Pistol storage in a gun safe

calrugerfan

Ok, I've decided that I am not going to be able to find the gun hangers that I got when I bought my safe. They are the kind that goes in the barrel and the gun rests "mounted" on the door.

I am organizing and cleaning the safe and I want to know the best way to store my pistols.

Here is the criteria. It has to be on the door. The long guns get one side of my safe, ammunition gets a shelf, and other valuables get the other shelves. The only place left for the pistols is on the door.

I found this, but I'm not sure about it.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/largeImagePopup.jsp?productId=741618&cImage=s7_229725_999_01

There are a few more options here as well.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/shooting-gun-storage-gun-safes/_/N-1100213/No-48/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_104369580?WTz_l=SBC;MMcat104792580;cat104730480&WTz_st=GuidedNav&WTz_stype=GNP

My guns range in size from a Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 7 inch barrel to a Ruger Bearcat 22.

Oakie

I like the one from liberty that fits on the door. I will be puchasing it soon. I went to their showroom and saw it there. It is really nice and will do the job.

beneteau

Pistol holders

William81

The door thing did not work out well in my safe either. I ended up pistol racks on a couple of shelves. So far so good.

midnightrunpaintballer

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/379201/aftermath-socom-hip-holster-polyester-black

I have several of these on the door of my safe. The belt loops are velcro. Just undo them and stick them to the door. They've been holding my guns for years. They work great. The heaviest gun I have in one is a full size 1911 all steel. The velcro hasn't moved. For the price, it beats every other option out there. I do cut the retention straps off of mine.

Laeger

I have this one and it works great.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Gun-Storage/Gun-Safes|/pc/104792580/c/104730480/sc/104369580/Liberty-Custom-Door-Panels/1154485.uts?destination=/catalog/browse/shooting-gun-storage-gun-safes/_/N-1100213/No-48/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_104369580?WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104792580%3Bcat104730480&WTz_st=GuidedNav&WTz_stype=GNP&WTz_l=SBC;MMcat104792580;cat104730480;cat104369580

sharpshooter039

I use these, I like them because you can move them around on the velcro so they miss the shelves , I also keep extra loaded mags in the mesh holders in the top & bottom so they hold pretty good weight.
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_29429_-1?Ntt=pistol+safe&Ntk=All

gjshaw

quote:Originally posted by sharpshooter039
I use these, I like them because you can move them around on the velcro so they miss the shelves , I also keep extra loaded mags in the mesh holders in the top & bottom so they hold pretty good weight.
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_29429_-1?Ntt=pistol+safe&Ntk=All


What is the exact size of this? Can you mount two on one door is what I'm looking at.

texaswildman

Google Acorn Velcro Pistol Holders. See if that works for you. I have everything from a small 22 Pistol to a mossberg 20 ga shotgun in mine hanging on the door for over 10 yrs.....

CDMead

As an aside I must question storage of ammunition in a safe where one of the criteria is fire protection.

I would imagine an internal temperature that would cause ammunition to combust would probably render firearms dangerous to shoot, but why take the risk? Also I would rather store something with a higher value to volume ratio than a box of ammo.

YMMV. [:)]

scottm21166

I solved it by putting a dead bolt on the walk in closet in the spare bedroom. I really get tired of dinging gun stocks getting them in and out of the safe and storeing pistol boxes, In the spare bedroom walk in closet

nutfinn

Here is what I did.

calrugerfan

quote:Originally posted by CDMead
As an aside I must question storage of ammunition in a safe where one of the criteria is fire protection.

I would imagine an internal temperature that would cause ammunition to combust would probably render firearms dangerous to shoot, but why take the risk? Also I would rather store something with a higher value to volume ratio than a box of ammo.

YMMV. [:)]


I don't have a good place to store the ammo other than in the safe. If my safe goes through a fire that is hot enough to make the ammo go off in the safe, I'll probably have a lot bigger issues to deal with. The internal temperature of my safe will not exceed 140 degrees even in an 1800 degree fire. Other stuff in my safe would be up in flames LONG before the ammo gets hot enough to go off.

As for other valuables, my wife's $3,000 flute is in there but the $10,000 grand piano just doesn't seem to fit.

mogley98

Tell me how to post a picture, I have a shoe bag that is made to go over a closet or bedroom door. I cut it off at 16 "bags" and inserted the top into the safe wall after unscrewing it enough. Bingo soft, ample pockets for all your pistols or at least 16 of them!

mogley98

Shoe holder

Doc

Why is the ammo in the safe? Takes up too much room. If you can keep your ammo in the safe you don't have enough ammo. Store it in metal boxes or on a shelving unit and free up shelf space for handguns.

calrugerfan

quote:Originally posted by Doc
Why is the ammo in the safe? Takes up too much room. If you can keep your ammo in the safe you don't have enough ammo. Store it in metal boxes or on a shelving unit and free up shelf space for handguns.


I don't have a HUGE supply of ammo right now and I don't have another good place to store it.

Right now, I only have about 600 rounds of 45 ACP, 200 rounds of 44mag, and about 2,000 rounds of 22. Even without the ammo though, not putting the pistols on the door just makes it seem like I'm wasting a lot of space there.

SLIDER-in-KY

I took a large piece of peg board, cut it to the size of the inside of my safe door. Covered it with a carpet that matches the inside of the safe. Mounted the peg board to the safe door. Then take metal hooks and coat them with a rubber-type coating and hang the pistols from them.