyedawg]

I always take mine inside they are to expensive to replace. Even tho I don't stay in town or at a motel I have heard of some bad storys. It seems sum people wait for this time of year.

[newoodhntr]

We have a verticle gun rack outside on the wall by the cabin door and leave them there don't have to load and unload all the time.

[paul pachowicz]

If you are getting moisture INSIDE your scope tube there's something wrong with it. We leave em in the truck overnite. 'course where we hunt it's not a thievery issue.

[Red Miller]

Leave them outside. When you bring cold metal into the warm air, moisture will condense on it and coat the metal in water. Not good. Locking them in the back of the truck is what we do...no rust, no fog, no problem.

[BobT]

I leave mine outside mostly out of convenience. I figure if I oil it down regularly as I should it would be okay either way. I suppose the issue of condensation is inviting unnecessary risk though.

[DinnerPail]

Bring them in every night, but then again I'm home every night. Always take them out of the case and wipe them down after they warm up.

[nonteepical]

if you bring your gun in, leave it in the case zipped all the way and don't take it out till morning, that way the gun will adjust to the inside temp. slowly and the chances of condensation are diminished.

[Double D]

I leave it outside.

The first time you see a nice deer and try to shoot at it with a frosted over scope will be the last time you take it in.

DD

[uptracker]

Outside...moisture on the exterior of the scope lens and the expanding/contracting is not good.

[reinhard1]

outside here as well. good luck.

[Red Cabin]

Outside most of the time, but if we do bring them in for any reason we take them out of the case right away so any moisture can evaporate or be wiped off.

[nwhunter]

Left in the truck. Although it does make me think about my sidearm that I carry. That has always gone into the shack with me.

[harvey lee]

Left in my truck ans some times I leave it in my box stand.

[leech~~]

We only bring them in if it rained out that day. Then take them out of the case leaving the cases open to dry and then warm, dry & re-oil guns.

[perchking]

We always leave them outside in a shed at my camp. When hunting from home, they go in the 2nd unheated garage until the end of the season.

[cavalierowner]

Yeras ago we always brought our guns into the cabin at the end of the day. Now we leave them locked in the back of the SUV. In all the years I've hunted, I have never seen any condensation or adverse affects either way. My rifle is about 45 yeras old and still looks like new. I really believe it makes no difference either way if you have a good quality gun and scope.

[motley man]

Guns should always be unloaded when not in use!!! Only have to have one accident to prove this!!!!

[paceman]

I leave mine in my SUV and I park in the garage.