Barrel Removal from Bolt-Action Rifle for Cleaning

1. Good Lord. Never remove the barrel. Never (unless you've shot one out and are replacing it)

2. There's no practical way for water (or even water vapor) to get between the barrel and the receiver ring.

3. Use WD-40 to displace all the water everywhere. (That's what WD-40 was designed for), shake it off,
then wipe things down with Break-Free for cleaning/preservation. (That's what it was designed for) ;)
 
Rain won't get into the barrel/receiver connection

Take the barreled action out of the stock and remove the bolt---then make sure everything is dried--cleaned and lubed

You'll be fine
 
IMO, you're worrying needlessly - last Fall I slipped on a mudbank & fell onto my side into a huge puddle I was trying to circumnavigate.

I ended up with the right side of my body submerged - with my rifle under me !

I just cleaned it normally, flushed out the bolt lug recess' with a water displacement spray (WD-40), and lubed all the metal, inside & out.

Zero issues, so far (3 mos, so far)

(I'll omit the back story, of how I disrobed right there in the woods & spread out all my wet clothing on a huge boulder, so it could sun dry............. and the hoot-down I got from my companions, when they came across the nekkid me)
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I'm not alone! I thought it was just me. Happened to me a couple of years ago. I fell in a stream when I slipped off some boulders I was hopping on. It was 8 degrees out. I was steaming like a bucket of hot water sitting out on a cold day. I was also about a mile from the truck. Fire or walk really fast? The gun still has no rust on it and it was under water.
 
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