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I think Mike , when building his gun room, took into consideration the earthquake possibilities in Anchorage. I often thought of that when I was there.

Daryl,
In one of the threads about his gun room I asked the question about earthquakes, if they were a problem. His answer was oh yes and he provided a link to the national earthquake center. OMG they happen every day.
He showed in a picture the little swiveled bar that locked the barrels in their spot on the rack.

Small rare earth magnets installed under the felt at the barrel notch work extremely well to hold gun barrels. I have a friend who built his racks this way, and it feels like they're locked in place the first time you start to grab one!
You can get 50 of them for about $12 off Ebay.

Discussion of earthquakes

This link is the discussion about earthquakes and clearly shows how the safety bar worked

LRF, yes, earthquakes in Alaska happen every day, multiple times. Big quakes not so often. I was there from 1971 for 30 years and felt many, but none in the Anchorage area like the 1964 quake. I have relatively poor hearing, but the sound of the coming quakes was easy for me to hear. I guess the right frequency, and the dogs heard it too. They trembled. I always had a vision of the guns falling off the racks onto the floor. Thankfully it never happened while I was there. I think Mike built his gun vault in the 80s or 90s, so he never had to test the earthquake design in his room.

In a quake like 64, I doubt one really worries about the guns staying upright the racks so much as the walls staying upright on the foundation.

Michael's racks were well thought out and utilitarian first and foremost, but it is a nice looking room too. I wish I could have seen more of his singleshot rifles.

Brent, the 64 quake affected many parts of Anchorage, but many on more solid ground [not clay] remained relatively undamaged. The "shake" of a quake could remove items from shelves, turn over furniture, but leave the structure intact . Especially, if the structures were framed wood construction.

I've never been in a quake but they seem to be sort of like tornadoes. They leave a few things seemingly untouched while things all around are reduced to rubble. I would like to experience a big quake, but not where property damage and life an limb are at stake.

I've never been in a quake but they seem to be sort of like tornadoes. They leave a few things seemingly untouched while things all around are reduced to rubble. I would like to experience a big quake, but not where property damage and life an limb are at stake.

I lived in Alaska from '84-'93, met and married my last wife there. She was (is) a wee tiny little girl from south Florida so Alaska was a constantly new experience to her. In three months, she enjoyed a hurricane. an earthquake and a volcanic eruption. During the volcanic eruption. while the ash was falling. she stepped outside to see what the ash was which led her to conclude that of the three, she least enjoyed the volcano. You don't have to shampoo repeatedly to get the earthquake and the hurricane out of your hair!