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Vintage Gun Storage

Posted by Bryan Emch on November 8, 2021, 6:50 am
Edited by board administrator November 8, 2021, 12:46 pm

For long term storage in a safe, barrels up or down?

Re: vintage gun storage

Posted by Ken Descovich on November 8, 2021, 8:20 am, in reply to "vintage gun storage"

If they have a recoil pad barrels down otherwise to me it doesn't matter.
Ken

Re: vintage gun storage

Posted by Tom Archer on November 8, 2021, 8:22 am, in reply to "vintage gun storage"

It's recommended that the gun be stored muzzles down so that any oil inside the action will drain away from the head of the stock. Oil will penetrate and soften wood and therefore weaken the stock; one way to avoid oil absorption is to seal all inletted surfaces with epoxy compounds or super glue.

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