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Posted: 2/7/2003 8:18:48 AM EDT
| I decided to keep my M1A. I am going to buy some extrea mags and am unsure the best way to store them. Being steel should I apply a light coat of oil, inside and outside, and place in a ziplock bag in my safe. Do I need to add desicant (sp?) in each bag? I plan to keep a couple out for use, but would like to save some for a rainy day. Yhanks for the help. eagle308us |
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If you want to preserve steel items in storage wrap them in special preservative (anti rust) paper, just like as done at the arsenals. CMP may still have complete rifle bags for 50 cents each, check their website. The internal paper can be removed and cut into wrapping paper for magazines. Georgia Precision sells this paper by the sheet, look at their website too. -- Chuck |
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I've CLP'd a few inside and out and then Foodsaver vacumn sealed them. I don't use the full amount of pressure, so the feed lips don't get years of tension pushing them in, but I remove most of the air. Some Foodsavers have a manual seal button that lets you seal them at any point during the air removal phase. |
Would you suggest that, before putting them in a baggie? |
| The really easy way is to buy your mags from Coles (coledistributing.com) . Buy some of the new condition ones for use, and just keep them very lightly lubed, and buy some they sell which are still in the original GI anti-everything wrapper, and store those. I think they still get only $44. or $46. for the wrapped ones (plus reasonable shipping). |
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