Long term gun storage

[Mike2]

I have one child and one on the way in March, I recently purchased each one of them a Glock 17 and 10 mags for each pistol, I will be buying each child a 10/22 with at least 5 highcaps for each, a bolt action rifle either .270 or .308, 12 guage shotgun and an AR variant, I already have a couple ak variants for each child. With all this in mind, long term storage..........I know all about cosmoline and the sticky, nasty, way to store firearms long term but is there another method for storage that does not involve a ton of oil, lube, grease, cosmoline etc. I could use dessicants but I know they are only effective for a while and eventually become ineffective if items are not stored in a water tight, airtight container. Any suggestions???

 

[BlacklabelOP]

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/BAG197-1.html

 

[FuzzyBunny]

I like food saver vac bags. Oil them down witht he wood off them and vac bag them. Should last forever.

 

[TooTaxed]

A few years ago I was transferred to Canada, so I carefully stripped my pistols, oiled them liberally with Remington Gun Oil, and zipped them up in plastic Zip-Loc food bags. Stored them in a gun safe in Indiana...not one of the more humid states.

When I returned from Canada 18 mo later, the guns were rusty as Hell! A pristine Uberti replica 1860 Army inoperable, an Ortgies .32 so rusty the magazine couldn't be removed. Others I cleaned up and are still operable...but not pretty.

If you are going to store your guns long term, buy sealable bags made for the purpose!!!

 

[unisonic12]

TooTaxed, aren't Zip-Loc bags airtight? The last time I checked, the were. Were there holes in the bag where something sharp on a gun could have poked through? Did you squeeze all of the air out before sealing them? Seems like they should have worked just fine.

 

[average_shooter]

In another thread here there's this link in the first post:

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/wood115.html

I realize you're not asking about burying firearms, however perhaps you could adapt the process oulined in that link to better suit your purposes.

Here's the other thread too:
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=416534

 

[TooTaxed]

The bags were brand new food bags, purchased for the purpose. When I sealed up the guns, shiny wet with oil, I pressed out as much air as I could.

When I unpacked the guns, the zippers were still sealed and air tight...no holes in any bags. Believe me, I checked carefully to find out what went wrong! As all of the eight or so pistols were rusty, I concluded that the plastic bags were the problem. Some compound in the plastic must have reacted over time to rust the guns...which were dry and no longer oiled.

I had better luck with the rifles and shotguns, which I had wrapped in black plastic trash bags and taped airtight. No rust at all...