Could anyone answering this also lend some advice on what to do
with live ammunition.

Thanks,
Joseph M. Reed

On 4 Aug 99, at 11:18, Heidi Carroll wrote:

> Fellow Museum-L'ers
> I need some assistance with a gun collection.
> I have a collection of rifles that are currently stored in a metal gun
> cabinet.  The cabinet is not air-tight.  It is stored in a well ventilated
> top floor of a building in southwestern Pennsylvania.  Moving the collection
> at this time is not an option.  The rifles are stored in this cabinet with
> packets of dessicant to absorb the humidity.  Despite the silicon packets,
> the rifles are beginning to oxidize.
> What can I do better to protect the firearms from oxidizing?
> Would more packets of silicon help?
> Can I condition the packets of silicon to a certain relative humidity and
> would that help?  If so, how does one do this?
> What is the best temperature and relative humidity to store these objects?
> With your experience, where would be the best supplier for items needed to
> better this situation?  (i.e. Light Impressions, University Products?)
> I'd appreciate any advice.
> Heidi Carroll
>
>
>
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