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Great links. Both look great to me. Either one would be a great addition to any gunsafe.
 
I like the looks of the man racks you listed. I use wire racks I bought from brownells.
 
I have the 'man about racks' racks. He used some pictures I sent him in his testimonial section. They are the best. He does take a while, but the wait is worth it.
 
if you're good with a saw just make your own, custom sized and fit to the layout of your safe.
 
Ga Johnny said:
if you're good with a saw just make your own, custom sized and fit to the layout of your safe.
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I've been giving that some thought as well.

Thanks for the feedback, gents.
 
I wonder if the padding material is cloth? If so, might it hold moisture?
I use vinyl coated 4 and 6 gun racks from Midway, they may be the same product Brownells offers.
I'm also partial to uniquetek.com they offer wire over-the-shelf hangers - a coated steel rod extends into each gun barrel.

Mike
 
BenR said:
I'm eyeing the racks offered by Cambell Industrial and ManAbout Racks. Does anyone have experience with either of these manufacturers?
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If you are going to put a rack in your safe, have you given thought to putting pegboard on the inside of the safe door? One of the members, a really nice guy I might add, did so and it looked great. I will see if I can find the link that shows what he did. Now I am about to do the same to a new safe.

Here is the link showing a photo of this work of art that he did without spending much money.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/171306-gun-safe-door-storage.html
 
Racks like that make good use of the room on your shelves. I have the coated wire ones in mine covering two shelves but they got filled up too fast.
I'd think the stackable ones might be better if you have the room and plan on adding much to your collection.

Either of the ones you mention look good although I like the wire ones as the gun's finish doesn't rest on oil absorbing cloth as mentioned.
 
I purchased a "Versatile" brand 6 gun rack from Midway. I looked at many racks before buying this model. I have a 24 gun safe, but have just 2 long guns. I had a shelf made to lay on top of the long gun racks and purchased the same color felt from Hobby Lobby that was inside the safe. Perfect match. Covered the shelf and laid the rack on top. Also, for lighting the inside of the safe, I purchased several lights from Wally World called Dot-it made by Sylvania. They are about 5 inches long and are LED battery operated. They have the touch sensors to turn on and off. They include velcro self adhesive pads that will hold very well to the felt.
 

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OK. If you were wondering what is in the rack in photo #2 From LtoR, 629-6, 27-2, 28-2, 686-4, 63-4,65-5 LS, Laying on the shelf, 60-15 Pro, and XD-40. (Got a great deal on the XD-40). Google Versatile Rack, you won't be disappointed.
 
I like Markeb's rack...it seems more streamlined and you can store stuff under it...Personally, I don't use racks since I only rotate two carry guns and keep my Kimber TLE also at the ready...the rest are in cases or socks on the shelves....:)
 
There's a forum member here that goes by hanau that was making custom pistol racks. I've got one. Solid oak if I'm not mistaken. Shouldn't be too hard to find if you search the classifieds.

Just a thought...
 
Hope this is ok, but I sent the owner of 'Man about Racks' the link to this thread. I am a customer and am very pleased. Here is what he replied to me. I am posting this with his permission. We are both named Rick, just to prevent confusion.


Thank you Rick, and thanks for the link, I enjoy reading firearm forum discussions, especially this one. I'm glad you were able to fill every one of those slots, you're a fortunate man to have such a nice collection, I'm trying to get there myself....lol. I'd love to chime in on the S&W thread, but I wouldnt feel right, some might view it as being too self promoting. I dont like the comment about my rack possibly having cloth padding though, thats why I use 3/16" thick synthetic Olefin padding, its chemical and moisture resistant, and won't mar the guns finish, but you already know that. Thanks again for the link, I'll follow it and see how much is added to it.
Regards,

Rick (I deleted last name)
ManAbout Racks LLC









> From:
> Subject: Thread about Racks on SW Forum
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 21:00:55 -0500
> To:
>
> Rick,
> There is a thread about gun racks on the SW Forum right now. It is in the 'lounge' section. Your
> racks are being discussed, as are others. Just thought you might want to chime in.
> Sure do love mine, but they are all full again:)
> Rick
>
> http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/190794-looking-pistol-racks.html
 
He is one of mine. 3 1/2 '' Cedar and small nails up from the bottom for the uprights. As you can see it holds 10. Of course things come and go. Holds revolvers nicely.

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