I bought a bunch of gun socks for a couple dollars a piece used. I ask why he was selling them and he said his guns were rusting in them? I've never heard that claim before about them . Anyway when I got home and looked at them. They look like they may have been washed. I know some of them are silicone lined or whatever. Do you think washing them compromised them in any way? Does anyone else ever wash theirs?
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Panzerschwein
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I would just spray the insides with a silicone based spray.
243winxb
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Oops , i read it as stock.
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ColtPythonElite
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I am sure they guys guns rusted due to high humidity or sweaty hands and lack of a rust preventative, not because of the gun socks.
After we got our first house the wife got her 22 from her father. It had sat under their bed in a case (yea I know different) for years....read decades. It was cleaned before being put away, but when we took it out it was a bit rusty.....well I guess I should say the outside was clean...its innards about as crusty as could be....I was amazed it still worked.
Humidity moisture can collect on anything cool.
Humidity moisture can collect on anything cool.
GunnyUSMC
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There are a few ways to clean stocks.
I f you have an old oily stock, a cleaner and water can be used. You don't want to soak the stock and you have to allow it to air dry for 3 to 4 days before you apply anything to it.
You can clean a stock that has a hard finish with BLO or Howard's Feed N Wax. The oil will break down the dirt and then you just wipe the stock down with a clean rag.
I f you have an old oily stock, a cleaner and water can be used. You don't want to soak the stock and you have to allow it to air dry for 3 to 4 days before you apply anything to it.
You can clean a stock that has a hard finish with BLO or Howard's Feed N Wax. The oil will break down the dirt and then you just wipe the stock down with a clean rag.
.308 Norma
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I do the same thing. A pretty well know Gunsmith in Pocatello taught me that trick years ago.
ColtPythonElite
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I store guns in socks in my climate controlled safe to prevent dings.
Sav .250
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Simple solution............
GunnyUSMC
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That's what I get for reading without my glasses when using my phone.
Gun socks absorb moisture. Most new gun socks are silicone treated. As they age and get used they don't work as good.
For long term storage apply paste wax to the metal and wood. You can also use Howard's Feed N Wax. Once the wax has dried you can store your guns in a new or old gun sock, or a gun case.
Paste wax works great if you have humidity problems. Another plus is that dust does not stick to wax like it does with oil.
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