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Old 05-03-2020, 09:21 AM
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Is there a proper way to store stocks when they are not mounted on a revolver? I have seen stocks where either a piece of wood or other material is used to fill the gap where the frame would be and then run the screw in. Others I just see them place a runner band around the stocks to keep them together. Mainly worried about having the stocks warp if the are not mounted. I guess the best solution would be to purchase a revolver without stocks on them for storage.
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Old 05-03-2020, 09:27 AM
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I have yet to see any of my unmounted stocks warp, but I guess they could. I keep those that I have unmounted wrapped in tissue paper to not attract moisture. I wrap one totally and than the other one over the wrapped on. Label them and put them in a set of medium side part drawers. They are in a part of the house that is both heated and airconditioned and I have yet to have an issue.

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No scientifically special method that I know of. I just place them in a thicker plastic zip lock with a couple of air holes punched in them for air circulation. The bag just keeps them from rubbing against each other and getting scratched when I search through them. I keep them in a heated and air conditioned room so the humidity and temperature is relatively stable and they have done quite well over the years. Some of the Grips I have are over 100 years old! None have cracked, warped or changed that I can tell.
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Old 05-03-2020, 10:38 AM
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Thanks! I just wanted to be safe with them.
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I'm probably not the best example. If I have it available, I use a spacer and screw the grips together for revolver grips. If not, I just keep them screwed together loosely. I also keep the original packaging and keep the grips in them if I'm not using them. For my 1911 grips, I just keep the flats together and keep them in a ziplock bag (After seeing chief38's post, I may go and punch some holes in them). The grips are then kept in an ammo can with my other accessories.
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I am pretty basic in storing stocks. Two boxes; one for wood and one for rubber.


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I like to keep them a sandwich bag half-closed (so moisture isn't trapped), and roll the stocks in a paper towel.
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I have a set of the original plastic off of my commercial 1911 stored in the firearm box.
It’s been pretty temperature controlled but after many years I discovered that they warped. Also some discoloring going on.
Right now they’re clamped between two pieces of wood to hopefully restore their shape.
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Use an empty 38 special case between the grips and tighten screw...that keeps them separated...
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^^^^What he said. I have perfect N-frame target football Goncalo Alves and very good walnut football N-frame target grips stored that way.
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I got mine wrapped in newspaper, stored in cardboard boxes.
Wood I mean.
Rubber just gets piled in a drawer !
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I built a wooden "shadow box" of sorts, with spacers between the sets and a slide-in plexiglas top. It is actually a display case.

Flat grips like from a single action are merely screwed together. Target grips are also screwed together, but with a piece of closed cell foam between them where the frame would have been.

The only grips I EVER had warp (including the ones I made myself) were 2 pairs of junk I bought fro Thailand, and they warped on the gun.
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I have a set of the original plastic off of my commercial 1911 stored in the firearm box.
It’s been pretty temperature controlled but after many years I discovered that they warped. Also some discoloring going on.
Right now they’re clamped between two pieces of wood to hopefully restore their shape.

I have a set that were on the gun when I got it,but they had shrunk. I made a jig with two machine screws in grooves so I could store them under tension. I’ve found that heating them for a minute with a hair dryer as im putting them back on the gun makes them more cooperative.
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I use eye glass cases to store all but target grips, I put the model and serial number in with them if needed.
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Dont ask me. I keep mine in old shoe boxes. Storing of Stocks (or grips, if you prefer)
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Cardboard box. No issues yet.
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