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1 posted on 12/30/2012 5:27:01 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
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Gotta say it for those who are tired of hearing it: I don’t have to worry because there are no more guns in my gun safe. I had a canoe accident . . .

But, no, I don’t know anything about that product. I just (used to) clean every gun quarterly, and run a swab of gun oil through when I was done.


2 posted on 12/30/2012 5:31:36 AM PST by Pollster1 (Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. - Ronald Reagan)
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You can use a desiccant which is a crystalline formed chemical that adsorbs water vapor. It changes color when enough water is trapped, and then it is baked in an oven and goes back to it’s original color and reused. Any gun safe manufacturer should have it.


4 posted on 12/30/2012 5:33:44 AM PST by mfish13 (ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!!)
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I have a related question: when you retrieve a gun that has been stored in outdoor (winter) temperatures, how much does one have to worry about condensation forming on the metal when the gun is brought indoors into a warm house?

Do I have to oil the thing every time?

6 posted on 12/30/2012 5:37:28 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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If you want to use a vapor product to protect your stuff from rust and oxidation, you could take a lesson from the people who ship and store microwave electronic parts. They put them in a plastic bag and then drop several moth ball into the bag with them. As the moth balls sublime (evaporate), the air is displaced and the products are protected against oxidation.


7 posted on 12/30/2012 5:38:57 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Children, pets, and slaves get taken care of. Free Men take care of themselves.)
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http://www.desiccare.com/cargodry.html


9 posted on 12/30/2012 5:46:30 AM PST by upchuck (America's at an awkward stage. Too late to work within the system, too early to shoot the bastards.)
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I started using the EVA-DRY in my gun safes. Have a viewable window that tell you when you need to take them out of the safe and plug them into a 115vac outlet to dry them out. This takes 6-8 hours and then you put them back in the safe.

Cost is 25 bucks and you can do this over and over again. I have had mine in operation in 3 safes for over 2 years now and they seem to be functioning well.


11 posted on 12/30/2012 5:57:02 AM PST by eartick
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Since I lost all of my guns I use this for my expensive fishing reels...
14 posted on 12/30/2012 6:35:20 AM PST by KeyLargo
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A gun that has been used should be cleaned and oiled annually to get carbon that has slowly leached from the metal since its last cleaning. It will also clean out any transient rust that may have formed, as well as common dust.


15 posted on 12/30/2012 6:35:31 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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OK, now you will laugh but...

I use crystal cat litter (doesn’t smell) in stapled coffee filters. Works well and lasts about six months at a time.


23 posted on 12/30/2012 8:33:19 AM PST by ataDude (Its like 1933, mixed with the Carter 70s, plus the books 1984 and Animal Farm, all at the same time.)
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