I wanted a collapsible gun rack for an upcoming meet out in the grasslands but I'm too cheap to buy one. So, yesterday I looked around the shop and found some lumber and hardware to make my own. I didn't follow any plans, it just sort of evolved. The slots are 2" from the sides and 3" between themselves so that makes the cross pieces 19" long.
I used a 1" hole saw to make the slots, then sawed down the middle to make the top and bottom pieces. I just smoothed out the barrel slots with a sanding drum on my drill press and used larger size drum to enlarge the heel slots for the base. Screwed and glued together so it's solid.
The rear legs are just fashioned from more frame stock with a decent sized bolt and lock nut as a pivot with a washer in between to act as a bearing plate. Some small eye screws and a bit of brass chain finished it off. I slapped on some stain I had left on it, fastened round rubber feet, and called it good.
It's nothing fancy nor really heavy duty but that is what I wanted; a light, compact gun rack that holds 6 long guns. Best of all it didn't cost a cent 'cause its made from leftovers from other projects.
It holds 6 long guns with room to spare:
Its light, compact, and it folds flat to transport in the truck: