As the title implies, seems like this is a topic that often comes up.
Long term weapon and ammunition storage.
It is probably "not so common" knowledge that many oils that are good for lubricating your gun while you are shooting, are not all that great on a gun that is going to be stationary and unused for long periods of time. The oils often get "gummy" from a lack of better description and are a chore to clean up. Especially in hard to access area's and nooks and crannies.
Recently, I was looking for some cosmoline just for the purpose of long term storage.
Sadly, I found the company has stopped making it.
The closest thing I could find is called RUST VETO from brownells. It seems to be a very close copy of it and I think it would work as well for that.
On top of that, I think using the Z CORR rust inhibitor bags would be the most likely route that I would take.
manufacturers description: https://www.zcorrproducts.com/pages/how-it-works
I don't pretend to know how well it will work or what its' limitations are, but it would seem to be the best thing I know of.
I will also tell you that I do like vacuum packed "food saver" bags for some items, however, they can and do lose their seal sometimes.
I also know that often PVC pipe will have water condensation on the inside of the tube if it is placed above the frost line in the ground. Or anywhere that the temperature inside and outside of the tube is not the same, and can also leak if placed near a water table.
I am curious if there are other good product(s) out there that live up to their hype, so I'm all ears if you know of any.
Ammunition storage
OK. I'm sure the most obvious choice is going to be the good old surplus ammo can. Countries all around the world use them.
But has anyone buried one for maybe years?
I know the metal has paint on it which would help it resist corrosion, but in the end, it's still a steel box and will eventually rust through.
Maybe not in a few years, but it WILL eventually happen; end of story.
Has anyone tried 5 gallon food grade buckets?
Reason I ask is that from all the information that I have gathered, sunlight will break down the plastic long before they bio-degrade because bacteria doesn't like to munch on petroleum based products. And everything I have gathered says that sunlight does more to degrade plastic/petroleum products than anything.
So, my question is, would ammunition stored in vacuum sealed mylar bags with 02 absorbers placed in a 5 gallon food grade bucket be better protected (long term)?
From everything I have read over the years, temperature adversely affects gun powder a lot worse than air or time. I have even read reports coming back from the sand box that ammunition that has been stored in un-air-conditioned warehouses that can normally reach 120 degree's have a high failure rate after as little as 10 years in storage (and yes, this was in ammo cans).
So, my question is: Is there something better?
Long term weapon and ammunition storage.
It is probably "not so common" knowledge that many oils that are good for lubricating your gun while you are shooting, are not all that great on a gun that is going to be stationary and unused for long periods of time. The oils often get "gummy" from a lack of better description and are a chore to clean up. Especially in hard to access area's and nooks and crannies.
Recently, I was looking for some cosmoline just for the purpose of long term storage.
Sadly, I found the company has stopped making it.
The closest thing I could find is called RUST VETO from brownells. It seems to be a very close copy of it and I think it would work as well for that.
On top of that, I think using the Z CORR rust inhibitor bags would be the most likely route that I would take.
manufacturers description: https://www.zcorrproducts.com/pages/how-it-works
I don't pretend to know how well it will work or what its' limitations are, but it would seem to be the best thing I know of.
I will also tell you that I do like vacuum packed "food saver" bags for some items, however, they can and do lose their seal sometimes.
I also know that often PVC pipe will have water condensation on the inside of the tube if it is placed above the frost line in the ground. Or anywhere that the temperature inside and outside of the tube is not the same, and can also leak if placed near a water table.
I am curious if there are other good product(s) out there that live up to their hype, so I'm all ears if you know of any.
Ammunition storage
OK. I'm sure the most obvious choice is going to be the good old surplus ammo can. Countries all around the world use them.
But has anyone buried one for maybe years?
I know the metal has paint on it which would help it resist corrosion, but in the end, it's still a steel box and will eventually rust through.
Maybe not in a few years, but it WILL eventually happen; end of story.
Has anyone tried 5 gallon food grade buckets?
Reason I ask is that from all the information that I have gathered, sunlight will break down the plastic long before they bio-degrade because bacteria doesn't like to munch on petroleum based products. And everything I have gathered says that sunlight does more to degrade plastic/petroleum products than anything.
So, my question is, would ammunition stored in vacuum sealed mylar bags with 02 absorbers placed in a 5 gallon food grade bucket be better protected (long term)?
From everything I have read over the years, temperature adversely affects gun powder a lot worse than air or time. I have even read reports coming back from the sand box that ammunition that has been stored in un-air-conditioned warehouses that can normally reach 120 degree's have a high failure rate after as little as 10 years in storage (and yes, this was in ammo cans).
So, my question is: Is there something better?
