Many foams and shelf liners will react to the oils and solvents used to clean and preserve firearms. Cork will not. Just make sure whatever you choose it's safe and doesn't chemically melt.

 

It stands to reason that the drawer liners marketed by Sears for their tool boxes would be mostly impervious to oil and would not be prone to wicking moisture.

Any professional mechanic would be plenty PO'ed if they did and cause him a massive cleanup of his tools...

 

True i did not get the liners with the box, didn't come with any.
I see Sears sells several kinds of liners, but I was hoping to avoid another shipping charge and go with something local.
Sears is not local the closest one is a + 6 hour RT drive.

 

You can buy a variety of different liner materials by the roll or sheet.

Here's one example available from WM.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/15529204?...&adid=22222222227009480062&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=&wl3=13691010550&wl4=&wl5=pla&veh=sem

Here's another type...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Performan...W88984-Grip-Mat-Tool-Box-Drawer-Liner-18-In.-X-48-In./21777625?findingMethod=rr

 

thanks

I will give these the once over!

 

Old Sarg,
I keep about 48 to 50 of my pistols in custom fitted briefcases in an A/C room. The interier of the briefcases are filled with foam carpet backing that I salvage when people get new carpet. The foam is custom fittted around each pistol. I clean and lubricate them every 5 years whether they need it or not. Never had any rust and some have been there 20 years. I don't think the foam will hurt them.


Wayne38

 

A good quality indoor/outdoor or marine carpet remnant should do well.

 

Silicone rags or cloth.

How about gun cleaning pads? Like you would use on a work bench?

 

I have some drawers I made for my pistols I just went to the fabric store and bought some nice looking felt cut it to fit the bottom of the drawers. I then put a strip of double sided carpet tape around the edges. Works very well for me.

 

have you considered these :
Gun Storage Solutions Pack of 4 Original Handgun Hangers

http://www.amazon.com/Gun-Storage-S...ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1369269206&sr=1-2&keywords=pistol+stand

 

It all depends on the kind of foam as to whether or not it will react to metal. A lot of original Auto Mags were ruined by the factory foam inside the box.

 

And presentation case S&Ws, Colts, etc...

Good clean new tube socks, heavy cotton. Mist 'em down with some sort of light oil, inside and out. insert pistol.

For a liner, get some natural fiber felt or similar

 

lot of good ideas thanks guys,
I am still mulling it over

 

I'd stay away from the WalMart/Target/craft store felt, especially the sticky back types. Most were made using an acid based process and the slight acid residue can destroy the bluing on a firearm. This is the cause of most 'rack rings' you see on guns that have sat at a shop for any time.

Try talking to a pool table sales shop about getting some pieces of quality pool or card table felt that wasn't made with an acid process.

The cork is also a great idea, but could be abrasive if the guns can slide when opening or closing the drawers.

I like the old sock idea, I have lots of them from Colorado that I don't think will get much use in Tennessee.

Bob

 

thanks Bob for the heads up on the felt, :t

I think I am going to go cork lining, and socks, that should be dry and totally adaptive to all sizes of hand guns.