Long term firearm/ammo storage recommendations?

[waddlingweezol]

Hello everyone,

I will be gone for a few years, and will be leaving a few firearms and magazines behind.

I will drop them off at my father's house, they will be safely stored in a safe.

However, what kind of long term precautions should I take as far as preventing rust?

Would a coating of Slip 2000 EWL, and then sealing them in VCI bags be enough?

-I also have some reloading supplies. It is just a few pounds of powder still factory sealed in the jugs, and some primers also still in factory packaging.

I'm assuming just keeping them out of direct sunlight and high temperature should be enough?

****Another thing that I was concerned with was that my dad may want to have the house tented(?) for pesticide. I don't know the term for this, but basically those big bug spray tents they used in Breaking Bad.

Is this potentially damaging to any reloading components mentioned above?

Is it damaging to ammunition? I have a couple cases of ammo still in the factory cardboard boxes. Can the bug spray fumes(?) cause any damage?

Thank you for any help and advice!

****In regards to the firearms in the safe, I mentioned the VCI bags as an extra precaution. I don't really trust that he'll be on top of maintaining the dehumidifier in the safe.

[baih777]

Do not seal them in a bag.
You could buy bore stores. I have had rifles in them for 20 years now. I did take them out and wipe them down every few years.

Ammo. You might want to use ammo cans. In a few years the cardboard could deteriorate and the rats start to eat it.

When you fumigate. He will have to open the safe for them to check. The law requires them to make sure there is not a body in there.

[hermosabeach]

get a nice goldenrod dehumidifier for the same
plug it in
dont worry

[JackEllis]

This sort of goes against the grain but if your father's house is in a relatively dry area (Bakersfield, Victorville, Inland Empire) and he hasn't seen signs of rust on the rifles he uses infrequently, you're probably not going to have a problem with long-term storage.

Powder and primers should be fine if they're in a cool, dry place.

[81turbota]

Birchwood Casey RIG - Rust inhibiting grease. It's what I use on my vintage collector guns that I'll never shoot. Never a rust problem for years.

I bought a set of two pistols that were greased up in 1945, cleaned them in 2015 and they were as good as they were when they were stored.

[Califpatriot]

Cosmoline

[jdl6mm]

RIG or Breakfree makes a product for collectors that is supposed to be good for five years.

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