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Posted: 7/18/2008 10:37:34 AM EDT
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Hey all, How do you all prevent this hot summer heat/humidity from rusting your precious AR and other guns? If a climate-controlled safe isn't available, what's the next best option? |
+ 1. Eezox & Corrosion X are both excellent at preventing rust. I believe BF (which does contain Teflon) does a decent job as well. I also believe that Teflon's primary function has to do with "reducing friction", if you will. But that has very little to do with rust prevention. If you're looking for long-term strorage then Boeshield T-9 is a great product; but if your primary concern is general use and maintenance, then a lot of folks like Break Free. I personally am not a big fan of the BF CLP, but a lot of people are ... and again, I do believe it does a decent job against rust. |
What do you mean by climate controlled? This is what I have in mine: this |
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I have one small safe but store most of my weapons in gun lockers.IMHO it best to keep the weapons isolated and out of open air environments to prevent dust accumulation and huge temp swings. I have a small room 8'x10' that I have designated as a weapons room that I try and keep at 70F year round.Humidity I try and keep below 75%.This is also to preserve the ammunition,especially the surplus ammo from the 40's and 50's.Temperature changes of 10 degree's or more in a short time can and will cause condensation issues.So try and keep the temps as stable as possible.The 70F temp I chose was based more on keeping the ammo cool to help prevent the powder degradation.As long as the humidity level is low a weapon will be fine at any reasonable temp really. As far as PM I try and do a general wipe down and oil the bores once every two months.I will sometimes do it sooner on the cherished collector weapons like my WWII M1's and Kar.98K's if I have the time.My collection is rather large and takes almost four hours to go through properly.So I try and plan a time to do this as often as possible.Oil and elbow grease is cheap...my toys are not. As others have said the Break Free CLP(I would recommend the liquid CLP) is all you need to preserve the weapons even in an open air environment like on a gun rack for months.The weapons will need more attention if stored in an open air environment due to dust accumulation and the fact the oil will evaporate more quickly.But Ive stored weapons for over six months with only a single application of the CLP in a locker.When inspected they still have a film of CLP on the weapon and no dust issues.Lockers are fairly cheap and secure so I would recommend them. I use Mil-comm on my pistols and they generally only need a inspection and maybe a light external wipe down as the Mil-comm does not evaporate off very fast or migrate off at all. I would not store weapons in gun cases or sleeves as they can and will retain moisture from condensation. Its best to store the weapons with them touching as little as possible so the oil film will remain intact rather than absorbed by foam or cloth.Being in a contained area like a locker there is enough air around the weapons to prevent moisture from being trapped against the metal surface unlike what would be seen with a gun case or sock. HTH |
Good lord Quib you have a cartoon for everything.Im amazed and interested every single time.Excellent article. Yeap the humidity is absolutely horrible here in the mid state,so Ive learned the hard way to deal with it.The area is in somewhat of a bowl and it gets sticky with dewpoints reaching the current temp.If it does not rust it will grow mold and mildew...so items of leather,wood,canvas or anything else you care about needs attention as well. Ammo is a primary concern for me as well.Like I said,the older surplus ammo is a worry for me.Ive stocked up on surplus 7.92x57 WWII German surplus and 50's Yugo etc..Considering how much the 7.92 surplus ammo alone has gone up over the last couple years there is alot to loose for me. So I try to keep the gun room as cool as I can and I run a dehumidifier.I dont have to worry about dumping the tank as I have it installed with a drain just for that purpose. |
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