Just woundering how everyone around here stores there guns for a longer period of time?

Do most people relieve there firing pins?

I run a patch through saturated with solvent at least twice--then two passes with the bore snake--then another solvent patch--then dry patches until clean--I've cut the brushes and tail from another bore snake, use just the front section with oil, two passes with the oil--wipe all the metal down with the gun rag---all my long guns are bolt actions so it's easy to relieve the firing pin---

clean and oil, put in the fire resistant safe with a 4 lb bag of silica gel

The cleaning part i do but does anyone use snap caps? or do you just dry fire the gun the relieve firing pin pressure?

to relieve firing pin pressure?

ya maybe im just wording it wrong. I guess what im saying so when the gun is stored the firing pin is not ****ed back and ready to fire.

Take the safety off and pull the trigger.

Yup. I lower my springs before I store all of my weapons. Most guns, I leave dropped on a snap cap, some I just drop (dry fire), but I don't usually ever leave them ****ed.

After a good cleaning and light coating with gun oil, they go in my safe. I have a 40 watt light bulb burning in there to keep it warm and dissapate the moisture.

With a bolt action, after cleaning re-install the bolt and before closing pull the trigger and hold while you close the bolt. This will prevent the firing pin slam of a dry fire.
GOOD LUCK and GOOD SHOOTING!!!