Silicone gun socks?

drufus · January 4, 2005, 10:44 PM

I just bought a new shotgun, and while I was at the gun shop, I picked up a silicone-impregnated gun sock. Does anyone know if these things really work. I'de like to get som opinions before I go and buy another one.

beenthere · January 6, 2005, 02:49 PM

They beat the dickens out of nothing. I stored for years stacked up in a closet with no protection. That was a chore. Run patches to make sure no spiders get in. Collect dust etc. I'm sure a gun safe with humidity control would be better but the gunsocks at least keep things from settling on the guns and with a double layer from two rifles each with a sock, they don't get banged together severely moving them around. It's probably minimal protection from moisture if my understanding about silicone (at least in spray form) is correct. I read in another post that the silicone spray when it dries turns eventually to a powder which would eventually wipe off from friction. In the absence of some better method I'd recommend you continue with the gun socks.

Lawyer Daggit · May 9, 2005, 09:58 PM

I have used them for some years. When carrying a firearm in a case with synthetic padding it provides the metal with some protection against moisture and also protects the metal and wood from other guns in a crowded safe.

Guyon · May 20, 2005, 01:44 AM

I second what Lawyer said: They work nicely when you have to store long guns in close proximity (in a lock box or safe). By using gun socks at least on every other gun, it helps keep them from clanking together when you take them in and out.

January 4, 2005, 10:44 PM	#1
drufus Member Join Date: January 3, 2005 Location: Colbert, GA. Posts: 16	Silicone gun socks? I just bought a new shotgun, and while I was at the gun shop, I picked up a silicone-impregnated gun sock. Does anyone know if these things really work. I'de like to get som opinions before I go and buy another one. __________________ Life is what comes to an end when you are out of bullets.

January 6, 2005, 02:49 PM	#2
beenthere Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2004 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 460	Silicone Socks They beat the dickens out of nothing. I stored for years stacked up in a closet with no protection. That was a chore. Run patches to make sure no spiders get in. Collect dust etc. I'm sure a gun safe with humidity control would be better but the gunsocks at least keep things from settling on the guns and with a double layer from two rifles each with a sock, they don't get banged together severely moving them around. It's probably minimal protection from moisture if my understanding about silicone (at least in spray form) is correct. I read in another post that the silicone spray when it dries turns eventually to a powder which would eventually wipe off from friction. In the absence of some better method I'd recommend you continue with the gun socks.

May 20, 2005, 01:44 AM	#4
Guyon Senior Member Join Date: July 27, 2000 Location: Over the Hills and Through the Woods, Tennessee Posts: 1,207	I second what Lawyer said: They work nicely when you have to store long guns in close proximity (in a lock box or safe). By using gun socks at least on every other gun, it helps keep them from clanking together when you take them in and out. __________________ Gun control should just be about hitting your target.

May 9, 2005, 09:58 PM	#3
Lawyer Daggit Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Posts: 1,181	I have used them for some years. When carrying a firearm in a case with synthetic padding it provides the metal with some protection against moisture and also protects the metal and wood from other guns in a crowded safe.