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Old 11-18-2010, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Deerfarmer View Post
Congrats on the gift. You may know this but don't store the gun or ammo in a leather holster. The chemicals used in tanning are corrosive and will rust the gun and ammo. I know this from experience. I have a Smith and Wesson 44 that I put in a western style leather holster. Within a week the gun and ammo were rusting. Congrats again on the holster. Gifts from Dad's are special.
I knew about the ammo but never heard of a gun getting rusty. I remember when I was a kid putting .22 rounds in the bullet loops and after a while (maybe a few weeks) they turned greenish. Didn't know about the gun, though. Thanks for the info.
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