chris o Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 hi all. i have noticed that after i have cleaned my shotguns out and put them away when i have come to use them a week or 2 later there is a bit of rust in the chamber and on the top of the barrels(blued area). when i clean the gun i strip it completly barrels get a thura clean with the mops. the wood and exterior metal all get rubbed down with a dry rag and wiped with a slightly oiled rag aswel. what am i doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hi , is your cabinet on an ouside wall that is not a cavity wall? My shooting friend from my village has an older house and has the same problems with damp in the cabinet. I put mine on an internal wall near the fire place and have had no problems at all. atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddan Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 hi all. i have noticed that after i have cleaned my shotguns out and put them away when i have come to use them a week or 2 later there is a bit of rust in the chamber and on the top of the barrels(blued area). when i clean the gun i strip it completly barrels get a thura clean with the mops. the wood and exterior metal all get rubbed down with a dry rag and wiped with a slightly oiled rag aswel. what am i doing wrong? Is it an old browning, reminds me of mine. i always wonder as i open the cabinet door if the gun will still be there or if there will just be a pile of rust where i left it. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 What may also help prevent the rust is put a packet of VP90 in the cabinete. One of the first links I found doing a google searh. http://www.uttings.co.uk/Product/655/103933/napier-super-vp90-sachet-vp90?src=froogle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris o Posted May 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 the gun cabinet is on me bedroom wall which is a terrace council house and the wall it is on faces me neighbours. and the walls are re-enforced concrete and pebal dash aswell. the only thing is i do know there is a lot of damp in the houses round there. it is just anoying as i am spending a fortune on oil as i am going through a lot to just make sure it doesnt rust up again. but it is just the chambers that bother me. especially scene as me side by side was heavily pitted and i have shifted it but am affraid of it happening again and taking the meat out the barrels if it happens again. the guns are a lamber field and aya number 3 and wheirauch hw90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 As sugested VP90 sachets or another damp removing measure (some people use reptile heater pads and insulate the cabinets. You say you shifted pitting in a SxS? Did you polish the barrels out? (reducing the wall thicknes?) if so hope you had it properly measured to make sure its still in proof! Chromed internals are the way forward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 I have heard of people wiring a low watt bulb into their cabinet by having it on at all times it gives off enough heat to keep damp at bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Reeve Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 VP90 is the way forward. I replace mine every year keeps moisture at bay also gives off a vapour that coats metal parts in the case. as its in a bed room your body gives off a lot of moisture as you sleep. Warm room moisture in the air cold metal cabinet = condensation in the cabinet. Try silica gel packs these absorb excess moisture in the air cheaper and easier than heating the cabinet also if you have wood stocks you can over dry the wood when you take it out the case it will absorb moisture out the air and expand. The expansion and contraction can in extreme cases cause cracking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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