New home for collection.

[RCEMERalf]

Contributors of above posts have some really nice facilities and wonderful collections. In my younger days, I was in the Cdn Army and moved about quite a bit, often living on-base. I was then faced with the decision of reporting every firearm, make, model, serial and the rest to the MPs or taking a more clandestine approach. This was before the long gun registration. Having some youthful misunderstandings with MPs, I decided early on not bother them with extra tasks. I have built false walls between basement pillars and racked rifles horizontally between floor joists. concealed by suspended ceiling tiles. Both methods can be quite inexpensive and effective for concealment, but with access complications. Especially in basements, gear should be stored well off the floor in case of floods, sewage backups and the like. I also run a basement dehumidifier during summer months. Though ignored for periods of time, my rifles collected dust, but not rust. One exception was a Remington Model 8 stored in the basement joists under a plant that my wife overwatered. on a daily basis. Anything of value sitting on a basement floor should be in a plastic bin, not a cardboard box. Concealment is worth consideration.

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[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Concealment is worth consideration.

Accepting the lack of fire protection is is probably a very economical option as well.

[RCEMERalf]

Accepting the lack of fire protection is is probably a very economical option as well.

Yes, good point and another consideration which I pretty much have ignored, luckily without consequence to date. We have storage legalities, considerations for access, maintenance procedures, and protection from theft and natural disasters big and small. "A full case load". I have seen collectors with a more apparent facility for items of lessor value. How about insurance? In the US, the NRA provides some basic coverage for members. What are folks doing? I am happy to see this discussion on the preservation of our firearms heritage.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

RCEMERalf
The NRA insurance is woefully inadiquate (as I dicovered to my dismay after having one stolen). The issure/secure/hide combined stratagy seems to make the most sence to me. I would love to construct somthing similar to the gun room in the video I posted. You could actually diaplay your firearms without having a nervious breakdown every time you left home. Hidden secured room ,thats the ticket.
The secured rack type storage is appealing due to its simplicity and economy of space.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

I am rapidly getting an inferiourity complex. I cannot leave home without locking my small collection in a safe,well two safes. I love the displays much more enjoyable than digging thru a gun safe.

[newcastle]

Thats exactlywhy I intend to have a room I can display some rifles in permanently without compromising security or safety. of course the caveat here isthat I haven't exactly got the wife's approval yet though.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

I haven't exactly got the wife's approval yet though

That is due to your description as a gun room. Try storm room.

[m4carbine]

I used white peg board with 1/4" holes and 2" hooks and 4" straights. I can get an avg. of 10 rifles on a 4'X8' sheet.

They can hold a lot of weight. I have a couple sheets that have 3 or 4 belt feds plus several other long guns.

[Son]

I originally did similar to T bone, except mine were staggered on in one out. It would be a very simple matter to restrain them at the top where they slot in. Note the MLE didn't fit
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Here's a rack like was referred to by someone above. It has a metal bar that goes in front of the rifles, then the doors slide in and are padlocked to a tang off the bar... I chucked a few in it for a pic before it went on the wall
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It also makes a great backdrop for portrait pics
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[trooper554877]

none of these racks excite me, I have seen some other racks on some more higher viewing rated websites that do !!