Vacuum Seal Bag for Storage

[GerSan69]

The toilet tank is an old drug dealer trick. Jus' sayin".

As for the preservation in something part - why not? Cosmoline has kept WWII guns pristine since that era, so it's an old trick that works. If you really don't occasionally fondle your safe dwellers, then keeping as many as you want "bagged and tagged" would work.

Kinda like having your own private morgue. Or mausoleum. Or ?
But if we hear plastic ripping open in the next room when we come to visit, we're outta there!!!

 

[max503]

Way back in the late 70's the LGS owner told me he would take the grips off a gun, put it in a plastic bag, then hose it down with WD-40 and seal it up and store it. That's just what I did, for decades. I would wrap the package in newspaper and put it in a safe deposit box in the bank.
Worked fine. I did have to clean the guns before use but that just taught me how to clean guns.
I did this back when I was single and didn't live in a secure abode. At times I lived in cheap trailer parks and such. My home is more secure now, but I'd do this again in a heartbeat if need be.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

When traveling and staying in hotels in my working days, I'd take a loaded J-Frame S&W in a closed ziplock bag into the shower with me. Nowadays, when traveling for my wife's medical issues, it's usually a Ruger EC9s.

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[max503]

Toilet tank?
I used to keep a Mini-14 tucked up underneath the counter in the bathroom of my trailer. (This was a looong time ago.) It hung between the sink and the trim at the front edge of the counter.
So I guess I don't have room to talk about someone putting a handgun in their toilet tank. Except...isn't it remotely possible some kid might find it? Back in my teaching days kids would take a dump in the toilet tank as a prank. Just sayin'.

 

[THEmodelof1989]

Toilet tank?
I used to keep a Mini-14 tucked up underneath the counter in the bathroom of my trailer. (This was a looong time ago.) It hung between the sink and the trim at the front edge of the counter.
So I guess I don't have room to talk about someone putting a handgun in their toilet tank. Except...isn't it remotely possible some kid might find it? Back in my teaching days kids would take a dump in the toilet tank as a prank. Just sayin'.

Between the language, kinks, random firearms, and many other forms of debuachery you may find around here, I will admit that it IS NOT a child friendly environment at casa '89. Luckily, we rarely host children and my dogs haven't figured out how to start pulling triggers yet.

We always called taking a dank in the tank a "double decker". Classic.

 

[Pavia]

Reeva Steenkamp wishes she had a toilet gun when dating Oscar Pistorius. Might of saved her life...

Vincent Vega too

 

[Pavia]

You can never be too prepared

 

[2ffat]

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.

Hey, some of us Ol' Geezers spend a lot of time in there!

 

[DILLIGAS]

Guess this option is for those who have indoor toilets

 

[Jaymo]

Guess this option is for those who have indoor toilets

You could store on in your outhouse, too.
We don't judge.

 

[72AV8R]

The old gun behind the toilet tank worked for Michael Corleone.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I was just fixing to mention Michael Corleone but I really like the fact that we are reminded that some folks take a walk in the woods!

Seriously, two things.

1. I use silicon sox or similar gun socks for everything. No plastic bags for me although I know they manufacture some for the purpose.

2. I always, that's ALWAYS, keep a handgun in the bathroom. I keep them elsewhere, too, but in the bathroom you are totally vulnerable and you need one nearby. My choice for decades has been a Ruger Security Six snubbie and I keep it in a gun sock. I have never had any issues with rust.

Just tonight a friend and I were discussing bringing handguns into the shower and I did say that if he chooses to do that he needs to use a plastic bag. But I wouldn't leave it in there afterwards. YMMV

 

[smoothshooter]

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.

You would not have to finish.

 

[ameridaddy]

.... It's horrifyingly humid here a....

And a toilet tank isn't "horrifyingly humid"?
You lost me there. Why not just do the oil/vacuum seal and put it where you can see it occasionally to check on it?

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

STORAGE

Some of this is a real hoot. Leaving that behind, Yes, guns and other treasures, be they tools or whatever can and will rust under oil. All the oil does is seal in the moisture. I used to keep everything wiped down with a CPL rag. Metal has pores and grain just like wood, to a degree. Did some work for H&K and they supplied SHEATH by the gallon. I then started using SHEATH as well as the Breakfree. Haven't had a rust problem in a good number of years, and keep a constant vigil out for it. These days SHEATH is marketed as -BARRICADE - I would never be without it, not ever. If something does get wet, as rain, the water will bead up. Renwax helps as well. I have been cleaning guns etc for a long time and do not consider it a chore. I still enjoy doing it. After all, who doesn't;t like the smell of Hoppes around a campfire.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I still enjoy doing it. After all, who doesn't;t like the smell of Hoppes around a campfire.

What he said!!! Yeah!!!!

 

[Fishinfool]

+1 on what J.R. Weems said about Sheath / Barricade. I have used it for years on guns stored for any length of time in the safe, and it does the job well. Leaves a slight film on the gun when the carrying solvent evaporates that is long lasting and effective. Does not dry or evaporate away like some oils, and wipes off easy when you want to use the gun.

Larry

 

[BigBoy99]

I used vacuum seal bags to store ammo. I received a quantity of rare steel cased E. German made 7.92x33mm ammo. Its previous storage was not that great as the steel cases were starting to develop rust freckles. Steel wool was used to remove the freckles and the ammo went into a vacuum seal bag to prevent any further case deterioration. Oil was NOT put on the cleaned steel case as I was afraid of the oil penetrating the primer pocket and "killing" the primer.

 

[Chunkychuck]

So where does one store the devise you will use to open the bag if the gun is needed in an emergency?

 

[JH1951]

So where does one store the devise you will use to open the bag if the gun is needed in an emergency?

In my pocket. It's been there every day for decades. Old Timer pocketknife.