Best rust treatment for storing rifle

02 January 2006, 02:40

M Pursell

Lightly coat the rifle inside and out with a product called RIG. It stand for "Rust Inhibiting Grease". It's about the consistancy of Vasoline and cleans off easily when you want to use the rifle again, something that can't be said for cosmoline. It won't evaporate or run off. A small tube of RIG cost a few dollars and is enough to cover a lot of rifles.

02 January 2006, 06:02

Ultraman

I find the coating is not nearly as important as treating the environment they are stored in. I have used big bags of dessicant for years with tell tale tabs that tell me when to 'bake off'the moisture for regenerating.

02 January 2006, 06:21

JohnnyB

I would use RIG's and have no worries.

02 January 2006, 07:01

jeffeosso

for YEARS? Sp400

jeffe

02 January 2006, 07:02

mete

RIG is designed for that. For best protection clean the gun thoroughly, apply thin coat of RIG, wrap in some VPI paper [ vapor phase inhibiter].It can then be wrapped in plastic with dessicant.

02 January 2006, 07:31

malm

Be sure to bury them below the frost line, and whatever you do, make sure you get a good GPS fix so you can find them easily. I have a customer who burried some about 30 years ago so his wife and her family wouldn't get them, and 2 years ago he came back to find a subdivision growing in the area he burried them...

02 January 2006, 08:46

ElCaballero

Cosmoline?

02 January 2006, 19:44

El Deguello

quote:
Originally posted by JohnnyB:
I would use RIG's and have no worries.

And I'd then seal them in a plastic bag with VPI paper around them, in addition to the RIG.

03 January 2006, 11:28

shootaway

plastic bag,what's that nonsense?Do you want to make things worst?Big condensation problem.

03 January 2006, 18:23

El Deguello

quote:
Originally posted by shootaway:
plastic bag,what's that nonsense? Do you want to make things worst?Big condensation problem.

NONSENSE??Just when one starts to believe one knows everything, one learns something new!! Look in your Brownell's catalog.

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[URL=http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.as...20PREMIUM%20STORAGE%20BAGS

Meets Mil Spec P-3420F; Rust-Free Storage In Gun-Factory Paper - "Wrap around guns, tools, other steel valuables for protection from moisture and rust. 1 square foot of paper protects 1 cubic foot of space. Tests show 10-15 years protection when steel parts were wrapped in GUNWRAP, sealed in plastic and stored in a cool place. Will not damage bluing or steel. Not recommended for aluminum, silver, brass or copper. May cosmetically stain nickel plating, tho' normally cleans off. Not compatible with some older lacquer finishes. Modern finishes unaffected."

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.as...tle=GUNWRAP?%20PAPER

They sell the bags and the VPI paper to put around the guns - I've stored rifles this way for up to 4 years, with absolutely no "condensation" or rust - what do you think the VPI paper is for? It takes ALL MOISTURE out of the air inside the sealed bag....... Once the moisture has been absorbed from the air inside the sealed bag, there can be no condensation at all-there's nothing in the air to condense. The military replaced Cosmoline with VPI paper and sealed plastic bags ages ago!

(ACTUALLY, IF YOUR GUN IS SQUEAKY-CLEAN, YOU CAN SKIP ALL GREASE AND OIL, AND JUST USE THE PAPER AND THE PLASTIC BAG. YOUR GUN WILL REMAIN PERFECT INDEFINITELY INTO YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, AS LONG AS THE BAG STAYS SEALED!!!!)

08 January 2006, 05:24

smedley

Years ago I was getting a "booklet" montly called "Gun Tests." (not sure if you can even get it anymore) Anyway they did a test of several products and for the money and time spent, believe it or not, Vasaline did the best job throughout all the abuse they put it through.

Smedley

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