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i have always preferred to store doubles assembled, standing, muzzle down. this was to keep oil from draining into the head of a stock. if i think about that, it seems like oil would soak most of the had. the only part that would skate by is the portion of the horn north of the first oiled metal part.
so do you think it is ok to store a gun broken down and on its side?
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Personally I am a minimalist when it comes to oil and I believe a little goes a long way. In 40 + years of owning and collecting firearms I've never had an oil soaked stock while on my watch.
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Personally I am a minimalist when it comes to oil and I believe a little goes a long way. In 40 + years of owning and collecting firearms I've never had an oil soaked stock while on my watch.
Jim 100% agree. If there is enough oil to 'run' anywhere, then there is far too much.
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The only shotguns I store in my safe muzzle down are the ones that will not fit anymore in the spaces allocated. Their stocks rest on the other barrels.
I know quite a few here rest their barrels muzzle down for the same reason you mentioned, oil, but where is all this oil coming from?
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Why not use grease in lieu of oil. It does not run especially if you use synthetic grease?
So many guns, so little time!
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Or better yet- aerosol sprays such as WD-40. Worked for the USMC in Vietnam.
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I've seen more than a few vintage rubber pads that were flattened on the toe or heel from years of standing butt down.
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I store muzzle down on all long guns. I am probablt too generous with oil, but prefer that with muzzles down to rust
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I store muzzle down on all long guns. I am probablt too generous with oil, but prefer that with muzzles down to rust
Other than the "front row" of guns being muzzle down, what type of safe configuration do you have that allows for more than a few arranged thusly? Mike B
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old colonel, I live geographically on a raft jutting into the North Atlantic, salt in all its forms everywhere. With a modicum of care---a pull and a swipe or two, oiled sparingly---none should worry about rust or sodden wood, muzzles up or down. Mine are muzzle-up, standing as for inspection, not as wounded on one leg. My early firearms look the same as when I started with them 75 years ago. I've never seen guns mounted like crutches in elegant private gunrooms.
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