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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Getting deployed, how do I store my gunz, dog.

Posted: 10/17/2004 12:01:39 PM EDT

I have a few rifles that I'd like to see not rust while I'm away, what is a good CHEAP way to store them for about 2 years?

Thanks

Posted: 10/17/2004 12:06:00 PM EDT

[#1]

smear them up with grease after removing wood and plastic and optics. wrap in plastic bags.

insert in a safe. the safe is to be fitted with a pair of goldenrod heaters.

Posted: 10/17/2004 12:06:40 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
smear them up with grease after removing wood and plastic and optics. wrap in plastic bags.

insert in a safe. the safe is to be fitted with a pair of goldenrod heaters.

Hope he doesn't store his dog like that!

Oop's, my bad. I thought he was asking about his dog too.

Posted: 10/17/2004 12:23:04 PM EDT

[#3]

I would look into maybe a gun shop or something that you can rent storage in. Perhaps there is a market ffor long term gun storage, I ought to look into it. My concern is that if your method fails you wont know for years, and by then you have some aweful rusty guns.

Posted: 10/17/2004 12:52:27 PM EDT

[#4]

ive been told vasalene is by and far the best way.

It seems reasonable to me, petro jelly is basically a kissing cousin to cosmoline.

Posted: 10/17/2004 12:55:44 PM EDT

[#5]

What state are you in?.....For example in Arizona I could hit my rifles with a light spray of rem oil and set them in the safe for 2 years with no other protection and they would be fine for two years....

If your in an area with very low temps in the winter and a lot of moisture you might want to grease them up pretty good.

Do you have a friend or a relative (fellow shooter) that you can trust to keep them for you? I'd let a friend watch over them if he had a safe, etc., and would take them out every few months to lube them etc.

-John

Posted: 10/17/2004 12:58:10 PM EDT

[#6]

Mr_Happyface: Have you tried vacuum sealing your guns. No air & moisture, therefore no rust. You can buy a cheap vacuum sealer at Wall-Mart for $60, and some 15" wide continuous roll plastic to make bags for something like $10 per 30' roll. If you want to be super sure you can probably buy a few packets of those silicon dioxide dissicants to absort water.

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:00:46 PM EDT

[#7]

Do I look like a fucking <Removed>

Sgtar15

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:04:29 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Mr_Happyface: Have you tried vacuum sealing your guns. No air & moisture, therefore no rust. You can buy a cheap vacuum sealer at Wall-Mart for $60, and some 15" wide continuous roll plastic to make bags for something like $10 per 30' roll. If you want to be super sure you can probably buy a few packets of those silicon dioxide dissicants to absort water.

Holy shit if you paint them black you can call them Tactical Weapon Storage Bags you will sell a fortune.

This is my idea and I am off to the patent office right now.

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:05:05 PM EDT

[#9]

remove stock and othe removable parts coat all metal in 10W-30 Motor OIl wrap in plastic and store in a safe dry place.

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:05:52 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Do I look like a fucking <Removed>

Sgtar15

Racist.

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:06:42 PM EDT

[#11]

read this.......
long term gun storage

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:09:38 PM EDT

[#12]

Got any friends?

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:15:21 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:

I have a few rifles that I'd like to see not rust while I'm away, what is a good CHEAP way to store them for about 2 years?

Thanks

Send them to me!

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:17:25 PM EDT

[#14]

When deployed for DS/DS, I put my gunsafe in one of the humidity controlled storage units and oiled my guns up and paid the fee for a year ahead. Had a bud go by periodically and check on the status of the storage unit.

Hey, I was single and had no one.. it was my only option.

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:19:00 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Mr_Happyface: Have you tried vacuum sealing your guns. No air & moisture, therefore no rust. You can buy a cheap vacuum sealer at Wall-Mart for $60, and some 15" wide continuous roll plastic to make bags for something like $10 per 30' roll. If you want to be super sure you can probably buy a few packets of those silicon dioxide dissicants to absort water.

Holy shit if you paint them black you can call them Tactical Weapon Storage Bags you will sell a fortune.

This is my idea and I am off to the patent office right now.

Go for it pal, you deserve to make a million off of MY idea.

Actually, Brigade Quartermasters has food-grade bags that will hold a single complete 20" AR15A2, that you can rip off and gain access to your rifle in a millisecond.

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:26:36 PM EDT

[#16]

There is a product called RIG. It stands for "rust inhibiting grease".

You can buy it in 1 lb cans.

Detail strip your weapons, clean inside and out. Then slather the rig on, inside the bore, internals, and external parts.

Reassemble the weapons, and store them preferrably in a temperature controlled area that has some air circulation. If you can store them horizontally, so much the better.

If in a safe, they need the goldenrod heaters.

Ideally, store them at a trusted friends home, or a trusted close relative. Lacking that, maybe someone has a good suggestion for off site secure storage.

Stay safe, and thanks for your service.

Posted: 10/17/2004 1:35:00 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Mr_Happyface: Have you tried vacuum sealing your guns. No air & moisture, therefore no rust. You can buy a cheap vacuum sealer at Wall-Mart for $60, and some 15" wide continuous roll plastic to make bags for something like $10 per 30' roll. If you want to be super sure you can probably buy a few packets of those silicon dioxide dissicants to absort water.

Holy shit if you paint them black you can call them Tactical Weapon Storage Bags you will sell a fortune.

This is my idea and I am off to the patent office right now.

Go for it pal, you deserve to make a million off of MY idea.

Actually, Brigade Quartermasters has food-grade bags that will hold a single complete 20" AR15A2, that you can rip off and gain access to your rifle in a millisecond.

Dont wory I will give you a couple of bucks for your Idea

Seriously that is a good idea. This will give me a reason to buy one of those food savers.

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