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Re: store fine dbl broken down in its side or standing Marc Stokeld #441173 04/11/16 10:04 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 179 North Georgia steve f Sidelock
steve f Sidelock Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 179 North Georgia	I saw a Model 21 Winchester that had been left on it's side in a soft case for years, it was rusted badly in a couple of spots on the side facing down. Of course that's an extreme example, but it made me leery of storing a gun on it's side for very long.

Re: store fine dbl broken down in its side or standing Marc Stokeld #441175 04/11/16 10:30 AM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 20 Joe Coll Boxlock
Joe Coll Boxlock Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 20	I've always stored mine muzzles up, but I do wonder about the recoil pads on some of the heavier guns. It hasn't happened to any of mine, but I can't say that I haven't seen more than a couple of guns with crushed pads. Joe

Re: store fine dbl broken down in its side or standing steve f #441176 04/11/16 10:49 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9,350 Nova Scotia King Brown Sidelock
King Brown Sidelock Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9,350 Nova Scotia	Cases, particularly soft, are poison, Steve. A relative once stored a Winchester 30-30 in one of those fleece-lined cases. Rusted so badly he cut it out with sharp knife and scissors.

Re: store fine dbl broken down in its side or standing Marc Stokeld #441178 04/11/16 11:06 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 205 Likes: 1 New Jersey LeverHead Sidelock
LeverHead Sidelock Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 205 Likes: 1 New Jersey	I think muzzle down is the way to go. You shouldn't use so much oil that it leeches into the stock, but mistakes are made. You can miss something when cleaning. Ever see Kroil creep? I don't trust it. There's really no downside I can see from going muzzle down. Muzzle up should be okay, but muzzle down WILL be okay, so why not? -Leverhead

Re: store fine dbl broken down in its side or standing Marc Stokeld #441193 04/11/16 12:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 103 Texas Joe Wood Sidelock
Joe Wood Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 103 Texas	I really prefer muzzle down for all the above reasons. But I also like the butt up so I can admire the stock and actions without having to pick them up. John McCain is my war hero.

Re: store fine dbl broken down in its side or standing Marc Stokeld #441209 04/11/16 03:06 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,438 Likes: 1 Arizona James M Sidelock
James M Sidelock Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,438 Likes: 1 Arizona	The long guns I own that are not cased are stored butt down. Again is almost50 years of gun ownership I haven't has a single stock develop an "oil soaked" problem while in my care. The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.

Re: store fine dbl broken down in its side or standing Marc Stokeld #441231 04/11/16 06:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,439 Likes: 4 The Ozark Plateau Bob Blair Sidelock
Bob Blair Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,439 Likes: 4 The Ozark Plateau	Guess I just a butts up kinda guy! Works for me.

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