Does rain ever jam soldier's guns?

Answer 1

Yes. Water does not mix with firearms, and a lot of things happens to your weapon when it gets wet. In vietnam, the service rifle of the day saw a lot of jammings due to the high amount of rainfall. The rifle must be properly maintained and clean and if its wet a lot it makes it very hard to do that. The older rifles make it even worst with rust and all.

Answer 2

No, not as long as the rifle is properly lubricated. It seems that every time my unit goes to the rifle range it rains and rain has never been a factor with a weapon malfunction. Most malfunctions have to do with improper lubrication or magazine malfunctions.

Same sort of thing with machine guns like the M249 or the old M60.

You did use the word "ever" and I suppose there could be some super severe monsoon situation that would put so much water in the barrel when the rifle cycled that it could cause the weapon to fail. But that situation would be very very remote and if it were raining that hard the soldier probably couldn't see to shoot anyway.

Answer 3

The short answer is no. But a bit of history: When the M1 rifle was being tested by the army in the late Thirties, they found that when subjected to conditions simulating a heavy rain, the rifle sometimes failed to unlock after firing. The trouble was traced to water removing the oil that was lubricating the locking lugs of the bolt. Eventually, a satisfactory lubricant was found, and a small container of it was issued with each M1 rifle. The lubricant is called Lubriplate.

The current military issue rifles are the M16 series and the M4 carbine, which is really a shortened M16. The entire bolt mechanism is inside the upper receiver and totally protected from the elements.

The bolt on the AK-47 is underneath a sheet metal cover, and also well protected.

Answer 4

The Military soldier’s weapon are constantly cleaned and oiled to prevent rust, and as you know oil and water don’t mix therefore the odds of a weapon to jam from exposure to water is almost impossible.

Answer 5

no it does not because there is not enough of a watery build up to cause that much of a problem so you could even fire a gun under water it ma not be as effective but the bullet would still come out

Answer 6

If it rusts yes but if it just rain and no mud or soil then generally no.

Answer 7

Rain no rust and ice and mud yes.

Answer 8

I am sure it "could" however Lack of PMCS (preventive maintenance checks and services) will ensure a weapon jams.

Answer 9

It can if it gets rusty it must be cleaned and oiled.

Answer 10

put a condom on it... what movie was that??? i went blank!