Help with Long Term Storage

[yukonb]

I use to wipe a light coat of Rig on my guns that were stored and not shot much. Now that rig is no longer available what's everyone using ?

Thanks

 

[s&wchad]

News to me! I'm glad I still have most of a 15 oz can. You might try Break Free Collector:

Break-Free®

 

[yukonb]

Every Where I look on the internet it says Rig is no longer made or available. I asked at Cabellas and Gander Mtn. and the clerks there in the gun depts claim they never heard of Rig. So if anyone knows where I can get some please let me know. Thanks

 

[robertrwalsh]

Those silicone impregnated sock-wrap things are not too shabby, plus they protect from dings and scratches to some extent. Not real expensive and they wont get grease all over where ever you have your guns.

 

[s&wchad]

If you really want RIG, there's a 3.75 oz sealed can on fleabay for $20 "buy it now".

Personally, I check local small gun shops or shows.

 

[sar4937]

I just read somewhere that RIG was purchased and will be back on the market soon. In the last American Rifleman pg 27, Random Shots, it says Rig was aquired by Birchwood Casey on February 27th. To be sold under the RIG name.

 

[OKFC05]

For the outside, I still prefer a coat of wax over grease or oil. Stays put and seals out moisture. Naturally the gun should be cleaned before storage.

 

[Rolando]

What type of wax and how is the application performed? Wax on wax off like a car?

 

[sar4937]

Rennisance wax seems to be the preferred wax and is used by collectors. Yes it goes on just like waxing a car for the most part. Do not use a car wax with an abrasive added to it. I have used Johnson's paste wax for furniture, but read the directions. You do not let it dry to a haze and buff off. It's hard to get out of seams, screw heads, and lettering without some sort of brush. I find waxes hard to apply in areas that oil readily reaches. I have also used a Birchwood-Casey product called Barricade for years with good protection. But the guns look waxey/greasy, and aren't ready to show off with out a rub-down.

 

[OKFC05]

The proper way to use wax on guns is:
Make a small lintless cotton pad.
Rub the pad on the (solid) wax until the wax softens and saturates the pad. Don't have any little solid chunks of wax on the pad. Store the pad inside the can when not in use.

Apply to the clean, dry metal surface. Put on a continuous film as thin as possible. If it is filling cracks, that's too much. Clean off any accumulation you can see with a q-tip or cloth.

Immediately wipe off with a clean lintless rag. Ideally, you make a continuous film only one molecule thick to seal out air and moisture.

 

[dant]

yes, we too were told that RIG is going to be made and marketed again, soon..............been using it for years and yes it "works"......for storage ........ as for "looks" then use the waxes and the polishes

 

[aterry33]

Try sack-ups. I've seen people put guns in these things and throw them in a shed and 10 years later there's no rust. (Not recommending that of course).

Sack-Ups