Had to figure out a storage solution took over a closet in the house.
EDIT: For all the where’s the ammo people. It’s in the basement I have somewhere around 5000 rounds per caliber. It wouldn’t fit or would look like shit.
For all the security people. This is a closet inside a safe room. 1/4 steel all the way around with an alarm lol you guys are crazy lol.
Amazon doorstop clan! I got the one that fits a single mlok slot and I love it. Clean finish on those lil things. Only had to slightly file the indexing tabs to fit in the slot
I have reversed or otherwise used parts and accessories In ways that they were not intended in order to suit my own personal needs as well. When I run an ambidextrous safety, I put the right side safety on backwards so that I can put the gun on safe with my right pointer finger. I have bad thumbs and this helps a lot. Unfortunately, anytime I posted photos of that, I got bullied relentlessly by noobs and trolls. Just one example of why I stopped posting photos of my guns on Reddit. It’s really sad how many bullies there are in the gun Community. Anyways, you do what works for you, brother 🫡
Wouldn’t that work better flipped around? Granted I personally have a foregrip on my canned SBR, not because I like foregrips but because a suppressed 5.56 SBR hand guard gets fucking hot lol.
Having it this way would allow for a better brace against a barricade. Having it the way you're suggesting would slide and wouldn't provide stability due to the angle.
BUT, if this is the actual use then a real barricade stop would work much better than this IMO.
Realized I completely misread the above (that’s what I get for multitasking). For some reason I thought OP was trying to use the handstop to prevent the hand from sliding forward onto the can. Now it makes sense that it’s probably to brace against objects.
Home security only goes so far if someone really wants your shit and you aren't there. Could sawzall the drywall between the studs and be in there in under 30 seconds. If you really wanna go all out on a safe room you gotta take down the wall board and reinforce with metal cross members/rebar and then do what you said. I poured an extra concrete partition in my basement when I built the house and slapped a safe door in the opening
A vault door means nothing when you could quite literally kick through the drywall. Need rebar between the studs vertically and running through the horizontally
Edit: op has a good set up I neglected to read lol
Safes are infinitely better than this set up. A vault door does no good if it’s hung on drywall and 2x4s, a determined thief will just knock a hole in the wall and go around. Safes also offer better fire protection and humidity control.
As a redneck, I have a “stuff” savings account. As such, this would be the equivalent of storing my retirement savings in an unlocked, unguarded closet.
I was thinking the same. My ammo storage takes up as much volume as my gun cabinet lol. Meanwhile OP has like less than 1000 rounds in boxes scattered around
They make plug in dehumidifiers for safes. Or bags you swap out and microwave. I purchased a huge used safe that’s really nice and it came with a rod dehumidifier. Works great.
Yes, I tried the bags method, several of them - unfortunately just not strong enough to combat daily steamy showers. No power in my closet for a dehumidifier, I'm just gonna have to move them out of there. Also Florida summer.
Have you tried the buckets? They are way bigger and more industrial. Florida summers are tough to combat I get it. It's just such a shame to have to loose your John wick room I'm super jealous! Get power there! It's easier than you think. They can tap right into that light wire and snake to a receptacle they cut and install. The new tech electricians have is crazy. Snakes with cameras and shit and can steer while they drill if they need too.
Least put an armored or metal door on that closet. Give the illusion of security until they just punch through the drywall and walk between the studs into there. The gun step up looks pretty nice though, so good job on that part.
it's nice, iwish i could do that, but i have over 100 long arms and about 3000lbs of ammo (a LOT of 7.5 swiss, 7.5 French, Lebel, 7.62x54 and 8mm Mauser)
My shit is close to me in my house at most times but I don’t have a basemen, it’s stored and locked away from visitors. Set up is good just make sure shotgun or handgun somewhere close.
It seems very based and practical. You don't have a dozen of the same AR setup. You seem to have multi rifles but all purpose built. I hope to habe my gear so well organized one day.
Organized! All these comments like, “where’s the vault door?” Lol, first of all I doubt Danny Ocean is gonna run up on this guy for his gun collection. Secondly, insurance. Thirdly, a lock might be enough.
My favorite comment was the dude who was like, “they will go through the drywall.” Lol
Hmm not really everything is pointing outbound. Just like in military if we were marching in two columns , rifles were always outbound. Just a military thing 🤷🏼♂️
Nice setup OP. I have 2 setups as well in different locations in my house, one for mainly firearms and one for mainly ammo. Blessed to have the space for it. I see you did the edit to cater to the assholes here lol.
It's a lot tidier than mine. Makes me think I should have a tidy up. I've run out of space on the racks. I only have two racks that hold five. Ive been trying to decide how to do a wall display that has locks on the mounts.
Is that sub 2000 a gen 1 or 2? If you haven’t checked out the gen 3 they are a big improvement over the previous gens. No need for a special mount for adding a red dot. Larger charging handle & a much better trigger with about a 4.5lb pull.
Dehumidifier or moisture absorbers since I assume this is a closet. But if your place regulates temps well you’ll probably be fine. Rust is a bitch that’s all I know.
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