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Now that I have a kid, I can't simply prop the boom stick up behind the bedroom door, yet being in a new house gives me a few more options as well. Hanging the rifle seemed to be the ticket. I could have hit up some outlet and a bought fancy pair of padded brackets for $15-40 dollars...
...Or I could take the couple of no-frills screw in L-shaped wall hooks I had floating around, wrap them in duct tape to pad them, find a couple of wall studs and screw them in above the closet. Which is exactly what I did. Behold, my ghetto lever gun closet hanger project
Easily assessable yet out of the reach of small, curious toddlers who put everything in their mouths
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...Proud owner of the 11.43×23mm automatic using depleted Thorium rounds.
Yep, before my daughter could walk completely across the room, she would pull out kitchen drawers and climb them like a ladder to get on the countertop!
Put a board of some sort over it to where it is also hidden from sight would give some extra insurance. A goblin (burglar) roaming around looking for something of value at least the rifle wouldnt catch his eye. He'd have to work for his prize. Plus the toddler wouldnt be staring at the lever action on Awe after watching the Rifleman all morning and then wanting to climb.
Bob Hatfield wrote:Put a board of some sort over it to where it is also hidden from sight would give some extra insurance. A goblin (burglar) roaming around looking for something of value at least the rifle wouldnt catch his eye. He'd have to work for his prize. Plus the toddler wouldnt be staring at the lever action on Awe after watching the Rifleman all morning and then wanting to climb.
Bob
Now you got me thinking of some sliding board setup on a wheeled track just to keep it easily accessible, yet somewhat invisible. Last thing I would want to do is fumble with some free standing particle board balanced on a shelf at 2am in the morning
...Proud owner of the 11.43×23mm automatic using depleted Thorium rounds.
It won't be long until the child can get to that. In Texas there are all sorts of criminal penalties and civil liability if you have a child in the house it it get ahold of a firearm.
Time to invest in some kind of locked storage. There are some cheap metal gun lockers for sale that will be kids out, but not determined thieves. This is the way to go until you can invest in a good gun safe.
Quickest way to kid proof it would be a trigger lock. My Marlin came with one you almost need an engineering degree to use. Seriously, as soon as the little one is old enough teach them not to touch. Even with two boys, I never had to worry about either touching something they weren't supposed to. The eldest did once, he recieved the punishment, and his younger brother (sometime smarter brother) learn the lesson for free.
Of course today, I'd be hauled off for child abuse. Yea, I abused them so badly they turned out rotten.
Of course I don't think I could employ that punishment anymore.
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Alan Wood wrote:Looks like a good inexpensive solution there! At least until the toddler can climb.
They can climb VERY HIGH at a VERY YOUNG age, so you'd best be working on Phase-II already...
The above is true. The wall bracket is a very short term solution at best. Look for some sort of a quick locking wall bracket. I believe they make one for a shotgun, but I am not sure about a rifle.
TedH wrote:Yep, before my daughter could walk completely across the room, she would pull out kitchen drawers and climb them like a ladder to get on the countertop!
Mine did that and also used a chair to get to the shelves and then hung off the shelves while standing on the ones below to reach the candy which she slung over her shoulder to her brother...
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You did well, much fancier that I usually do. I just get a couple of 20 penny nails, cut the head off and slip some old rubber air hose over the nail.---------------Sixgun
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For easy access I like what you did, but I put them above the closet door.
"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance." Declaration of Independance, July 4, 1776 11B30
So taking the advice from some of the peeps- The budget advice, that is - I went ahead and repositioned the brackets. There isn't any studs or sturdy support above the closet door, so the actual aluminum frame of the closet had to suffice. Drilled through it, screwed the brackets back in and voile. You can see the rifle still dips down, but I positioned the brackets so the remainder of the closet took up the slack visually. Barely visible unless you happen to look directly overhead.
I'm thinking any higher would make it a pain to recover easily.
Now I just have to find a solution for the pistol
...Proud owner of the 11.43×23mm automatic using depleted Thorium rounds.
Blackhawk Serpa fastened upside down in same location.
"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance." Declaration of Independance, July 4, 1776 11B30
Was thinking kinda that. Got a spare, ultra generic holster I'm thinking of just velcroing to the inside wall. Not sure the adhesive backed vecro will support the weight, however.
...Proud owner of the 11.43×23mm automatic using depleted Thorium rounds.
Panzercat wrote:Was thinking kinda that. Got a spare, ultra generic holster I'm thinking of just velcroing to the inside wall. Not sure the adhesive backed vecro will support the weight, however.
Theres always something to fasten into at the top of a wall, so even if you hung something from that using cord or strap it should work. I like the Serpa because it has a nice retention feature that would be much less prone to failure than other retention types when upside down. otherwise you could screw the velcro to the wall even if you had to use the sheet rock anchors.
"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance." Declaration of Independance, July 4, 1776 11B30
Yep, velco supports the full weight. Can just reach around to the inside of the closet and pull some lead out
Can even pull the holster if need be for duty.
It's all nylon (somebody threw it in as a 'bonus' from the last time I purchased a pistol) but it does have a retention clip that straddles the backstrap. Probably should put it up higher as you suggest, but it works as proof of concept for now.
...Proud owner of the 11.43×23mm automatic using depleted Thorium rounds.
One of my go to's is like SSs. Two hangers above the utility room door, snug against the wall. Nearly invisible, no shelves, nothing to climb(youngest is 32 and ex Ranger), quick to grab. Additional restraints could be put on door to gain time to give appropriate firearms training, I dont think you can start too young.
Seriously, as soon as the little one is old enough teach them not to touch. Even with two boys, I never had to worry about either touching something they weren't supposed to. The eldest did once, he recieved the punishment, and his younger brother (sometime smarter brother) learn the lesson for free.
