As a LEO, I recovered a stolen pistol that had lain in a cow pasture in the mountains of Colorado for 25 years. High altitude, low humidity, lots of snow, the Dan Wesson 357 was professionally cleaned, released by the insurance company, and returned to the owner in working order. I was amazed at the condition. I also dropped a carbon steel mag for my duty pistol in the snow one winter. In the spring, I returned to the location and retrieved it with no rust. The rounds fired. I would not have trusted them to defend my life.
Woody
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