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I know it is best to store my shotguns muzzle down. The safe I have, and all that I have seen are designed for butt down storage. What type modifications has anyone done to remedy this?
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I own mostly all side lock shotguns, L.C. Smith's and the only ones stored muzzle down are the ones that I have are near the door opening because of limited floor space in order to close the door.
I know some here do store their shotguns muzzle down, but I take mine all apart when I get them and I have NEVER seen oil built-up that would warrant me to store them muzzle down.
Where is all this oil coming from?
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One gentleman I know takes everything out so he just has a box. Each gun is stored in an inexpensive padded slip and stored muzzle down. You would be amazed how many guns you can get in there, with finishes protected and stock heads dry.
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It would be interesting to see how the makers of most of these safes can get the number of guns in it that they claim it will hold. They must have used single shot shotguns as a model.
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It would be interesting to see how the makers of most of these safes can get the number of guns in it that they claim it will hold. They must have used single shot shotguns as a model. that and not caring how much they get banged together
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Exactly, JDW.
One would expect the floor of the safe with all these muzzle down guns to be covered with oil.
"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble
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I'm at the point where I either have to buy a larger safe or start selling guns. On my doubles, I remove barrels and keep the action ends on the top shelf. I hang the barrels from what would be the top row of indented "rests" on the safe walls and middle divider. I have a three inch section (straight) of metal coat hanger wire secured in the middle to a length of 18 gauge enameled copper wire that has large barbless fish hook on the other end, point dulled. The coat hanger section supports the barrel at the chamber end. The wire is long enough to pull the non-hook end of the wire out enough to fold the coat hanger wire back inside the barrel to pull it out.
With the barrels hanging inside the indented rest, my pumps and rifles can fit barrel down, stocks against the top rest. There's also space against the inside jamb of the safe door to lean a few barrels. It's pretty much a blivet*. Gil
* Southernism: ten pounds of crap in a five pound size bag
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One gentleman I know takes everything out so he just has a box. Each gun is stored in an inexpensive padded slip and stored muzzle down. You would be amazed how many guns you can get in there, with finishes protected and stock heads dry. This is my procedure, and you would be amazed how many guns you can get in that way. I bought the foam cases and you can alternate heads up and heads down to pack them in. CHAZ
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One gentleman I know takes everything out so he just has a box. Each gun is stored in an inexpensive padded slip and stored muzzle down. You would be amazed how many guns you can get in there, with finishes protected and stock heads dry. This is my procedure, and you would be amazed how many guns you can get in that way. I bought the foam cases and you can alternate heads up and heads down to pack them in. CHAZ Do the slips need to "breathe" to guard against potentially trapped moisture inside the slip? This sounds a solution to my problem. I suppose one could number the slips and tape a guide inside the door to locate a gun. Where did you find the slips?
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If you are having problems with oil migrating to the stock you are using too much or the wrong type of protection. I use breakfree (CLP)sparingly on all metal parts, let it dry for a day until it get a bit tacky and store my guns butt down in a well ventilated secure cabinet. Never had a problem with lubrication migration.
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