Grease for long-term storage?

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OK, I registered a 1911 British Contract in .455 for a friend of mine. He will want it back once he gets all of his paperwork in order, as it was his grandfather's.

My safe is in the basement, but all of the pistols are stored in individual locked foam padded cases (WalMart - 6.99 each:D )

The question is, I know I'm not going to have it out to clean every week like the others. Could I apply a thin layer of grease as protection? Will the grease suddenly transform itself into a rust accelerating compound?

Good idea? Bad idea?
 
carquest sell antirust oil, i bougt it to shoot my truck but it also prevent rust on my sandblasted rem.870.

you will have a gallon for 20-25$, enough to shoot your car, your wife car, and your gun.
 
Honey, where's the vaseline?

I have had good luck with RIG grease from Cambodia Tire or any gunstore.
Cheap, easy and it works. Stinks a bit, but has a smell of its own.

The military used Cosmoline. I believe some kind of recipe and derivative of petrolium jelly. I use vaseline on the blades of my bayonets that are kept in the scabbard. Scabbards and sheaths are a bad thing for blades, the scabbard can trap moisture.

Vaseline is clean, almost odourless and wipes off in a jiffy.

Tech tip: Buy a second jar of vaseline and KEEP IT IN THE WORKSHOP. Swarf and metal shavings can ruin your day :eek:
 
Coat the gun entirely in RIG grease and wrap it in waxed paper before putting it in the foam-padded box. That way, you'll avoid making a mess of the foam padding, all the grease will stay on the metal, where it should be, and your friend's gun will be preserved.
PP.
 
I stored my rifles away for 24 years fully coated in automotive grease and wrapped it in waxed paper. Just kept it in the paper box that it came with. They are as good as they were.

Danny Boy
 
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