Luger Storage, Oils & Lubricants

[Marvin]

In the past week or so, we have had a few comments on differnt oils, lubricants, and storage procedures. I have commented to some of the threads and gave MY opinion as to how I protect my pistols.


There are a lot of different oils and lubricants on the market and most do a reasonable job. The most single important ingredient to protecting our investment is to check the pistols on a regular basis. If you live in an area close to the shore, look at them often! If you live in a desert area, you may not have to look at them but once or twice a year. In the Northwest section of South Carolina, we have low humidity in the Spring, Fall and Winter, but in the summer, the humidity is high. I check my pistols closely in the summer just as a precaution, but I also have the vault dehumidified. If you have a safe, vaultm etc., I would recommend that you get one of the heating element rods, or a humidity absorbent. They do work! One product which is very good is called "Damp Rid". It comes in a butter tub type container and the material can be added as it is used up. A dump of the collected water once a week is sufficient and it also keeps the old oil smell down in the safe.


Rust protection of our "Toys" is up to the owner, wipe them down after handling, use a quality oil/grease, and they will be around for many genenrations to come.


Marvin