@Graham Baates An article would be terrific!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. A happy and healthy New Year to all. I was wondering if it is okay to store pistols--the ones I'm using are below--as a temporary solution until I can purchase a safe? Extra magazines and unloaded pistols with silica packets are stored in each. Will they be okay? Still learning...thank you https://lapolicegear.com/lapg-pistol-case-black.html

Ohh good, I've been so worried it would affect strength and durability. Thanks so much for your opinion, I respect it greatly.

I'm adding a few pictures here. Maybe if you see it? I don't know why, but it really concerns me.... Again, the gun has never been fired.

I have another question, internet searches are yielding no results. I just bought a Walther PPS M2 from Sportsman's Land, disassembled to clean and saw a number of areas that looked like rust. Contacted Walther, their response: "What you're seeing is where they're brazing those parts together. That is a normal part of the manufacturing process. That is not rust and that is why you were unable to wipe it off while cleaning it." Is what he said correct? My other pistols don't have it...