That means cleaning the exterior with a quality cleaner and a lubricant.
Keeping guns in attic.
To keep your stored ammo organized stack the original boxes on shelves on the floor or in a large mtm plastic box.
If you put the guns in the attic do two things.
Put them in a moisture sealed container with silica gel desiccant.
Closed to the outside air attic.
Cosmoline is one of the best.
I fire mostly 9mm and 45 acp handguns but i also use 223 and 308 rifles.
It gets up to 100f sometimes and its probably well over that in the attic.
In 1992 i stored my firearms in my attic during the summer west central georgia.
Keeping guns in attic.
And ammo s is made of metal casings primers and the bullet hence moisture exposure will eventually rust your ammo.
In addition to gel capsules potentially melting in the heat some medications may lose their efficacy when stored at high temperatures.
Humidity is even more dangerous to your ammunition than temperature swings moisture is corrosive to metal.
But if you have an attic with plenty of space you can use that too.
What you should do if the garage is the only place for the gun safe.
Ok to store here as long as the temp and humidity are kept stable.
Open to the outside air attic.
Cover them with insulation or such to conceal them.
However heat rises and air circulation isn t typically ideal in an attic space which means temperatures inside of an attic frequently reach three digits during the summer.
If you do need to keep the gun safe in the garage you can take some precautions to prevent the above scenarios from taking place.
Sure you can take advantage of a pantry basement or extra closet if you have one.
It will begin with small amounts of surface rust which you can sand off and your ammo will still fire but even this may.
I realize that the cold probably wont be a problem but will the heat effect the guns ammo at all.
Keeping your ammo dry.
To be thorough however requires that we sit down at the bench and clean and lubricate our guns properly.
While keeping prescription refills or extra otc medication in your attic may seem like a smart way to keep them out the reach of children doing so can cause a whole lot of problems.
Preferably invest in high quality climate controlled gun safe made with durable steel and locks that has a vault design.
Bad idea to store guns here they will deteroriate over time.
Then swabbing the bore and lubricating it properly.
Gun metal should be coated in a preservative that won t drip or run off.
