At last...

[walkin jack]

Gun rack came today. I have been undecided whether to hang it in the living room or the utility room. Finally decided on the utility room as that is where the back door is and will provide a speedy response to any situation. Miss Pam wasn't liking it in the living room anyway. Mom happy = Dad happy.

TOP: Remington nylon 66 .22lr
MIDDLE: Ruger 10/22lr w/Leupold rimfire scope
BOTTOM: Savage 12ga pump

Decided to add the snake charmer.

 

[Kevin J.]

I have always been a fan of wall mounted gun racks. They just scream old school. I made one in middle school shop class and still have it. Now it holds swords, guns in the safe. Back in the day a gun safe was a floor standing cabinet with a glass door (with a lock ???? ) so your buddies can appreciate your real friends.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I bought 4 of that same rack in the late 80's. 1 in the boy's room, turned into two with a 22 GR8 (Nylon 66 copy) and a single shot 20 gauge. 3 in the master BR for my collection of Military Bolt guns (6 of the 20) and Military Single Shot (3 of the 5). After a while rotate the display.

When we went to move 7 years ago 2 of the racks went home with #1 Son. The others are stored in the rafters of the garage.

How much my wife "liked" the racks in our room, I couldn't say! She never complained, and a few times mentioned that "Looked like she lived with a real man!" Yes. She's a keeper!

Ivan

 

[Fishinfool]

Looks good. I enjoy a wall rack or wooden display case. Not so keen on the theft / fire risk. I attached a pic of a wall rack I built back in high school, mounted in my bedroom, 1975 or so.

Larry

 

[Kevin J.]

Looks good. I enjoy a wall rack or wooden display case. Not so keen on the theft / fire risk. I attached a pic of a wall rack I built back in high school, mounted in my bedroom, 1975 or so.

Larry

Mine and yours. Good example of the differences between middle and high school shop class. You have more time to get more guns so you need a bigger rack.

 

[CajunBass]

I had one like that for many years. After I graduated to a glass front gun cabinet, and eventually to a safe, I used it to keep fishing rods that I didn't keep in the bass boat rod locker on.

 

[walkin jack]

well the verdict is in...

...and the news is good. The new 10/22 is a shooter! Went down the hill to the shootin' range and dialed in the new scope at 25 yards. (target on the left) Then moved back to 50 yards and got that dialed in. (target on the right) Spent the next hour shooting cans and plastic bottles at various distances.

I be a happy camper today!

 

[stanmerrell]

Back then

Back when I was young it seemed as though every dad had a rack like this or a glass gun case in my hometown. Everyone knew damn well to keep your hands off a man's guns. But if you asked, you could almost always handle or fire someone's guns when time allowed...there was little crime and gun accidents were rare, usually from hunting camps or fence crossings.

 

[AJ]

Gun rack came today. I have been undecided whether to hang it in the living room or the utility room. Finally decided on the utility room as that is where the back door is and will provide a speedy response to any situation. Miss Pam wasn't liking it in the living room anyway. Mom happy = Dad happy.

TOP: Remington nylon 66 .22lr
MIDDLE: Ruger 10/22lr w/Leupold rimfire scope
BOTTOM: Savage 12ga pump

Decided to add the snake charmer.

Looks to light from a window shining on the gun rack. Does the back door have a window? Not a good place if someone can see them from the outside. Good place for someone to break in and have a gun before you do.

 

[walkin jack]

AJ, Very good points. If I was living where and how I used to that would be the very best advice. But my situation is now such that It is unnecessary. I live in the country. The nearest town is 7 miles away. I have no neighbors within a mile or so. I live on a gated 30 acre compound with 4 other families. We are all family. We are not on a pubic roadway. Our private road leaves the highway and the nearest edge of the property is a quarter of a mile from a public roadway. Only one of the houses on the compound can be seen from the public roadway and it is not my house. There is always at least somebody from 2 families present. We DO look out for each other.

Also I am in North Texas...Gun Country. Literally every one up here has their own guns and lots of them. If any of them should ever want to come here and shoot me they don't need my guns. They can bring their own.

I keep the shotgun and .22s for some of the 4-legged pests that we have from time to time. Coyotes, wild hogs, coons, and snakes etc. I am in no danger or threat from humans.

My focus here is on a quick response to any of the above mentioned pests should I see them out the windows on the south side of the house. I can be on the back porch and and shooting in about 15 seconds.

 

[BC38]

I don't have one, but growing up my dad's house and my grandparents house both had one.
I don't have one because I don't feel comfortable having my guns unsecured. Though I am sure there are places where you can do so safely, in or around any kind of city more than 20-30 thousand people isn't one of them, and I live in a city of about 150 thousand.

 

[canoeguy]

I love rifle racks, I have several in my home:

Lever gun rack in my gun room, this one is a Cedar "Free Standing" one I got from Gander Mountain about 15 years ago, I mounted it on the wall to make it easier to access the rifles'



Another Cedar rack I got at a yard sale, this one is at my "Gun Range" cabin:



G.I. M-16A1 rifle rack, racks up carry handle AR's and other carbines like Ruger 10/22, Mini-14, etc:



My Bedroom rifle rack, with .44 Magnums, Rossi 92, Ruger 77/44, Ruger Super Balckhawk and Redhawk. Most times the revolvers are locked up in a safe:



Now, for a throwback pic of a neat rifle rack, this pic is marked "Bunk house, Chugwater Wyoming, 1904. A little bit of everything racked up, from fishing rods to Colt Revolvers, Winchester lever guns, pump .22's:

 

[AJ]

AJ, Very good points. If I was living where and how I used to that would be the very best advice. But my situation is now such that It is unnecessary. I live in the country. The nearest town is 7 miles away. I have no neighbors within a mile or so. I live on a gated 30 acre compound with 4 other families. We are all family. We are not on a pubic roadway. Our private road leaves the highway and the nearest edge of the property is a quarter of a mile from a public roadway. Only one of the houses on the compound can be seen from the public roadway and it is not my house. There is always at least somebody from 2 families present. We DO look out for each other.

Also I am in North Texas...Gun Country. Literally every one up here has their own guns and lots of them. If any of them should ever want to come here and shoot me they don't need my guns. They can bring their own.

I keep the shotgun and .22s for some of the 4-legged pests that we have from time to time. Coyotes, wild hogs, coons, and snakes etc. I am in no danger or threat from humans.

My focus here is on a quick response to any of the above mentioned pests should I see them out the windows on the south side of the house. I can be on the back porch and and shooting in about 15 seconds.

Good that you feel safe there doing that. I like cats too.