I've heard stories (unverified, naturally) about people who own guns and keep one or more of them in the house, loaded, and readily available for self defense use. Far be it from me to ever advocate that, or suggest in any way that a person should keep a loaded gun handy in their home, BUT....
If one were ever to want to do that, here's a way to keep one handy and well concealed. I learned many years ago while I was a cop that there are many places where burglars commonly look for handguns in a home....in bedside night stands, in dresser drawers, beneath a bed or between the mattress and box spring, etc.
Well here's a way to conceal a handgun in a place where nobody would think to look for one, and it's still very handy to the owner.
It's real easy to do, easy to make, costs about $2.25 and these are available at most hardware stores or a Home Depot. (You know that orange big box store where boat makers now get their interior cabinetry!).
All you need to make this is a common drawer pull like this. They come in this stainless color, brass, sometimes in black, but the color isn't important. What's important is that it has two screw holes on each end to provide the support necessary to hold the weight of a gun...
Use a hacksaw and cut one end off, leaving the shaft portion as long as possible. It's shown in this photo balanced on a mounting screw, just for the photo. Polish off the end so it's nice and smooth so it doesn't mess with the lands and grooves in the barrel...
Then you mount it to the back of your night stand, under a counter, etc. When I mounted mine, err, I mean when the owner of the weapon in this series of photos mounted his, he mounted it at an angle with the tip of the drawer pull elevated slightly. This holds the gun with the handle up, making it easier to grab. The pull is mounted to the back of the night stand using nuts and bolt, not just the short screws that came with the drawer pull. On this particular gun mount, the owner used a brass color drawer pull and dipped the shaft in black Tool Dip, but I don't think that's really necessary.
Here is the gun mount with a pistol attached to it. You can't tell in this picture but the shaft of the gun mount is upwards at about a 30* angle to make grabbing the gun easier. All you have to do is slide it off the gun mount and it's ready to go...
I came up with this idea a couple of years ago and have made several for friends. The silver one in the first couple of pictures is one I'm making for a lady neighbor of ours whose husband just died. I'm going to teach her how to shoot so she'll feel comfortable keeping her gun in the house for protection. One nice thing about this type of mount, aside from the cost, is it can be mounted just about anywhere....beneath a counter in a store or shop, in a vehicle, etc.
If anyone wants to make one of these, feel free to use this design. It's not patented so go for it.
Safer GFC
If one were ever to want to do that, here's a way to keep one handy and well concealed. I learned many years ago while I was a cop that there are many places where burglars commonly look for handguns in a home....in bedside night stands, in dresser drawers, beneath a bed or between the mattress and box spring, etc.
Well here's a way to conceal a handgun in a place where nobody would think to look for one, and it's still very handy to the owner.
It's real easy to do, easy to make, costs about $2.25 and these are available at most hardware stores or a Home Depot. (You know that orange big box store where boat makers now get their interior cabinetry!).
All you need to make this is a common drawer pull like this. They come in this stainless color, brass, sometimes in black, but the color isn't important. What's important is that it has two screw holes on each end to provide the support necessary to hold the weight of a gun...
Use a hacksaw and cut one end off, leaving the shaft portion as long as possible. It's shown in this photo balanced on a mounting screw, just for the photo. Polish off the end so it's nice and smooth so it doesn't mess with the lands and grooves in the barrel...
Then you mount it to the back of your night stand, under a counter, etc. When I mounted mine, err, I mean when the owner of the weapon in this series of photos mounted his, he mounted it at an angle with the tip of the drawer pull elevated slightly. This holds the gun with the handle up, making it easier to grab. The pull is mounted to the back of the night stand using nuts and bolt, not just the short screws that came with the drawer pull. On this particular gun mount, the owner used a brass color drawer pull and dipped the shaft in black Tool Dip, but I don't think that's really necessary.
Here is the gun mount with a pistol attached to it. You can't tell in this picture but the shaft of the gun mount is upwards at about a 30* angle to make grabbing the gun easier. All you have to do is slide it off the gun mount and it's ready to go...
I came up with this idea a couple of years ago and have made several for friends. The silver one in the first couple of pictures is one I'm making for a lady neighbor of ours whose husband just died. I'm going to teach her how to shoot so she'll feel comfortable keeping her gun in the house for protection. One nice thing about this type of mount, aside from the cost, is it can be mounted just about anywhere....beneath a counter in a store or shop, in a vehicle, etc.
If anyone wants to make one of these, feel free to use this design. It's not patented so go for it.
Safer GFC
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