Pistol rack?

[Ivan the Butcher]

... my wife... knocks one of my 57's off (she's pretty careless). At least it landed on her foot and didn't hit the floor directly.

I'm glad your 57 came to no harm! My wife appreciated fine firearms even before we got married!

Ivan

 

[Andyd]

I use bamboo dish racks from Amazon. They can be easily cut to size and be connected with dowels. Good enough for those old revolvers.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

RACKS

I looked at the wire racks and liked them but the one that I wanted would not fit in the space that I had allotted. I went with this one HySkore 6 Gun Modular Pistol Rack Closed Cell High - MPN: 30277 although I found mine at Cabelas. I ended up getting another of the 3 gun blocks and joined them together.
Tim

I use these and they work but I found them a bit 'flappy' also put some together.

 

[Qc Pistolero]

Been there:
solution A)buy another safe....a larger one
solution B)build a safe room...a larger one than what you think you will ever need
solution C)you can repeat A) or B) or the cheap way is to use your old socks to stash your handguns into after they've been cleaned and generously sprayed with Balistoil.
Personnally,I've used A) and B) and the Boss(she hates it when I call her that)has put a legal injunction to stop me from using A) or B) again.Guess that's because she doesn't want to repair my old socks anymore!

 

[SRT]

My collectible S&Ws rest on glass shelves. For pistols and some revolvers I use wire racks like the ones pictured in the back of the safe. A space saving way to store 18 handguns, six on each rack. Paid $15 each many moons ago at the Big Tulsa gun show.

 

[Old Corp]

Don't use racks, a combination of silicone socks and zippered pistol rugs.
But - did hear of a good cheap hack some years back that does work.

WalMart plastic dinner plate racks.
Using a razor or stout scissors, clip out about every other divider.
Instant handgun rack for near nothing.

 

[Amp]

Here's the rack

 

[gdogs]

An update to a previous post. In addition to the Hyskore racks on the two shelves, I've also used the handgun hangers in my older/smaller safe to get a few extra spots. I never really cared for them, they are springy, hang the pistol low and never want to stay in the same place. That said, I'm running out of safe space (again) and needed to find a way to increase capacity. I decided to cut them all in half and mount them to the shelf using stainless brake line brackets. Worked like a charm and picked up 19 spots - 2" centers. Given my past history that should buy me at least a few years .

 

[Absalom]

Reading through this thread, and looking at the pictures, some of you guys make me feel like a bad parent.

One the other hand, I specifically collect guns that have been through much worse

 

[jeffrefrig]

I use a small safe for 3 revolvers (only one of which is valuable sentimentally) in gun socks and some desiccant packs and a few boxes of ammo. Most of the others I keep in my Craftsman tool chest of drawers in two of the larger, lower drawers in gun socks and lock the tool chest up. Not as secure as a safe but mainly in case the grandkids would get curious. They are all checked to make sure they're rubbed with oil rag. I don't have near as many guns as yinz guys but it works for me. Regular carry pistol goes to bed near me and close by during the rest of the day. I really like those safes some of you have. (Gun envy?) Do you use humidity control, like a cigar humidor type thing? I would believe too much or too little humidity would be bad for the wood, rubber, & metals.