Storage

[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.