I used silicone treated socks / bags long ago but have come to prefer the VCI treated Gun Socks.
Silicone-Treated Handgun Socks
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You guessed correctly...The numbers correspond to my logbook......Ben
Awesome idea! The big drawback for me is when I go looking for a certain gun it takes forever to find it. I've sometimes gone through the safe 2-3 times looking for something.
After my move I thought I had lost a 24-3, but I eventually found it buried in there!
This is the main reason I still do the occasional three table gun show - it's the only chance I get to visit my own guns...Even then there's no room for all of them...I occasionally come across a gun I had forgotten about...This summer I made the effort to take every gun out, wipe it down completely with a dry rag (that's all that's needed with a RenWaxed gun) and make a complete photo file on each one including the boxes and presentation cases...That way I can at least go back and refresh my memory on what I have...
...BenSocks yes ...foam rubber case ...no .
Quite a few years ago I worked part time at a gun shop. One afternoon a couple walked in and inquired about our gunsmith to look over their gun collection. About 40 different long guns and pistols.
Unfortunately their house burned to the ground. All of their guns were in a gun safe.
I was tasked with logging in all of the guns and do an initial inspection.
Some of the guns were in silicone treated gun socks. Some were not.
I used to be a safe technician. I was highly intrigued by the damage to some of the guns and the lack of damage to others.
Every gun that was stored in a gun sock was undamaged. On the other guns, the plastic stocks melted or warped. On others the finish was damaged. And all had rust.
When exposed to fire, the fire seal on the safe door expands. When the safe cools, the seal contracts allowing moisture inside the safe. So of course the fire department completely hoses down everything. Hence the added moisture.
Before cooling, the safe depending on fire rating and construction can reach temperatures over 1000 degrees in worst case scenario.
Papers, pictures, and computer media will begin to burn at around 350 degrees. Damage to guns can begin at around 500 degrees.
So YES. Use gun socks.
Unfortunately their house burned to the ground. All of their guns were in a gun safe.
I was tasked with logging in all of the guns and do an initial inspection.
Some of the guns were in silicone treated gun socks. Some were not.
I used to be a safe technician. I was highly intrigued by the damage to some of the guns and the lack of damage to others.
Every gun that was stored in a gun sock was undamaged. On the other guns, the plastic stocks melted or warped. On others the finish was damaged. And all had rust.
When exposed to fire, the fire seal on the safe door expands. When the safe cools, the seal contracts allowing moisture inside the safe. So of course the fire department completely hoses down everything. Hence the added moisture.
Before cooling, the safe depending on fire rating and construction can reach temperatures over 1000 degrees in worst case scenario.
Papers, pictures, and computer media will begin to burn at around 350 degrees. Damage to guns can begin at around 500 degrees.
So YES. Use gun socks.
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