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When I built my home a number of years ago my buddy and I built a storage unit, with drawers and shelving to hold 20 guns in a staggered pattern. I completed the lower section but life got in the way and I never finished the angled wall supports. I have been just lining the guns along the wall. With the extra time at home for covid, I started some upgrades to the room including some extra trim and wall painting which it did not have before. Now I need to handle the gun storage and 20 guns slots isn't going to cut it. The base unit is 62" wide and 22" deep does anyone have suggestions on the best way to store guns while still being presentable? I am thinking about laying a sheet of plywood over the existing top to reconfigure. Here are a few pics
Last edited by Chad Linder; 07/16/20 07:20 PM.
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So this is how I reconfigured the gun storage. It will now hold 32 long guns. I still need to caulk, putty, prime and paint.
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Nice clean work Chad, enjoy.
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Yes, I use the Kreg on a few of the upper frame supports for added strength.
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Nicely done!
Have you considered magnets on the upper frame? I suppose you don't get enough earthquakes to bother, but a rare earth magnet for the barrel support might prevent inadvertently knocking one out of the front row while fishing in the back row.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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I thought about that, but I have decided to skip that step for 3 reasons: 1) The guns that are will be on the back row are guns passed down through the family that aren't getting sold but will probably never be used by us, so access would be very limited and 2) While I staggered the barrel rest slightly, there will be no way to remove from the back without pulling the guns out on the front. The few times we need to make that move, I will just take my time and do it right. 3) There are no earthquakes in South Louisiana
Last edited by Chad Linder; 07/11/20 12:07 PM.
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good enough reasons, but #2 is always suspect
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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A little bit of shuffling around, but quite a bit easier than getting at the first gun that went in a safe. Maybe, make a short term three or four gun rack for pulling guns for the day or keeping things safe while getting at the back row.
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No matter how you stack'em, if you overfill your safe one of these days you are going to experience a three gun avalanche when you are in a hurry. Don't overfill, turn some of those prizes loose and put them on the market...Geo
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