Humidity or lack of?????
Does anyone know at what % of Relative Humidity you should keep your safe or vault so the guns don't rust but the stocks don't dry out and crack?
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I'm no expert on this, but I would say 0% humidity would be best if it could be obtained. From what I understand, wood will last a lot longer in dry conditions than in humid. Moisture sets the condition for mold and rot.
My humble opinion,
Rafter-S0 -
i know someone who built a walk in room, almost like a vault lol we call it the bunker. but anyways his humidity is normally around 20%.
i believe rafter-s is right but i also believe thats very hard. it would be very usefull to get a little dehumidifyer if it could fit but if not it wouldnt be a bad idea to have a dehumidifyer in the room that this gun safe or vault is in. just dont forget about your guns, they are an investment so always take good care of the by oiling them down every once and a while, and after handling
good luck
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I live in the desert and 10% or less is easy to obtain just in a closet. Most parts of the country that is just not going to happen, but keep a golden rod in your safe to reduce humidity as much as possible and prevent condensation in the winter. 0 -
With so little humidity though, remember to keep your wood oiled. 
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Well, what you want to observe, is that the temperatures don't swing up and down too much.
That can cause moisture to crack down on weapons and start the rust.
As long as it's a steady temperature and somewhat steady humidity - you're a long way.
But as mentioned, if you're bringing the weapons down from a 60% humidit (for instance), to a 0% humidity environment - you should oil the wood from time to time, at least in the beginning.
Wood can alter shape and crack if it's dried out too fast and a good stock oil will make you go all the way to a great stock for many years to come.
I always keep my guns at whatever roomtemp and humidity level we have around here - in a safe offcourse.
I haven't put a lightbulb, dehumidifier/silicagel, or a heatscource i my safe - no need, I just keep my weapons clean, dry and the important parts oiled with SuperLube.
The stocks get a patch of stockoil about once every 3rd month or so.
Never had any problems.
Don't do anything that I've allready done - That'd be just plain STOOOOOOPID.0 -
But then, the water never thaws there, so it is not going to rust anything.[}:)] 0 -
stock oil? Can I use the wife's Pledge or something just for stocks?
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quote: stock oil? Can I use the wife's Pledge or something just for stocks?
Use what you would put on fine wood furniture.
More of my humble opinion,
Rafter-S0 -
I always used linseed oil. But only on the wood. 0 -
start saving those silica desicant packets that come inside the electronic hardware. They absorb moisture. keep some in the bottom of your locker. 0 -
I talked to a guy that seems to be in the know about what the relative humidity should be in a vault for storing guns. He said to keep it at 30% when I bought the de-humidifier I put it in the room and the relative humidity was 65% after 2 days it took out about 22 pints of water and got the humidity down to about 30%. With that much water in the 5 x 17 x 7 ft. room it is a wonder that it wasn't raining when I opened the door. The two guns that had started rusting were and old remington pump 22 the the blue was worn completly of of and a .38 special that had been professionally reblued. I took Kroil and 0000 steel wool and was able to remove the rust from both guns. I am going to oil the guns real good with Rig and keep a close eye on them for a while. This is the first time in over 40 years that any of my guns has ever got a spec of rust on them.
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Thanks Rafter. She will never miss it!
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