How could I keep a gun in the bathroom without rusting?

Forrest Summers · December 12, 2000, 09:12 PM

I keep a S&W 5904 under the downstairs bathroom sink. It has a shower in it, and with the steam, I'm constantly oiling the gun, so it does not rust.

Any suggestions to prevent rusting?

-forrest

I keep one there incase I hear a window break while I'm in the bathroom.

racegunner · December 12, 2000, 09:36 PM

Try http://www.milcomm.com

the 1.5oz. tube of TW25B should do the trick.

...as used by Navy SEALs etc, etc....

WESHOOT2 · December 12, 2000, 09:38 PM

Easy.

Send your gun to Robar for their NP3 coating. No oil, no rust.
Worth EVERY penny (or C-note. Whatever.)

http://www.robarguns.com

scottsw1 · December 12, 2000, 09:52 PM

You might try and store it in a zip lock plastic bag. They are easy and quiet to open and should offer some protection against the humidity from the shower.

Incursion · December 12, 2000, 10:39 PM

hard chrome it

glockjeeper · December 12, 2000, 10:53 PM

Trade it in on a Glock 17.

Badger Arms · December 12, 2000, 11:14 PM

I second the Robar recoommendation. Don't put the gun in anything as if you need it in a hurry, you won't want to wait to get at it. Could also find one of them hidden wall-boxes and put a rubber seal around it. Add a small light bulb to keep it warm and you're set.

**Mike Irwin** · December 12, 2000, 11:19 PM

Rubbermaid container with a couple of mothballs in it. Punch a VERY small hole in the lid. As the mothballs sublimate, they drive any moist air out through the hole.

As someone else mentioned, Ziplock baggy. Again, use a mothball or two as extra precaution.

mikey357 · December 12, 2000, 11:40 PM

Oh...My...God...you mean I might actually need a handgun for self-defense while in the CRAPPER??? What a SH!TTY thought!!! Is NOTHING SACRED?!?!?....mikey357

Oleg Volk · December 13, 2000, 12:25 AM

I vote G17 for bathroom gun. Got mine.

Forrest Summers · December 13, 2000, 01:05 AM

thanks for the suggestions, I will figure something out.

-forrest

jimmy · December 13, 2000, 02:55 AM

For a gun prone to rust, properly lube the gun and then place it in a plastic (or other non-rusting) airtight container with a silica gel pack inside. Brownells may still sell silica gel packs in small, perforated aluminum cases with a built-in indicator. Check the indicator from time to time and refresh the pack as needed. A couple of Brownells Rust-Blox in the container wouldn't hurt either.

For a Glock, a Bore-Stores pouch may be enough protection. I'd keep it where air can circulate some.

YMMV.

WESHOOT2 · December 13, 2000, 07:21 AM

Incursion,

I can show you my rusting hard-chromed gun.

Incursion · December 13, 2000, 12:29 PM

Wow, I heard hard chrome is very resistant to rusting. Who did your hard chroming?

No4Mk1* · December 13, 2000, 12:54 PM

Do not take showers or baths.
Really, an idea just came to me. You know those hand warmers that work by oxidixing iron? Well I figure if you put a gun in an air tight container, activate a hand/foot warmer and put it in the container, then all of the O2 should be used oxidizing the Fe in the hand warmer and therefore no O2 is left to oxidize your gun. What do ya'll think about that?

WalterGAII · December 13, 2000, 06:49 PM

Either get a Glock,which won't rust, or stop peeing on your pistol.

animal · December 13, 2000, 09:05 PM

WalterGAll...like your comment. Made me realize what Glocks are good for.

Country Boy · December 13, 2000, 09:09 PM

I like anybody who keeps a gun near the toilet. Sorry, no great advice.

Badger Arms · December 13, 2000, 09:31 PM

Glocks rust. Even hard chromed guns rust.

mgjohn · December 13, 2000, 11:59 PM

Keep it in a Bianchi Blue bag. This will protect it from rust and leave it fast to use.

nbk2000 · December 14, 2000, 06:02 PM

Ask a pharmacy to save you the disicant capsules they get in the pill shipments. If they ask what you want them for tell them for storing your grandfathers pocketwatch or drying flowers.

Then toss a few in with your gun when you seal up the zip lock bag.

The handwarmer thing might work, but they also contain salt so they may actually worsen corrosion.

WESHOOT2 · December 14, 2000, 06:36 PM

Accurate Plating & Weaponry ( http://www.apwcogan.com )(Thank you, Bob Cogan) did my gun, and if I get another gun hard-chromed it will go only to him.

All my guns (except my 1911) rust; the stainless Ruger wheels (I have six), the guns in the Blue Bags, and the 'chromed one.
(I should explain that I keep my guns in my shop, where I maintain high humidity due to the primers. You know, primers WILL explode.)

So off to Robar went my 1911 (Caspian, of course) for their awesome NP3, an electroless nickel impregnated with Teflon. No rust, no oil, comes out of the holster smoother and faster, and did I mention no rust?

I should also mention its color is now silvery; I don't give a rat's a$$ about color, but some folks might. I figure it makes it easier for the bad guys to see.....

dvc · December 14, 2000, 07:25 PM

I favor the zip lock bag for the bathroom gun.

Moth balls? Why moth balls and not silica gel?

swamp cat · December 14, 2000, 08:53 PM

Test

December 12, 2000, 09:38 PM	#3
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: new year, new dimension; still Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 10,879	Easy. Send your gun to Robar for their NP3 coating. No oil, no rust. Worth EVERY penny (or C-note. Whatever.) http://www.robarguns.com __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

December 12, 2000, 10:53 PM	#6
glockjeeper Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2000 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 226	Trade it in on a Glock 17. __________________ REMEMBER WTC!!

December 13, 2000, 07:21 AM	#13
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: new year, new dimension; still Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 10,879	Incursion, I can show you my rusting hard-chromed gun. __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

December 14, 2000, 06:36 PM	#22
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: new year, new dimension; still Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 10,879	Accurate Plating & Weaponry ( http://www.apwcogan.com )(Thank you, Bob Cogan) did my gun, and if I get another gun hard-chromed it will go only to him. All my guns (except my 1911) rust; the stainless Ruger wheels (I have six), the guns in the Blue Bags, and the 'chromed one. (I should explain that I keep my guns in my shop, where I maintain high humidity due to the primers. You know, primers WILL explode.) So off to Robar went my 1911 (Caspian, of course) for their awesome NP3, an electroless nickel impregnated with Teflon. No rust, no oil, comes out of the holster smoother and faster, and did I mention no rust? I should also mention its color is now silvery; I don't give a rat's a$$ about color, but some folks might. I figure it makes it easier for the bad guys to see..... __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

December 12, 2000, 09:12 PM	#1
Forrest Summers Junior Member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Posts: 14	I keep a S&W 5904 under the downstairs bathroom sink. It has a shower in it, and with the steam, I'm constantly oiling the gun, so it does not rust. Any suggestions to prevent rusting? -forrest I keep one there incase I hear a window break while I'm in the bathroom.

December 12, 2000, 09:36 PM	#2
racegunner Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2000 Posts: 133	Try http://www.milcomm.com the 1.5oz. tube of TW25B should do the trick. ...as used by Navy SEALs etc, etc....

December 12, 2000, 09:52 PM	#4
scottsw1 Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 114	You might try and store it in a zip lock plastic bag. They are easy and quiet to open and should offer some protection against the humidity from the shower.

December 12, 2000, 10:39 PM	#5
Incursion Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2000 Location: TX Posts: 803	hard chrome it

December 12, 2000, 11:14 PM	#7
Badger Arms Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: Harnett County, NC Posts: 1,679	I second the Robar recoommendation. Don't put the gun in anything as if you need it in a hurry, you won't want to wait to get at it. Could also find one of them hidden wall-boxes and put a rubber seal around it. Add a small light bulb to keep it warm and you're set.

December 12, 2000, 11:19 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 21,782	Rubbermaid container with a couple of mothballs in it. Punch a VERY small hole in the lid. As the mothballs sublimate, they drive any moist air out through the hole. As someone else mentioned, Ziplock baggy. Again, use a mothball or two as extra precaution.

December 12, 2000, 11:40 PM	#9
mikey357 Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2000 Location: Griffin, GA, USA Posts: 742	Oh...My...God...you mean I might actually need a handgun for self-defense while in the CRAPPER??? What a SH!TTY thought!!! Is NOTHING SACRED?!?!?....mikey357

December 13, 2000, 12:25 AM	#10
Oleg Volk Staff Alumnus Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 7,031	I vote G17 for bathroom gun. Got mine.

December 13, 2000, 01:05 AM	#11
Forrest Summers Junior Member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Posts: 14	thanks for the suggestions, I will figure something out. -forrest

December 13, 2000, 02:55 AM	#12
jimmy Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 1999 Location: Texas Posts: 1,792	For a gun prone to rust, properly lube the gun and then place it in a plastic (or other non-rusting) airtight container with a silica gel pack inside. Brownells may still sell silica gel packs in small, perforated aluminum cases with a built-in indicator. Check the indicator from time to time and refresh the pack as needed. A couple of Brownells Rust-Blox in the container wouldn't hurt either. For a Glock, a Bore-Stores pouch may be enough protection. I'd keep it where air can circulate some. YMMV.

December 13, 2000, 12:29 PM	#14
Incursion Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2000 Location: TX Posts: 803	Wow, I heard hard chrome is very resistant to rusting. Who did your hard chroming?

December 13, 2000, 12:54 PM	#15
No4Mk1* Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 1999 Location: GA Posts: 192	Do not take showers or baths. Really, an idea just came to me. You know those hand warmers that work by oxidixing iron? Well I figure if you put a gun in an air tight container, activate a hand/foot warmer and put it in the container, then all of the O2 should be used oxidizing the Fe in the hand warmer and therefore no O2 is left to oxidize your gun. What do ya'll think about that?

December 13, 2000, 06:49 PM	#16
WalterGAII Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 1999 Posts: 1,517	Either get a Glock,which won't rust, or stop peeing on your pistol.

December 13, 2000, 09:05 PM	#17
animal Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2000 Location: Mississippi Posts: 333	WalterGAll...like your comment. Made me realize what Glocks are good for.

December 13, 2000, 09:09 PM	#18
Country Boy Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2000 Location: Sorry, OPSEC Posts: 698	I like anybody who keeps a gun near the toilet. Sorry, no great advice.

December 13, 2000, 09:31 PM	#19
Badger Arms Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: Harnett County, NC Posts: 1,679	Glocks rust. Even hard chromed guns rust.

December 13, 2000, 11:59 PM	#20
mgjohn Member Join Date: November 18, 2000 Posts: 11	Keep it in a Bianchi Blue bag. This will protect it from rust and leave it fast to use.

December 14, 2000, 06:02 PM	#21
nbk2000 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2000 Posts: 222	Ask a pharmacy to save you the disicant capsules they get in the pill shipments. If they ask what you want them for tell them for storing your grandfathers pocketwatch or drying flowers. Then toss a few in with your gun when you seal up the zip lock bag. The handwarmer thing might work, but they also contain salt so they may actually worsen corrosion.

December 14, 2000, 07:25 PM	#23
dvc Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 1999 Posts: 382	I favor the zip lock bag for the bathroom gun. Moth balls? Why moth balls and not silica gel?

December 14, 2000, 08:53 PM	#24
swamp cat Junior Member Join Date: December 12, 2000 Posts: 1	Test