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After You Clean Your Rifle - Storage
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<blockquote data-quote="Brent" data-source="post: 24451" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Merry Christmas Ian.</p><p></p><p>I don't store mine down, but rather the opposite with the bore just patched dry after SC solvent was used. When Sweets has reduced the blue to an absolute minimum or none I run the SC solvent down to rinse it out, dry and then store it, that is as clean as it gets on any of mine. I do clean until there is no trace of copper at the muzzle and usually beyond that a little more before reducing or eliminating the blue though. Never had a problem with rust in the cabinet so I never use the Rust Prevent in the bore when stored, I do use it on the outside of them in the field about every other day or more if needed though. </p><p></p><p>On another note concerning storage, I don't store with the barrels horizontal because it's own weight will likely bend a straight tube. I'm not sure what the runout would be on one if stored horizontal while resting on the barrel or the forend with a floated barrel but it will be more than vertical in any case, that's my guess.</p><p></p><p>Over time a crankshaft will bend if layed on the floor because it's not supported evenly, even if it's placed on thick foam it will bend and runnout will be such that bearings will lock the crank up when the caps are torqued. If they can't be supported evenly they must be stood on end so they don't bend.</p><p></p><p>[ 12-25-2002: Message edited by: Brent ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brent, post: 24451, member: 99"] Merry Christmas Ian. I don't store mine down, but rather the opposite with the bore just patched dry after SC solvent was used. When Sweets has reduced the blue to an absolute minimum or none I run the SC solvent down to rinse it out, dry and then store it, that is as clean as it gets on any of mine. I do clean until there is no trace of copper at the muzzle and usually beyond that a little more before reducing or eliminating the blue though. Never had a problem with rust in the cabinet so I never use the Rust Prevent in the bore when stored, I do use it on the outside of them in the field about every other day or more if needed though. On another note concerning storage, I don't store with the barrels horizontal because it's own weight will likely bend a straight tube. I'm not sure what the runout would be on one if stored horizontal while resting on the barrel or the forend with a floated barrel but it will be more than vertical in any case, that's my guess. Over time a crankshaft will bend if layed on the floor because it's not supported evenly, even if it's placed on thick foam it will bend and runnout will be such that bearings will lock the crank up when the caps are torqued. If they can't be supported evenly they must be stood on end so they don't bend. [ 12-25-2002: Message edited by: Brent ] [/QUOTE]
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