Originally Posted By: italiansxs
Has anyone on this forum actually had a stock deteriorate due to one of their guns being stored butt down? I have guns that have been stored that way for over 40 years without any type of problems whatsoever.
Jim


Yes. I have restored too many guns where the head of the stock has almost turned to mush from all the oil that has soaked into them for over 100 years. Please store them flat, disassembled in a case, or muzzle down. The future owners of your guns will appreciate it.


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