Storage of firearms: what preservatives?

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Seventy7rs

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Looking for suggestions on storage of firearms, what oil, treatments, wraps to use. Mostly blued items with wood furniture. I remember years ago using some type of Chesterton spray for storing unfinished machine parts - apply in liquid form and it dried to a tacky solid so it would not drip off the parts. It removed with light solvent and a rag when we needed to use those parts. Thanks.
 

frankenfab

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I use Birchwood Casey "Barricade" and silicone treated gun socks. If you want something like cosmoline, I recommend a CRC product called SP-400. It is a spray in a can which can easily be applied in a thin film. It dries to a wax consistency, and can be easily removed with WD-40. I used to use it to cover bare metal surfaces on used CNC machines before they were shipped.
 
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the trouble with MOST of the sprays is the 'propellent' used to push it out of the can,,,hell , even WD-40 is OK in a pump bottle..... 8)

all these years we have only used 'RIG' and wipe it one with a sheepskin , NEVER, ever had any firearm rust or go south,(bad) great on wood, metal and plastic... 8) :roll: :wink:
 

hittman

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A quality guns safe with a dehumidifier is most convenient for me.

Then there's no chemicals or sprays or grease needed.
 

BigIron6

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For long term storage I highly recommend Renaissance Wax. Great on blued metal, stainless, wood, cardboard, toast...
 

RSIno1

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I sprayed some pistols and a couple rifles with a good dose of WD40. The pistols went in plastic bags with the little silica packs and the rifles just stood in the safe. The propellant/solvents left the WD40 and a gooey coating was left behind that wiped off with more WD40. They were that way for about 15 years. It was SoCal so humidity wasn't even a consideration.
 

blammer

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I really like Hornady OneShot GUN cleaner. Leaves a dry film lube behind. I use it every once in a while in addition to regular liquid lube. I like to think of it as a little extra insurance in case I can't clean and relube for some reason. It's not perfect, but it's always been near the top of rust-resistant lubes in tests I've read.

It's especially good at spraying into hard-to-reach places to give some non-dirt-attracting protection. You can do this in addition to the other techniques mentioned
 
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