Posted by: Dale "Head_Hunters" DuPont on February 10, 2003 at 09:32:04

Not a few players that bought Flash grips keep their old grip handy for rainy days. Keep your eye open for a deal on one and pick one up. You won't ever get it 'waterproof' as in falling down in the creek and immersing it. The top of the grip is open and can't be sealed. The easiest access of water is the bolt and down through the receiver. Too early, I can't rememeber if the receiver has a cocking rod slot or not. If so rain has access through that slot. But the marker is a blow back and every time you fire it air and water is blown out the slot and grips. Using it would probably just keep the rain out. If not in use, I would protect that slot from rain. Masking tape while stalking and just shoot your target. It will come off. Assuming you are talking about playing in the rain then here are some things to consider. Think about HOW water gets into it. Capillary action down the cracks and seam. Grip covers to frame. Receiver body to grip. Battery cover. Screw holes. The sealer fills the gap. I would use some good old VASELINE. I will fill the gap, it repels water, The excess wipes off and and cleans easily with alcohol. If water gets in your grip you want it to have a place to get out of your marker rather than accumulating and sloshing around. Sealing it could prevent that. A little piece of open cell foam could prevent 'sloshing' in the bottom of the grip. I'd locate that exit near the bottom /front part of the grip. A gap between the grip cover and frame. A small hole. A piece of fine wire between the grip and frame to be a spacer. Some silicone tub sealer could do the job sealing the grip from rain. Clear. Use very sparingly. If you wipe excess onto the body, it would be difficult to remove. It is hard to handle. I would NOT recommend that...

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