Project: Safe door handgun storage for $15 (pic heavy)

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What did you use for the "holsters"? Some kind of nylon strap?

Yes, it was a 2'' nylon strap used to secure light cargo. The one I used had a small cut near the hook so it was unsafe to use as a tie down.

I used hex head sheet metal screws due to their short length, they look pretty good too.

I am worried about the burlap backing being to rough on the finishes though.
 
Ok.. so I gave the lazy susan a shot today..

I fabbed up the bottom and realized that once I got the middle pole in that it would not be big enough for my rifles. I only had about 16" to work with and was just too small. I think I would need at least 24" inside the safe for this project to work for my size safe.. but if you have a biggin' it would be a simple project.

BTW.. the Lowe's lazy susan hold up to 500lbs.

Now while I was at Lowes I was looking at another possible solution.. a sliding gun rack. I would have to elevate the floor a bit to get even with the safe door opening, but then could use some industrial sliders (like on heavy duty drawers) and make the rack in the middle of the safe instead of the sides (so the rifles would alternate back to back in an "A" shape. But this will be put off till I have some time. Or just leave things as is.. sometimes easier. :)
 
Now while I was at Lowes I was looking at another possible solution.. a sliding gun rack. I would have to elevate the floor a bit to get even with the safe door opening, but then could use some industrial sliders (like on heavy duty drawers) and make the rack in the middle of the safe instead of the sides (so the rifles would alternate back to back in an "A" shape. But this will be put off till I have some time. Or just leave things as is.. sometimes easier. :)

Something like this?

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Something like this?

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Now that is OUTSTANDING!

I believe you have gotten me motivated to building one similar, but just to take up half of the safe. Beats having to remove all the rifles to get to the one in the back!
 
Heh. You guys finally inspired me to get off my but and put up some pegboard in the safe. If you have one of the 5 gun sentry gun cabinets (Key lock only, bare bones) that cost about $100, there is a simple way to mount pegboard. The door has two strips of reinforcing steel welded onto the inside, with a 1" gap between the door and the inside of the reinforcing bar. (The bars run vertically). This leaves a perfect gap to install spacers, pegboard and some hooks. It's crude, but you can do it with leftover scraps of pegboard (or any other similar material. I almost used some leftover laminate flooring before I spotted the pegboard).

All you do is drill into the reinforcing bar, drop in drywall anchors, and cut your backing to size. I did it in about two hours, and the only power tool was the drill. Best part? I did it entirely with scraps. Big enough for two revolvers above the lock. Probably get 3-4 below it, depending on how far down you want to extend the mounting system.

I can't get pics up anytime soon, but it doesn't look quite as nice as the above systems. However, it is possible to do in one of these tiny gun cabinets ($100) if you have a small collection and a very small budget, but need more space for handguns. The "shelf" included in this cabinet was literally 4 inches deep by 9 inches wide. Can't really store anything on it. I ended up storing handguns in cases and stacking them in one of the rifle slots. This is much better now.
 
OP - nice work getting those pistols stowed.
A couple of nice ideas on here as well.
I wish there was a lazy susan type thing for long guns but I think it would reduce the capaciity of my safe too much.
 
If you do go the pegboard route, you can slip velcro cable ties between the pegboard and the hooks, and then use the plastic hook retainers to hold it in place. You have the security of velcro straps, but can move them about whenever you wish to re-arrange your pegs. I had some spare belkin ties I got from a relative (bright rainbow colors!), and they made a nice addition. Only real problem is the steel hooks could conceivably scratch a gun's finish, if that's something you care about, but a bit of caulk or similar substance could fix that easily.
 
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