does anyone know a good way to store old army guns for an extended period of time. i am thinking of putting away a couple of things i don't shoot to often and i was thinking of separating the wood stocks from the metal parts. i was then going to seal the metal in oil and the wood in basically nothing. has anyone done this or have any better ideas.
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Yep, Just lube em up and put em away.
I would suggest keeping them in one piece. A friend went away on a UN posting and tore his guns down into component parts, and hid the parts throughout his house for theft-proofing before he went. (this was back in the days before gun safes) It's now 30 years later and some parts are still missing!
I would suggest keeping them in one piece. A friend went away on a UN posting and tore his guns down into component parts, and hid the parts throughout his house for theft-proofing before he went. (this was back in the days before gun safes) It's now 30 years later and some parts are still missing!
Yep, Just lube em up and put em away.
I would suggest keeping them in one piece. A friend went away on a UN posting and tore his guns down into component parts, and hid the parts throughout his house for theft-proofing before he went. (this was back in the days before gun safes) It's now 30 years later and some parts are still missing!
I would suggest keeping them in one piece. A friend went away on a UN posting and tore his guns down into component parts, and hid the parts throughout his house for theft-proofing before he went. (this was back in the days before gun safes) It's now 30 years later and some parts are still missing!
leftent said:Yep, Just lube em up and put em away.
I would suggest keeping them in one piece. A friend went away on a UN posting and tore his guns down into component parts, and hid the parts throughout his house for theft-proofing before he went. (this was back in the days before gun safes) It's now 30 years later and some parts are still missing!
That would suck the big one!!
airwapiti said:
I would coat all metal parts in light coat of wheelbearing grease. It's cheap and will not evaporate or solidify as some oils do. Then store the firearm/parts in a plastic bag with some dessicants to keep the moisture content low. I have stored bullet molds this way for many years and they still look like new
