it depends on what kind of safe. some fire safes, sentry in particular, use concrete as the barrier. this is not wise to store any guns or electronics equipment in one of the safes. the prosses of hydration ( water evaporating from once liquid concrete) takes about 50 years. check your safe handbook. some actually tell you not to store guns in them.
Keeping guns from rusting in your safe?
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cratz2
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Couple bags of silica gel and a layer of FP10 (formerly CLP) has worked for me for a quite a while in Texas and Indiana.
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The problem with the silica bags is that I open and close the safe at least a couple times a day. Maybe just oiling and waxing them from time to time would be better.
Does anyone know what humidity level is ideal and will not cause rust?
Does anyone know what humidity level is ideal and will not cause rust?
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I use two 40 watt flourescent light bars one for the top shelf and one down the side they keep the safe about 85-90 F AND you can see what you have in your safe easier, but I do wipe my pistols and rifles down with a good CLP IE Break Free or FP-10
I havent had a problem since 1993 doing that and I am only 5 miles from the bay
I havent had a problem since 1993 doing that and I am only 5 miles from the bay
My dad showed me this stuff 30+ years ago...
http://www.rusteprufe.com/
And he used it for ages on his guns in Wisconsin. Now I've seen RIG, seems to be a thicker protectant than Rusteprufe.
I use the big dessicant packs as issued to military units who ship their sensitive electronics. They look like pillows about the size of Kraft Mac 'n Cheese boxes. One of those per safe, along with the Rusteprufe, has done pretty well down here on the beachside in Space Coast Florida. I did, however, mess up and leave a future project gun unprotected in a closet for a few months. Yikes!
http://www.rusteprufe.com/
And he used it for ages on his guns in Wisconsin. Now I've seen RIG, seems to be a thicker protectant than Rusteprufe.
I use the big dessicant packs as issued to military units who ship their sensitive electronics. They look like pillows about the size of Kraft Mac 'n Cheese boxes. One of those per safe, along with the Rusteprufe, has done pretty well down here on the beachside in Space Coast Florida. I did, however, mess up and leave a future project gun unprotected in a closet for a few months. Yikes!
Most likely you will have to pull the safe out. If there is a hole, you will see from the back, and most likely will have to poke a hole in the fire proofing from there. Mine came with no hole in the fire proofing, just a hole in the steel of the safe.
I have never had an incidence of rust on a gun that I can recall (i.e. new rust -- I have purchased used ones with some rusting). I keep a generous coating of oil on all parts and re-oil every 6 months or so. When I was a patrol officer and my sidearm was in and out of the elements, I did this once or twice a week -- never a problem.
rick458
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a little TLC goes a long way towards protecting good firearms
DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THEM just because they are in a safe
keep the bores oiled and the metal protected and you'll be okay
DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THEM just because they are in a safe
keep the bores oiled and the metal protected and you'll be okay
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