Storage

[Clark McCombe]

Now that my Parker collection is growing, wondering what the proper way to store the guns.
Break them down and lay flat in a case?
Upright in a safe? With a sock?
I imagine humidity is the enemy, I have a dehumidifier running.
Wipe them down? With what oil?
Eventual dream would be to have a small gun room😊
Thanks
Clark

[Double Lab]

Muzzle down in the safe in a sock after you wipe them down.

[Tennessee Dave]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Muzzle down in the safe in a sock after you wipe them down.

Can you explain why it's best to store muzzle down please?

[Brush Buster]

[QUOTE=David Livesay;424594]Can you explain why it's best to store muzzle down please?[/QUOT

Most of our older Guns already have oil soaking in the heads of their stocks from standing upright in a corner or gun cabinet for years so the reason I store them muzzle down is to prevent it from getting worse !

[Dean Romig]

Dk NOT store guns in cases.






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[Bill Murphy]

Build your gun vault now, not later. Don't worry about the rust.

[Stan Hillis]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Dk NOT store guns in cases.

I've stored numerous fine doubles in leather, lined leg of mutton cases for many years. I use Beretta brand gun socks in them and have never had one iota of a problem with any of them.

I feel like they are safer in the LOM cases than they are being banged around going in and out of a gun safe. I have some guns in a safe but the nicest ones are stored year 'round in nice LOM cases.

The Beretta socks are treated with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor. This technology has been around for decades. Brownells sells, or used to sell, VPI paper that was great for bore protection and wrapping small parts for storage. If I was going to have any problem with rust or corrosion I would have had it many years ago. JMO, OMMV.

https://www.beretta.com/en-us/produc...-vci-SFOU65001

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

I've stored numerous fine doubles in leather, lined leg of mutton cases for many years. I use Beretta brand gun socks in them and have never had one iota of a problem with any of them.

I feel like they are safer in the LOM cases than they are being banged around going in and out of a gun safe. I have some guns in a safe but the nicest ones are stored year 'round in nice LOM cases.

The Beretta socks are treated with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor. This technology has been around for decades. Brownells sells, or used to sell, VPI paper that was great for bore protection and wrapping small parts for storage. If I was going to have any problem with rust or corrosion I would have had it many years ago. JMO, OMMV.

https://www.beretta.com/en-us/produc...-vci-SFOU65001

That’s all well and good Stan but we have all heard or read of horror stories of guns that were stored in lined cases WITHOUT the extra protection you provide to your guns. Anyone who stores guns in cases without extra protection (which is the norm) in my opinion, is just asking for trouble.





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[edgarspencer]

Irrespective of your storage method, a quality, automatic dehumidifier is the first line of defense. Phil C may not have a humidity issue in sunny Arizona, but if you live in the northeast you probably do.
Basements, while the logical location for many, are usually more damp than the upper floors.
Having said all that, we have been seeing single digits on the hygrometer this winter, when the humidifier runs out of water.

[Craig Larter]

I dislike the whole idea of "storage", I would much rather display my guns, pay the insurance costs for loss rather than locking them away in a supposedly fire proof/theft resistant safe. If I had small children or lived in an high crime area I'm sure my attitude would be different.