1. Cortec synthetic cloth zippered VPI gun pad
2. KleenBore plastic VPI bag
3. Bore-Store breathable synthetic cloth silicone lined gun pad
4. Vacum packed food saver method
If using any of the above, would you still use VPI paper and would you still oil the gun?
Also they don't make Bianchi blue bags anymore.
There seems to two schools of thought. Letting a gun breath by allowing moisture to evaporate and the gasses to escape.
To vacum sealing it, but do those food saver machines really do that good of a job in sucking air out and really sealing it shut for a long period of time and having air trapped inside means the moisture can't evaporate.
I'm not interested in using dessicant packets because they only work in air tight environments because as it absorbs moisture from the air it will be attracted just as fast because there isn't an air tight seal.
How does the military store firearms for long term? They don't use air tight containers do they? Just use some heavy grease and wrap in VPI paper or bags and store in a cool dry envinronment?
I'd like to do it simply and inexpensively yet safely. The food saver method is expensive because the machine costs $130 and I don't even know if it really works for the long term.
How about wrapping it in a VPI plastic bag and then putting that into a Cortec VPI cloth gun pad? I read that it's not recommended to use Bore-Store with plastic bags because it won't be able to breath.
With people who suck out air with straws or vacum cleaners, isn't it just a futile attempt as the seal probably isn't air tight and surely there is still ample air left inside the bag.
2. KleenBore plastic VPI bag
3. Bore-Store breathable synthetic cloth silicone lined gun pad
4. Vacum packed food saver method
If using any of the above, would you still use VPI paper and would you still oil the gun?
Also they don't make Bianchi blue bags anymore.
There seems to two schools of thought. Letting a gun breath by allowing moisture to evaporate and the gasses to escape.
To vacum sealing it, but do those food saver machines really do that good of a job in sucking air out and really sealing it shut for a long period of time and having air trapped inside means the moisture can't evaporate.
I'm not interested in using dessicant packets because they only work in air tight environments because as it absorbs moisture from the air it will be attracted just as fast because there isn't an air tight seal.
How does the military store firearms for long term? They don't use air tight containers do they? Just use some heavy grease and wrap in VPI paper or bags and store in a cool dry envinronment?
I'd like to do it simply and inexpensively yet safely. The food saver method is expensive because the machine costs $130 and I don't even know if it really works for the long term.
How about wrapping it in a VPI plastic bag and then putting that into a Cortec VPI cloth gun pad? I read that it's not recommended to use Bore-Store with plastic bags because it won't be able to breath.
With people who suck out air with straws or vacum cleaners, isn't it just a futile attempt as the seal probably isn't air tight and surely there is still ample air left inside the bag.