Rust protection, long term storage

I hope you don't mind if I hijack this a little bit.

Due to space constraints, I have to store my pistol vertically - muzzle down. I give it a good clean and oiling before it goes away, but will its orientation cause a problem over time?

If you know you're not going to use them for a long time, you might consider grease rather than oil.

In a safe with controlled humidity and the methods you outlined, I wouldn't think you'd need to do anything more often.

Sounds like the OP is doing everything right. If you want to be extra sure of preventing rust, use Breakfree COLLECTOR instead of regular Breakfree.

Yo Mama, if you have not shot the firearm there is no reason to do anything more that a good wipe down to remove any dust and or dirt. I would also recommend the silicon treated "Bore-Store" bags. If I remember they run about $10.00 each and offer excellent protection.

Wipe-down with RIG & A Rig-Rag for long term storage.

http://www.brownells.com/gun-cleani...ntion/rig-universal-gun-grease-prod31842.aspx

http://www.brownells.com/gun-cleani...ag-universal-grease-applicator-prod31843.aspx

Detail stripping once a year is not necessary, or even desirable.

If the outside doesn't rust, the inside won't rust either.

rc

All the mentioned products work, but not a one can touch BoShield........aircraft preservative developed by Boeing. Stuff leaves a waxy covering on metals and moisture just sheets off it! I've used it on an '85 Evinrude OB that is kept outside and it looks like new under the hood cover. Have applied it to a shotgun used in so-thick-you-could-cut-it fog and riding in an open jeep while dog hunting and watched the water do as I described.

Other than military applied cosmoline I can think of no product that offers the level of protection it does. All you have to do is look at the spec's for salt water exposure to be convinced.

Eezox is the best all around protectant I have found and it is a good lube as well. Just wipe off any excess and you are good to go.

Frog lube

honestly, your choice of metal protectant doesnt really matter........remoil, CLP, 10-w30, ect.

so long as they are oiled and free from any radical temp swings or high humidity....you wont have a problem.

i would do a quick check on them a few times a year( ~3 or so) and re-oil them once a year.....you shouldnt have any problems.

I have followed the same schedule as you for many years without any problems. However one additional step I take is I take the grips off and coat the inside of the grip frame with RIG grease. This prevents rust from undetected sweat from my hand and will not soak into the wood.

LPS number 3 is a good protectant for steel in long term storage. We used it to protect stamping dies going into storage in the 1970's.

Another vote for LPS3. Great stuff. LPS2 is my usual wipedown fluid. It dries after application and never had any rust...chris3

CLP is a great rust preventor. Give it a good wipe down after cleaning and you are fine. no need to go fancy unless you store your guns for years in a warehouse like the military does...

I'm another vote for frog lube...it's good stuff. I think you can find some videos on youtube of a guy that took a steel plate and sectioned if off and put various protectants on it and then left it out in the weather for an extended period of time...pretty interesting...I think he calls it the steel plate of truth (or something along those lines).

Here's an example of what I'm talking about...it's the steel plate after it's been outside in winter conditions for 2 months...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUNW4Vn2JiY

Frog Lube is great, but I like to back it up by putting a rechargeable dehumidifier inside of my safe to keep the moisture down. Once every couple of weeks I open the safe and plug it back in to charge it up. Also, if you have any extra silica packets lying around, throw them in there for good measure.

Polygunbag .com sells gun bags
you can buy rolls of VOC poly tube at U-line
you can also buy VOC chips and desicants

Brownells or Midway sells cosmoline

+3 lps3

ATF works for me and its cheap

Eezox followed by Renaissance Wax.

Not meaning to hijack this thread and all the good info in it, but what if a person was inclined to bury a firearm for long term, say maybe in a good sealing ammo can ? I can use the FoodSaver to shrink the air out of a bag containing a handgun and another for ammo, but what would you use on the gun and even the ammo to insure it would be good to go, 10 years down the road ?

If I were to bury a gun, I would pack it in a good heavy grease or cosmoleane, then I would place it in a vacuume seal bag and put it in a good rugged waterproof container.

For the ammo, I would do the same minus the grease.

I would also bury a small cleaning kit with the gun to clean out all the grease.

The best long term long term gun protection I have found is a concoction I came up with some time back.

It consists of a 50:50 mix of beeswax and Howards Feed and Wax. I treated guns with it years ago and the light application remains waxy and appears to have been put on yesterday. No metal parts show any signs of rust and the best part for me, is it also works great for wood preservation and I can wipe down the entire gun with it.