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I am putting a few ones away for some time. They'll be in a locked cabinet in a secure area. I intend to put extra oil and leave it at that. Are there extra steps the military does when they store their M1as, M16s and other mostly unused models.
The army uses CLP nowadays. Cosmoline works, but is a PITA to remove. CLP will have to be refreshed annually, a thick coat of Cosmoline will preserve firearms for decades, but a solvent hot tank will be handy for getting the gun back into service.
If you want to make your own, Ed's Red with lanolin was popular in black powder days. Use modern ATF in the recipe for best corrosion resistance.
If they are putting them away for an extended period, like War Readyness Material, they use a coating more like paraffin than oil. From what I have seen, unwrapping them, it looks like they were coated by a vapor rather than liquid. Then they do something like vacuum seal.
Pain in the a-- to clean up, but better than rust.
If they are putting them away for an extended period, like War Readyness Material, they use a coating more like paraffin than oil. From what I have seen, unwrapping them, it looks like they were coated by a vapor rather than liquid. Then they do something like vacuum seal.
Pain in the a-- to clean up, but better than rust.
That's what cosmoline looks like. It goes on liquid and turns solid as it dries.
Be sure to fully disassemble the gun, including the bolt and remove the firing pin to make sure it is free.
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