My father has decided to finally give my the rifle he bought the day I was born. It's an absolutely beautiful Weatherby Mark V deluxe that has never been fired, and I'm so worried that I might store it wrongly. What would you all suggest to preserve the wood/blueing, and store it?
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sc928porsche
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Just wipe it down occasionally with an oiled cloth (gun oil). Run a dry patch down the barrel and then use a lightly oiled swab through the bore. I do this about every month or two to all my firearms. About every 6 mos or so I will remove the barrel and action from the wood and follow the same proceedure. This has worked well for me 50 years.
gaseousclay
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you lucky dog. the Mark V is a beautiful rifle.
Clean out the barrel, wipe with an oily patch, then coat the interior with RIG.
RIG is an outstanding rust preventative.
Wipe all external metal surfaces with the oily patch and rub RIG on the outside.
I would also dismount the action from the stock, wipe all metal surfaces with the oily patch and rub RIG onto all metal.
I would reassemble after that.
It will be greasey but that that grease will provide a barrier against oxygen. Iron and oxygen combine to form Rust!
If you ever want to shoot the thing, you will have to remove the grease from the barrel.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduc...ng - Gun Cleaning-_-PriceCompListing-_-385501
I stored this Lee Enfield for over twenty years with RIG on the metal surfaces.
Absolutely no evidence of rust.
re greased it and I will see how it looks in another 20
RIG is an outstanding rust preventative.
Wipe all external metal surfaces with the oily patch and rub RIG on the outside.
I would also dismount the action from the stock, wipe all metal surfaces with the oily patch and rub RIG onto all metal.
I would reassemble after that.
It will be greasey but that that grease will provide a barrier against oxygen. Iron and oxygen combine to form Rust!
If you ever want to shoot the thing, you will have to remove the grease from the barrel.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduc...ng - Gun Cleaning-_-PriceCompListing-_-385501
I stored this Lee Enfield for over twenty years with RIG on the metal surfaces.
Absolutely no evidence of rust.
re greased it and I will see how it looks in another 20
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warbirdlover
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DON'T use WD-40!!
And if money is no object... buy a gun safe with inside humidity controls.
And if money is no object... buy a gun safe with inside humidity controls.