Vintage guns and salt

[Ithaca33]

I'm wondering if any of you gentleman know a trick or two for protecting your foxes and other vintage doubles when waterfowling in brackish water and salt marshes. Here on the CT coast much of the best duck hunting is in the salt marshes and along the coastline. I am hesitant to take out my beloved doubles without protecting them from the salt. So when venturing near the big water what do you all do to prevent rust damage?

Thanks!

Pat

[TOOL MAN]

33,

Spent many years waterfowling down along the CT coast. The best tip I ever received on protecting my Fox from the brutal elements encountered gunning LI Sound came from an old salt/decoy carver and all-around splendid wing shot. What was his sage advice you ask?

"Leave the Fox home .......shoot the damn Parker!!"

[Mills]

What I have done is carry the gun out to where I am hunting in a waterproof, floatable gun case and then cleaning the gun well as soon as I am back to my truck after the hunt. That seems to work, so far.

I am in the process of fixing up an old, worn out Parker that has seen lots of service around Virginia Beach presumably hunting in salt water. It will be my go to rainy day/bad conditions gun when the project is finished.

I recently saw a post on one of these forums about putting oil or grease inside the action to protect the inside. I thought that was interesting.

[Big Friend Ten]

Wax
Johnsons Paste Wax will do.
Renaissance Wax will leave a thin but waterproof coat.

[Stan Hillis]

Wax
Johnsons Paste Wax will do.

+1
SRH

[eightbore]

I finally emtied the Johnson's Paste Wax can my Mom was using until she died in 1960. I waxed my 1965 VW a couple of times and the rest of the can was used on guns. Imagine my surprise when I was rearranging the loading room this week and found another can, more than half full. Since the last can lasted at least 53 years, the new one should be good for awhile.