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Posted: 11/26/2010 6:39:31 PM EDT
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Alright, so I got tired of the way my AR's fit inside my gun safe with other long guns. Most of them are shorter and do not have the streamlined profle that falls in place with the pre-cut factory notches. It seems that they always get banged around when pulling in and out (which is more often then the other members of my safe). Trying to figure out a better way to store them, I made a couple hangers that hook the front of the mag well, and catches the butt stock near the receiver. The mounting screws go through the drywall panel on the safe door and screw into a tapped plate. It worked out pretty good, although with the space constraints between the door and the shelfs, I could not have anything mounted on the left side of the weapon. The right side had to be layed out to miss any uprights or shelves.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd453/macdiesel/hanger007.jpg http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd453/macdiesel/hanger009.jpg http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd453/macdiesel/hanger010.jpg |
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Looks like a good mod to the safe, can you give us more details on the threaded plates that are behind the sheet rock ??
Are the hooks attached to the door frame or is is basicly a sheet rock sandwich ?? Do you have any photos of the back side of the hooks ?? Fluff |
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You're right, it is basically a sheet rock sandwich. I do not trust drywall anchors. You do not need to tap the plate, a standard nut and washer will work, but I had the tap but not the nuts and did not want to run to the hardware store on thanksgiving.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd453/macdiesel/Hangerandtappedplate.jpg The hook around the buttstock needs to be as short as possible, as you have actually pivot the weapon slightly to get it in and out. Not much, about an inch, but the first one I made I had to cut the hook back as the gun had to rotate quite a bit. This caused problems with the pistol mounts. Also, the hook on the bottom only needs to be about 3/4" tall. This will help to get it in and out of the hanger as well. I used 3/16" round stock with 3/16" fuel hose to protect the gun. #10x24x 1-1/4" cap screws. |
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That looks real nice! But be careful not to put too much weight/stress on the gypsum board on the door there. You don't want a bunch of cracks and too many holes in it. That gypsum board is your fire protection and I would be cautious about lowering its integrity too much.
By the way... is that a Liberty Safe? What model? Reason I ask is I sell those at work and the door and interior look very familiar 
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