I’ve got mine laying on a shelf in my safe, but will probably get a small plastic tackle box like I use for my extra shotgun chokes next time I hit the sporting goods store.
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Once I oil everything up, I have the barrels and other parts like slides in clear plastic tubes or plastic bags that I felt tip mark for what's inside.
I further include a pack of SILICA in all the bags/tubes for all parts that I may not be using right away. I live in a area that has more humidity so the silica keeps the moisture away from the parts. Although when I didn't live in a warmer climate I still included the silica, just another precaution against rust.
Plastic food storage bags work fine, but for extra protection, I put mine in plastic bags inside plastic tubes of the appropriate length and diameter. They are easier to label than bags alone. There are countless options available.
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Mine are in a drawer in my kitchen. I cleaned them after the last time I shot them and I put some extra oil on them since I knew they were going to sit for a while but that’s it.
Every six months I pull every gun out and wipe them all down and oil them up. The barrels get pulled at that time and treated the same.
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Do not have a good saver and honestly would not have likely thought of that on my own. Does seem like a good idea though as they will likely only get pulled out if I sell a gun and want to send the #s matching barrel along.
Appreciate the suggestions. I will look into the plastic storage cases on my next trip to the big box store.
I'm going to just repeat what I said as the above suggestions are really not what's used by the people that have to keep steel parts rust free. They may work given the conditions involved. But they are not what you should do. Put any steel parts for the long term in VCI. There are a million ways to do that, but for this VCI bags are simply the easiest. On amazon, any industrial supplier etc. like $2.
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