Handgun Locker Project

[mrcabinet]

Today I finished lining the interior with carpet. I just bought the inexpensive (53 cents a sq. foot) indoor/outdoor carpet from Home Depot. A 30" x 12' piece was more than adequate. A quart of good ol' Henry's carpet adhesive worked great for sticking it down. A little stinky, but that will go away. There wasn't room under the latch and rods for the carpet, so that area got covered with some gray formica that I had. I suppose paint would have worked too.
Now to get to work on the shelves!

[crosstimbers]

I'm not quite sure what your plans are, as far as shelving...but following this very much. Keep updating 

[mrcabinet]

I've had my eye on these wire pistol hangers for a while, so I ordered some a couple weeks ago. They slip over the shelf and the barrel slides on to the bottom rod. They're vinyl coated to prevent damage. Space saving and inexpensive to boot.



I made the shelves from 3/4" cherry ply and added a 3/4" x 1" face. It adds a little strength and keeps the hangers from flopping around. The shelves are 10" deep and notched around the uprights to keep them from sliding forward.

[mrcabinet]

I'm calling this project done! The hangers don't play well with the big Redhawk, and they don't accommodate red dots either, so I added a six gun rack on the top shelf for those. The hangers do work for everything from .22 through .45 auto. Hmmm, looks like there's room for a few more!

[david s]

Came together well. The pistol hangers are interesting. Nice use of normally lost space.

[mrcabinet]

Thought I'd post a quick update. The locker itself is working great but, thanks to the marvel of flash photography, the pics don't show really how dark it is in there. I tried one of those battery operated closet lights stuck on the door, but it was about useless. So I ordered a 16' led battery powered strip light to try. It runs on 3 AA batteries, is sticky backed, and forms nicely around the door opening. And man do they light it up!



For 15 bucks they were well worth it.

[AZ_GunGuy]

I like it.

I'm doing motion activated lights in my safe.