Vacuum Seal Bag for Storage

[cl277]

Seems like a good idea but want to check a few other opinions before I commit to it for a long time. Have a couple 41’s from 1959 and somewhere in the early 60’s. Don’t shoot them often and worried they’d begin to rust if I go 1-2 years before I look at them again. Took the grips off and coated one liberally in oil then sealed the whole thing in a bag. On the other I only did the barrel as I have a new barrel I want to shoot with on the way.

Any objections or issues with this plan for storing them?

 

[THEmodelof1989]

Seems like a good idea but want to check a few other opinions before I commit to it for a long time. Have a couple 41’s from 1959 and somewhere in the early 60’s. Don’t shoot them often and worried they’d begin to rust if I go 1-2 years before I look at them again. Took the grips off and coated one liberally in oil then sealed the whole thing in a bag. On the other I only did the barrel as I have a new barrel I want to shoot with on the way.

Any objections or issues with this plan for storing them?
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I keep one vacuum sealed in my toilet tank. I check it out occasionally and it's fine. I only do this because I'm fighting against an obvious and abundant source of moisture in the immediate vicinity of the pistol, otherwise I would consider doing this absolute overkill... then again, maybe me keeping a gun in the toilet tank is absolute overkill.

Also, i have no clue why you'd own a bunch of 41's and not want to look at them for years at a time.

 

[gmborkovic]

Yea, I object! You aint storing a steak in the freezer. Leave the guns in a safe with a de-humidifier. And check them occasionally.
Just my opinion, and Im a crotchety old man! Just ignore me, but I feel better. Best, Mike

 

[cl277]

Haha thanks. Appreciate the quick responses. It’s horrifyingly humid here and smooth blued surfaces seem to attract surface rust quickly no matter how often I check.

 

[gmborkovic]

Where do you live? On a boat?

 

[elpac3]

Put some VCI paper in the bag with your pistol. Should last forever.

 

[ACEd]

Put some VCI paper in the bag with your pistol. Should last forever.

VCI paper ??

 

[CZU]

Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor Paper-what S&W used to wrap the guns with before going in the box.

 

[Seamus O'Caiside]

Here ya go:

BROWNELLS/BLUGUARD VCI VACUUM SEAL STORAGE BAGS | Brownells

Good for 5-10 years. Brownells has them on back order, but other places probably have them too.

 

[S&W59]

I keep one vacuum sealed in my toilet tank. I check it out occasionally and it's fine. I only do this because I'm fighting against an obvious and abundant source of moisture in the immediate vicinity of the pistol, otherwise I would consider doing this absolute overkill... then again, maybe me keeping a gun in the toilet tank is absolute overkill.

Also, i have no clue why you'd own a bunch of 41's and not want to look at them for years at a time.

Wow, now that's the definition of gun paranoia. Keeping a gun in a bag in your toilet's flush tank. You honestly think the bad guy is going to let you finish your business BEFORE shooting through the door? Please tell me you don't keep one in a hollowed out Bible by your bed.

 

[4T5GUY]

Well, in the age of conservation some put bricks in their toilet tank if they don’t have a “modern new age” model.

I personally think it is a great idea. One which I never even thought of. Many of my S&W examples have been described as heavy as bricks. I might put my 645 in one of the lower toilet tanks, my 4506 in the other, and my 845 or 945 in the master bedroom one.

Jim

 

[Jeppo]

Check out CorrosionX.

 

[THEmodelof1989]

Wow, now that's the definition of gun paranoia. Keeping a gun in a bag in your toilet's flush tank. You honestly think the bad guy is going to let you finish your business BEFORE shooting through the door? Please tell me you don't keep one in a hollowed out Bible by your bed.

Wow indeed.

Why would I finish using the bathroom while a bad guy was randomly shooting through doors in my house? On the other hand, if I do have a bad guy randomly shooting through doors in my home while I'm in the bathroom, I'll be glad I have a gun there. I am paranoid, diagnosed, it's a serious struggle in my life, got any mo of dem jokes tho?

 

[Fishinfool]

I have never vacuum sealed a gun for long term storage, (ammo and other perishables though without issue). But, you have to figure that rust needs oxygen to form, and your gun being in an essentially oxygen free environment, it should work fine.

On a side note, I too keep a SS handgun stashed in the bathroom. If you think about it, its one of the most vulnerable places you can commonly be in your home if someone busts in uninvited.

Larry

 

[swkohnle08]

I’ve been using these silicone impregnated gun socks for my handguns, rifles and shotguns for years without any rust or corrosion issues. I keep a cotton rag that has some gun oil in it sealed in a Ziplock bag and occasionally I’ll take a gun or two from the safe, wipe it down, inspect it, and put it back in the gun sock. I could see vac sealing if you plan to store your gun(s) in a “bug-out” location that isn’t climate controlled space, for some future bug out situation, but otherwise most homes are perfectly temp controlled. Just my opinion


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[challer61]

Zerust anti corrosion paper. Seal it in a bag and you seal in the moisture and it can still rust. Include some desiccant pods if you do that. Industrial components are shipped in anti corrosion paper

 

[SHOOT1SAM]

When the Tilia Foodsaver (which I think was the first of the home vacuum sealers) first came out in the late 80’s/early 90’s, firearm storage was in fact, one of the suggested uses for it.

Sam

 

[SMSgt]

Zerust bags.

Gun Storage Bags - Zerust Consumer Products

 

[gwpercle]

The Toilet Tank ... that's interesting .
Behind the toilet tank or inside the tank ... above , in or under water ?
Gary

 

[THEmodelof1989]

The Toilet Tank ... that's interesting .
Behind the toilet tank or inside the tank ... above , in or under water ?
Gary

Inside the tank, gun is above the water line, but the bottom of the bag IS submerged. In the bag is a .357 J frame with no reloads, it's just the gun that gets me to my next gun. At first I would check it every couple of days, then every couple of weeks. Now I check it about once a month, and I've never had a discrepancy. I use gorilla heavy duty mounting tape rated at 30 pounds to keep it secure, and I worry more about the vacuum seal failing then I worry about the tape failing, gorilla products are legit in my opinion.