Just read on another thread of somebody vac sealing their rifle after hunting season. Got me thinking for sure. I just clean them in and out real well and leave a nice coat of gun oil on the surfaces. Silicone on the wood. I also have a can of something called Rust Veto, which is a thick wax like petroleum coating for long term storage. Haven't used that yet cause I just cant' except that any of the guns are stored "long term". Have to admit though, even with the cost of vac bags, that seems a pretty crafty way to protect your guns. Cut the bag long enough for resealing a dozen times and the weapon is really protected. After going through a flood that put my safe in 3 feet of muddy water, I can really appreciate the piece of mind of that method. I do like to pull the safe contents out at least twice a year and give them a once over though. Just fun.
I am like you-all the guns get pulled out and wiped down 2x a year. That seems to be enough care to keep them rust free. The vacuum sealing does seem interesting if you had to store guns for years. Will
I'm not sure I'd vacuum seal my guns, especially if they had a wood stock. The wood could be holding moisture, and then once it releases that moisture inside the bag it has nowhere to go and could actually make oxidation much worse. Plus you'd have to be very particular about to type of plastic film you used. Some films are good moisture barriers. Some are good oxygen barriers. Really only metalized or foil laminate films do both but even still there's always a shelf life. I use one of those heated wands in my safe. It's kept everything rust free for 3 years so far and my safe is in the basement. I don't wipe any of my guns down unless I've handled them, and then it's just a very light amount of oil used to mostly get off any oils from my hand.
