Gun Storage

[Butch1957]

What are you using to prevent rust and deterioration of guns in storage. Anybody have any experience using gun socks or plastic gun bags (Hoppes) for storage? Is it better to store guns just cleaned and oiled?  I am new to collecting machine guns and want to preserve my collection in as good a shape as possible. 

How are you doing it?

 

[Taliaferro]

Renaissance Wax beats everything in preservation. Bags are ok but waxed and in good safes with dehumidifier in them is best. 
 

Tracie Hill

[Stampcollector]

1 hour ago, Taliaferro said:

Renaissance Wax beats everything in preservation. Bags are ok but waxed and in good safes with dehumidifier in them is best. 
 

Tracie Hill

 I want to get a can of "Renaissance Wax". I have never used it before. 

Question? Is it only used on bluing on the Thompson, or any weapon, or do you apply it on all metal parts except the furniture? 

Thanks in advance!  Mike (Stampcollector) 

[1gewehr]

I spray them down with Ballistol.  Good on the metal, wood, plastic, etc.  Not a poison, so no panic if you breathe a little in.  Leaves a nice waxy residue that doesn't migrate over time like many oils do.  Standard of the German Army for nearly 100 years.

[Rekraps]

How about take them out and clean them every now and then? Seems to work fine for me.

[hntrdarren]

I use silicone socks and a in line humidifier-dehumidifier in my home  so I can control the humidity . I also have the heat bars in my safes to help. I have had very good results doing this. I also inspect, oil ,and condition the wood on my firearms yearly to help preserve the bluing and wood. Hope this helps.

[Taliaferro]

The renaissance wax can be applied to metal or wood. Best results is to

clean the item and then put in sun light to warm up or under a halogen work light to

warm it. This way when the wax is applied it will melt and flow into corners etc.

 

Get stuff. It is also the only product that most museums will use. It has even withstood

sea water during hurricane Katrina .

 

Tracie Hill

[buckeye10216]

I have used Ballistol, THE original "green" ballistic oil.  I read somewhere (maybe their website) that a German gun sprayed with it 100 years ago was taken out of storage and had little to no rust.  I also use silicone socks and rechargeable desiccant bags.  I have used the Renaissance Micro-Crystalline Wax Polish on my new drill press stage and it seemed to work very well, but not perfect (may need to try the heating idea above or reapply).  I was afraid to wax my guns up with it especially the parkerized ones as it is a wax and may make them look more shiny than I may want.  My latest is Suppressor Solutions Ceramic Shield (the new kid on the block), but I haven't used it long enough to see how much it blocks rust.  I am not as diligent as Rekraps and hntrdarren to have a great cleaning cycle, but I do shoot often and clean my guns very well at least every 1-3 years!  haha  Merely my 3 cents worth.