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Mooseyard
My buddy just bought a Tilia vacuum sealer for vacuum packing food. It got me thinking, I have a large collection of Hi-Standards and I was wondering if that would be a good way to store them for long periods of time. Has anyone tried this, or can you think of any negative things that may come from doing this? Thanks for your input.

Jess Hoffman
Mooseyard Precision
LE Supply & Firearms
NRA Certified Instructor
Shawano, WI 54166
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  • rldowns3
    I can't really think of any negative effects.

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  • tapwater
    Seems like a good idea, but I would add a small dessicant packet to each bag.

    The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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  • gunnut505
    You'd have to wrap the guns in a silicon cloth or a wax paper or something before you sealed 'em up; the plastic bags that come with the Tilia won't take exposure to oil or solvents. They're also notoriously thin; ruined a batch of roasted chile tossing TV dinners in the freezer.
    You might try those vapor bags for the Army.

    "Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit" --OVID
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  • jsergovic
    Para Ordnance ships handguns in "CORTEC VCI-126 VAPOR CORROSION INHIBITOR CLASS I TYPE I" whatever that means. It is a blue plastic. Cortec - 651-429-1100

    On the desiccant? Maybe a couple packs inside the firearm, i.e. mag well & feed/ejection area, inserted loosely.

    You can always try it on a POS for six months, then take a look at it. Personally, even if I never shoot 80% of my meagre collection, I still like handling them once a month, and wiping them down before laying them back to sleep.

    But if your collection is stacking up (a friend's safe has a pile several inches high, maybe thirty or forty), you might have something there, in terms of cleanliness, scratch protection, etc.
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  • manderson
    Try these:

    http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1154&title=TRIPLE+TOUGH? PREMIUM STORAGE BAGS
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  • Donovan Kirkpatrick
    Get the rust inhibing paper wiith the Brownell bags. I have a few I am using and they seem to work fine. I used the Bianchi Blue Bags for 10 yrs until the quit replacing them. I have not had much success in creating a vacuum seal, I wrapped the rifle in rust inhibiting paper, got all the air out I could, and taped it shut. Brownell has all this and provides instructions on how to use. "Guns" Magazine ( I think ) had an article a while back about all this. I also use dessicant and Bore Storesilicone impregnated sacks. Those Bore Store sacks sure keep stuff from being beat up. Have only been using the latest stuff for a year or so, therefore have no long term info
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  • bambihunter
    I too have had good luck using "bore stores" or other silicone cloth sock wraps. Vacuum sealing a gun inside a silicone gun sock could be just the thing... Plus, it'd keep the metal off direct contact with the plastic which I'd think could cause some potential problems.

    The 10mm - either you've got it, or you don't get it...
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  • Prebanparts
    Don't put the dessicant in the gun or let it touvch the gun, dessicant absorbs moisture so putting it inside the gun puts the moisture in the wrong place

    Also some of the dessicants can attack metal with prolonged contact
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  • nmyers
    I have a Tilia FoodSaver, & find it does a great job of keeping food. However, the bags use a proprietary formula of vinyl & plasticizers & have never been tested for storage of guns. I would be reluctant to use my guns as guinea pigs.

    The safest thing is to use storage products that are sold for the specific purpose of protecting guns, as they have been tested & widely used for many years.

    Neal
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