Posted: 5/29/2005 7:21:33 PM EDT
| OK, who has any ideas on the best way to store rifles and pistols for approx. 18 months, and not have them rusted when I get back? |
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[arfcom] Lend them to me and I'll take good care of them [/arfcom] Seriously, a good coating of CLP and a controlled environment should be fine. Meaning something like a safe in a heated house, with a goldenrod. I have guns I've done with this that I haven't touched in 18 months  and they're fine.In an uncontrolled environment, slap a bunch of cosmoline on them after removing the wood. Messy but effective. |
Keep in mind that normal plastic vacuum bags are O2 permiable. My guess is that with some desiccant, this would be good enough for 18 mos. but I'd go with the specialty gun storage bags myself. CLP coating in a climate controled house should be fine, though. |
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I have had exellent results with the KleenBore product,They make little ziplock style(pistol) which are great for ammo storage. I clean and prep the rifle so it's ready to fire,put it in a 'silicon sock" type thing(this is to help keep the bag intact.. Put the rifle in a Kleenbore bag,along with some dessicant . Vacuum bag the whole shebang. Repeat the vac bag for a double layer if it will get rough treatment. Include a way to ID what is inside,there's nothing like finding an SKS instead of 10/22.You might want to make up a code or number system,you can be creative and try to diquise size shape and weight. bulletcatchR |
| The Kleenbore bags work great, and you can put some double-faced tape inside and stick on some fresh dessicant also before sealing the bag. Just make sure the gun, or whatever metal part you're putting in there is oiled too. The pistol size bags have a zip-loc closure, but the rifle ones have an open end that you have to seal a different way. |
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Bonded Militec-1!!! And you can get Militec-1 Grease as well. The GoldenRod, as mentioned above, is phenominal, I have used them for years with no issues. Bags and or tubes are great as well. You could always give them to a very trusted friend!!! CY6, Greg Sullivan "Sully" Chief Instructor TheDefensiveEdge.com |
