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'That whole effort was held together by sweat, shame, and a tiny bit of pride.' -- Son of Commander Paisley
A 2" ID length of PVC pipe with caps, and zip-lock plastic bag with your preferred lube/preservative should hold up for a while.
For just storing it as a spare which has to be readily available I just leave it in the bag it came in. Give it a glance from time to time to make sure all is well.
If for some reason I wanted to store one away for the end of times, I'd melt up a bunch of parafin wax and dip that rascal like a candle till it had a good thick coating. When it's needed it won't take much to melt the wax so that it dripps out of all the nooks and crannies for use. Think lighter, heat gun, torch, etc, not enough heat to mess anything up, just melt the wax.
I just use the plastic bag method also, but wipe the bolt down with Break Free CLP Collector preserver. Made for people with gun collections for long term storage. Long term being 10 years if I recall correctly
I just spray CorrosionX on mine, and seal in a zip-lock bag. The lube stays moist and doesn't go anywhere.
Ive kept mind in soaking in a jar of fully synthetic oil in the past.
A friend stores his in a jar of ATF.
A bit extreme, I know, but if you have a place for it, it's a guaranteed way to deny oxygen.![]()
Thank you all for the replies, very interesting ideas here.
I think I may try to just keep them in the bags they come in from BCM for the time being, and keep an eye on them.
Last edited by vingrjoe; 12-30-09 at 11:43.
Brownell's dosen't have Cosmoline anymore they now carry "Rust Veto".
This stuff forced in like packing bearings by hand then sealed in a vacuum sealer bag and kept out of direct sunlight should last a couple lifetimes.
If you want cosmoline in a spray can go to a motorcycle shop and buy a can of Chain Wax.
Spray on a thin coat, let it thicken up some and then recoat.
Works great as a metal preservative but sucks as chain lube.
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