I use them on a few but not everything.

 

I have gun socks on every rifle that is not scoped.
Much less worry about everyday handling marks.
I'll leave it halfway covered even working on a rifle.
I take them to the range in their socks.

 

Okay. I was thinking maybe they rub the thin coating of oils off them and could get it on the stock ? So far i had no rust issues inside the sock

 

Gun socks are usually treated/impregnated with silicone or some kind of oil.

Don't put your gun sock in the laundry ... if you do retreat it with silicone or an appropriate oil.

 

That’s cool I never thought of using them as a case as well. Good idea buddy

 

According to Julian Hatcher, of Hatcher's Notebook, rust can only occur when the relative humidity rises above 50%.

AC

 

 

So do you use gun socks ac? My digital hydrometer says 41 but it could be as much as 10 off I’d guess

 

I use them on all my long guns. Being silicon impregnated, they resist moisture. I love em.

redhawk

 

When I lived in Southern Cal I didn't use them at all since I moved to Kansas I use them on guns I don't use a lot.

 

I use them on just about everything in my safe except handguns. The reason is protection from bruising more than rust. I have a goldenrod in the safe anyway. I took the rack out of the safe and have everything stuffed in tight, half muzzle down, half butt down etc. It's a big safe with two shelves and one of those has a lot of my smaller carbines and SBR's laying on top of each other on the shelf. The socks keep stuff from getting scratched up. If you don't have the overcrowding issue in your safe (yet) then your probably ok without them but I would still keep a dehumidifier in the safe, either electric or absorbent type.

 

Every day working guns-no.
Guns that I do NOT want dinged up-yes

 

Okay Sounds like there a good thing. I had it out this morning but I just returned it to it’s gun sock now. I’m not overcrowding yet but I get paranoid about corrosion and will do anything that helps. I have a 18 gun safe and one 500 gram silica pack seems to work. Thanks for the input. Very helpful everyone

 

I’m going to see if I can find that book online thanks !!

 

Socks on handguns and long guns on everything but house guns and whatever I am carrying. Light coat of oil in into the sock.

Padraig

 

Install a Golden Rod low voltage/plug dehumidifier in your safe. Cheap insurance. Available in various sizes from Amazon, Cabela's, etc.

I've been using them in both safes for over 30 years without any problems/rust.

 

If your safe's in a garage or anywhere near a bathroom shower - yes, it's a good idea to prevent rust. This is different from storing in a typical rifle case, which can encourage rust.

 

There's many advantages to storing a gun in a gun sock and I use them religiously for storing all my long guns; but primarily to protect against scrubbing and bruising finishes. I especially prefer to use gun socks to protect my vintage double guns collection.

 

I don't know if this does anything but I have turned a sock on-site out and sprayed it with Remoil. Then turned it right side-out and let it dry.
Makes me feel better about myself I guess.

 

I use "em" to avoid "safe rash". Humidity high here is not a problem.

 

Yes they can be a pain in the ___, but I use them on my favorites all the time.

 

Like many others, I use them to prevent the stocks from getting dings in the safe. Mine is crowded.

If it weren't for that, I'd just let them all go barefoot.

 

I never used them and own none. Having read some of the replies from guys who clearly know what they are doing, I may change that.

 

I use them on all my rifles along with what I call the toe tags :biggrin:, I got tired of feeling them to try and figure out what was in them. I stack em like sardines in my safes. I also use socks on my revolvers. The rifles with large scopes I buy the tactical socks, they are a lot bigger and much easier to get on and off. I also use golden rods in my safes, haven't had any rust issues in 30 plus years.

 

I have a few for the rifles pulled out only seldom to shoot or have high quality wood. You know, the ones at the back of the safe. All others with bolts, peep sights, or other parts that can leave a mark on their neighbors as I take them out and put them back have a good old fashion wrist sweat band to cover the risky parts.

 

perhaps not very tactical,
but is a decent way to recycle and reuse old sweaters/gym suits: with a scissor, needle and thread, or a sewing machine, it is easy to make a cloth tube of the size suitable for any weapon, long or short.
the weapon, oiled, ideally should be stored muzzle down, so that the oil cannot seeps inside the wood of the stock,
with the crown protected by a rubber stopper, such as those used for the legs of the chairs, but with a little hole in the center, for obvious reasons.
the wool does not retain moisture and, if impregnated with gun oil, it works even better_
in my opinion wool would be the most suitable material but fleece and even cotton did not give me problems,
if sprayed with oil or even silicone for car dashboards.
the elastic bands used for the ponytails are perfect for tightening the folded ends_

 

I combine gun socks and rifle rods for maximum protection against dings and maximum storage. See this post:

Rifle rods and grommeted gun socks
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/to....calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1170369&share_type=t&link_source=app:

Not shown in the pictures are the tags I now use to identify each firearm.