Do you store in presentation box?

Burley

Burley

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Just got my first gun in the wooden box and want to know how to store. Is it preferable to just leave in the box or not?

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I stored several N Frames in their presentation boxes. The blue lining disintegrated and made a few spots on the grips. Metal wasn't harmed thank goodness. Polished out the spots on the grips. I relined the presentation case inserts with cloth and put the revolvers back in their cases over 20 years ago. They are fine. Maybe I'm lucky. I'm sure it's safer not to store them in presentation cases, especially if they have the original linings.
 
If I had a big walk-in gun vault room that was climate controlled I would. I would put it on a shelf and leave the lid open for display. BTW presentation Boxes for Glocks are called "holsters"
 
I've been using the little towels I steal from the gym with a touch of clp then in to the safe with a couple of desiccant things from cabelas.
 
I never store my guns in presentation cases. I think if you do store them in a case for any extended amount of time you are asking for trouble. It’s wear on the case as well. Some presentation cases are more delicate than others, but over time any case will wear some.
 
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I have 13 presentation boxes which are designated for 13 different n-frame guns. Each has a card in it with the model and serial number of the revolver to go with it. I NEVER store the guns in the boxes.

The guns are stored in a dry gun safe. The shooters get a light coating of CLP and the collectibles get a coating of RenWax. This works for me, but may not be the best way for other gun owners.

If I had any glox, I would store them under the seat of my pickup truck, with no rags or cases.
 
I never store guns in presentation cases. My cases also have a business card with the gun's data written on it and kept in the case. All cases are kept in a cardboard box, separated by sheets of acid free paper. My guns are wrapped in VCI paper and stored in the safe.
 
In addition to the coating/lining on the inside of the cases, the plastic liners themselves weren’t meant to support the weight of the guns and are easily cracked. I think they were intended to look nice in a dealer display and then stored away empty by the new owner. :)
 
I use gun bags for everything. So, I have a box of nicely wrapped empty boxes and presentation cases. ;) Wood absorbs and releases moisture- a bad thing around guns.
 
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I have two commemorative S&W 66s stored in their presentation boxes. They have been so stored since I purchased them new thirty-nine years ago in 1981. Every three to five years, I wipe them down with a lightly oiled cloth. Never waxed or polished, the guns appear new.
 
Not presentation, but boxes can be useful for storage.

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