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I have a few old guns hanging on my walls. Some I shoot often, others not. I usually protect them with a coating of Ballistol. I try to give them a coat Once a year if they haven’t been shot. Some are old and in the white. I’ve been wondering if a coat of Johnson’s past wax may not provide better protection than Ballistol or other gun oils. What do others think?
I've used Johnsons Paste Waxs on my Flintlocks and Powderhorns that hang in my room on the wall for years. I make powder horns and when I"m finished with them I always have put a good coating of paste wax on them and just started doing it to the rifles to, definitely doesn't hurt anything.
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Renaissance wax was formulated for just such things. I don't know if it's better than JPW, but I do know it works quite well. I've got things I applied RW to 20 years ago that are just as they were when it was applied.
I think all gun oils have substances that evaporate with time. That is why I’m thinking of wax and maybe a thin coat of grease inside the barrel.
The paste wax does a very good job and is easy to apply. I have used it for guns for years, not just seldom used but also when hunting and theres a chance of foul weather. Another product I use is birchwood caseys Stealth it goes on wet in a very thin coat then the carriers evaporate and its protected.
When coating remember the metal under the wood also
I have been using Butchers wax for years with Vey good results. goes on good .
I am currently trying BLL as a coating on ammo that is carried in leather loops. I wonder how it would work on wall hangers?
Museums & other places where superior protection is required,, all use Renaissance Wax.
Call me crazy, I've used boiled linseed oil to protect the patina of an old Anschutz rifle.
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Does everyone agree a light coat of grease inside the barrel is a good idea too?
I think Birchwood Casey's Gun Stock Wax is the same as renaissance wax, at a lower price.
I would think that a good wet patch of light machine or gun oil run through the barrel would be fine, Grease wouldn't hurt nothing in there and if I did use grease it would be a good lithium grease, but personally just a good coat of gun oil, its just hanging on the wall at home and not in a basement or barn where the temps fluctuate then I wouldn't worry about it.
Chris
I have found WD40 Specialist Long Term Corrosion Inhibitor to be excellent at corrosion protection.
Cosmoline?
I can't say it would hurt anything during storage but I would want to run a patch through the bore before shooting it. Because there's some small chance that a rifle might be shot without the prior step of removing the grease, I would lean towards using oil instead of grease.Quote:
Originally Posted by GregLaROCHE
For long term storage of firearms I use RIG on all ferrous metal surfaces except the bore. The bore gets an oiled patch (usually Clenzoil) before the gun is put away.
For guns that will be stored in the open (wall hangers) I think Renaissance Wax would be a better option than RIG, due to dust.
Ive been using lanoline spray of late to wipe my firearms over after use and cleaning , just spray it onto a cloth and wipe it on . Havent tried it in the bore but from the good results I have been hving on exterior surfaces I think it would be good for long periods of storage .I have a problem with persperation , mine is like sulphuric acid ,I also live in the tropics ,so every thing I touch gets rust ,so I wipe my hands on the lanoline cloth before I handle my firearms .I still use light oil for bolts ansd action lubrication as I think lanoline will get tacky over time.Quote:
Originally Posted by GregLaROCHE
I have used Johnson's Paste Wax on my firearms for decades.
I learned the trick from a competition black powder shooter. I have a lot of acid in my blood, my dad wouldn't even let me touch his machinist's tools.
There are a few old warriors in the back of the safe that haven't been touched in years, they look as good today as when I put them in there.