HOW TO STORE GUNS IN OFF SEASON

Storing Your Handguns

If you are a shooting enthusiast and you have a bunch of handguns that you regularly use, then you will want to make sure that they are stored properly when you place them back into the safe.

One of the largest enemies of guns is rust.  Rust will destroy bluing and will begin to corrode the inner workings of your revolver or pistol, even while it is inside your safe.  Now, there are many safes that will be able to house both rifles and pistols, but if you have a few expensive Kimbers and maybe a Colt or two, you should probably get yourself a small safe just for them.  Here are the reasons:

• A smaller safe will be easier to keep dry.  Remember, rust is the enemy of your guns, and if you have any moisture source in your larger safe, over time that could hurt your handguns.  The best way to keep things dry is to keep them compartmentalized.
• Sapping away moisture is much easier to accomplish in a smaller safe.  There are many who use devices (both electronic and chemical) that take away moisture, and it is harder to eliminate moisture in a larger safe.
• If you use a lot of oil on your handguns before storing them, often times that oil will drip down onto the wooden stocks of your rifles.  This is a problem (we’ll explain why later).

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