Need advice on cleaning/oiling/preserving inherited guns

reiver · 08-18-2023, 10:09 PM

I use an old style shaving soap brush to oil my pistols (for about 60 years now lol) with a light oil for the exterior, then they go in a silicone impregnated gun sock and then the safe when they have been cleaned.... never store a pistol in a leather holster.
Any good leather oil (Leather Honey is pretty nice but any will do) and store in a cool dry place like your closet where the air moves. Inspect it now and again as they can mold and that is hard to get rid of.

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08-18-2023, 10:09 PM	#2
reiver User Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 132 Thanks: 81 Thanked 149 Times in 63 Posts	I use an old style shaving soap brush to oil my pistols (for about 60 years now lol) with a light oil for the exterior, then they go in a silicone impregnated gun sock and then the safe when they have been cleaned.... never store a pistol in a leather holster. Any good leather oil (Leather Honey is pretty nice but any will do) and store in a cool dry place like your closet where the air moves. Inspect it now and again as they can mold and that is hard to get rid of.