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Gun Socks

#1 Post by Polchraine »

Early next week I will be collecting my nice new gun ... taken a while to get it finished to my size and requirements. It has a nice/impressive walnut stock and I don't want to accidentally damage it when using the cabinet.

A Gun-Sock is the best idea but there are so many out there and vary in price from £3 to £30. Which one do you use to protect yours? Rifle, scope, shotgun, spare barrels ... which brand to use or avoid.


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#2 Post by Pippin89 »

I have these. Haven't used them yet but they seem good quality. And the reviews on them were ok.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
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#3 Post by James84 »

I've always used Tourbon. You can get a pack of 5 from Amazon for £33:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TOURBON-Huntin ... 89&sr=8-10
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#4 Post by Gazza »

All mine are socked up with the speckled Ebay ones. Speckled silicon impregnated in brown or green with two different lengths.
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#5 Post by Pippin89 »

I suspect all of the above are the same ones made in the same factory by the same people so I don't think you can go wrong.
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#6 Post by Gazza »

I think the silicon impregnation works as an old 410 which wasn't socked started to show signs of rust while the socked ones were still good. :good:
Think I paid around 3 quid each for mine and yes, they probably are all from the same place.
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#7 Post by J4mes »

I keep my shotguns in socks and then wrap various other bits (like my LBP) in cheap pillow cases.
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#8 Post by MotorRacingBruce1980 »

Any sock is going to be better than no sock as it does save from getting marks from knocks and bumps.
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#9 Post by Polchraine »

MotorRacingBruce1980 wrote:Any sock is going to be better than no sock as it does save from getting marks from knocks and bumps.
With my current "collection" even including a 16g from around 1930 valued at several thousand, I have never worrried too much. However with a new semi-bespoke arriving, I dont want to unnecessariliy knock/bump it.

Thanks all for the comments and links too - I need several items from Amazon, so will add a set to that.


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#10 Post by GeeRam »

James048 wrote:I've always used Tourbon. You can get a pack of 5 from Amazon for £33:
Yep, have all my rifles and the shotgun in Tourbon socks in my cabinet.

Only the Stg.44 isn't in a sock for obvious reasons lol
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