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Yung.gunr · December 4, 2011, 07:53 PM

Before I got my gun safe I got some of the hooks that you use for bikes with the rubber on them. I put two in the wall horizontally to hold the long guns. Put them up about 7ft high and it would be tough for the kids to get to it. I then took a heavy duty eye bolts and put them deep into the studs. Took some cable with the crimp style connectors and made a loop with the cable through the eye (that way it couldn't be unbolted). I used the cable locks that came with the guns and ran it through the action and locked it to the cable.

With the pistols I used the locks that came with the gun and ran them through the action and they just "hung out" there from the cable bolted to the wall.

I know it was not as secure as a safe, nor was it fireproof at all (pretty ghetto looking too). It kept the guns away from the kids and would cause any smash and grab thieves to rethink..

I think the whole thing cost me less then $30 and made the wife feel a lot more secure.

December 4, 2011, 07:53 PM	#30
Yung.gunr Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2010 Location: Phoenix area Posts: 1,442	My idea Before I got my gun safe I got some of the hooks that you use for bikes with the rubber on them. I put two in the wall horizontally to hold the long guns. Put them up about 7ft high and it would be tough for the kids to get to it. I then took a heavy duty eye bolts and put them deep into the studs. Took some cable with the crimp style connectors and made a loop with the cable through the eye (that way it couldn't be unbolted). I used the cable locks that came with the guns and ran it through the action and locked it to the cable. With the pistols I used the locks that came with the gun and ran them through the action and they just "hung out" there from the cable bolted to the wall. I know it was not as secure as a safe, nor was it fireproof at all (pretty ghetto looking too). It kept the guns away from the kids and would cause any smash and grab thieves to rethink.. I think the whole thing cost me less then $30 and made the wife feel a lot more secure.