Gofirstclass
Well-Known Member
Recently there have been a couple of threads about keeping firearms on board our boats. One of my concerns about keeping a handgun on board was where to store it. It had to be in a place that was readily accessible, could be kept loaded (we don't have little kids), would be out of sight and in a place where a boat burglar wouldn't likely look.
I actually came up with this idea for keeping a gun around the house, but it would also work on a boat. The only limit to where to mount this devide is your imagination. You can mount it so the gun hangs perpendicular to the underside of a surface, or hangs parallel to the side of a cabinet, etc.
This "gun holder" is cheap to make (under $5), only takes about an hour and will fit almost any handgun.
Start with a simple brass drawer pull that's available at any hardware store for about $1.50...
Cut one end off as close to the bend as possible. This is what you will be left with. Then coat the long end with "tool dip", available at the hardware or Harbor Freight. The tool dip coats the part that goes into the barrel to protect the rifling...
Mount it to a surface that's readily available yet keeps the gun out of sight. Mount it at a slight upward angle so the weight of the gun keeps it in place...
Here it is, mounted and with a .40 S&W slid onto the end...
In this pic you can see that the mount (and gun) are at an angle that makes grabbing the gun a bit easier...
Feel free to use this idea and make as many as you want. Just send me $10,000 for a copyright infrigement fee for each one you make. :smt043
I actually came up with this idea for keeping a gun around the house, but it would also work on a boat. The only limit to where to mount this devide is your imagination. You can mount it so the gun hangs perpendicular to the underside of a surface, or hangs parallel to the side of a cabinet, etc.
This "gun holder" is cheap to make (under $5), only takes about an hour and will fit almost any handgun.
Start with a simple brass drawer pull that's available at any hardware store for about $1.50...
Cut one end off as close to the bend as possible. This is what you will be left with. Then coat the long end with "tool dip", available at the hardware or Harbor Freight. The tool dip coats the part that goes into the barrel to protect the rifling...
Mount it to a surface that's readily available yet keeps the gun out of sight. Mount it at a slight upward angle so the weight of the gun keeps it in place...
Here it is, mounted and with a .40 S&W slid onto the end...
In this pic you can see that the mount (and gun) are at an angle that makes grabbing the gun a bit easier...
Feel free to use this idea and make as many as you want. Just send me $10,000 for a copyright infrigement fee for each one you make. :smt043