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When I first started into the fantastic hobby of Guns, and being on a budget, I was was left with a situation of running out of storage space for my small but growing collection. Didn't really have the disposable $$$ available to purchase a safe but I did remember I had an old metal cabinet. I dragged the old thing out from the corner of my basement, dusted off the cobwebs and gave it some closer inspection. There was a little surface rust near the bottom of the door, legs and back side, and it was pink, however, it has adjustable shelving and I put my 30-30 in it to check spacing and I thought I could convert it into a nice little gun cabinet for my needs.
I cleaned it all up, also fixed some dents, then added primer and paint to inside and outside using a roller because at the time, this was being completed indoors during the winter.
After putting things back together, I had some carpet remnants I cut to fit the bottom and for the shelving. I had thought earlier I could store my firearms in the shelves for ease of access and display. Then I went on Amazon and picked up a dehumidifier system for $15 and a $12 LED light system for the shelving that had a motion sensor. I also purchased some adhesive hooks for the inside (for the lighting and wiring) and added heavy duty hooks on the outside for slings and such. Jonsey814 helped by making me a rack support for rifles that was also added after it was prepped. Added some adhesive felt strips to the rack system where the rifle barrels would be resting on the rack and purchased a padlock and hinge... and all in all, I spent about $45 on the whole thing.
In the end, the finished product came out pretty well and it continues to serve its purpose pretty well. Since the original build I have also added some handgun storage on the inside of the cabinet door. I have come to the conclusion that I may need something a little different if the collection continues to grow.
Anyway, I had fun building it and the cabinet functions well at the current time.
Finished project with some additions to give it a little character....
I cleaned it all up, also fixed some dents, then added primer and paint to inside and outside using a roller because at the time, this was being completed indoors during the winter.
After putting things back together, I had some carpet remnants I cut to fit the bottom and for the shelving. I had thought earlier I could store my firearms in the shelves for ease of access and display. Then I went on Amazon and picked up a dehumidifier system for $15 and a $12 LED light system for the shelving that had a motion sensor. I also purchased some adhesive hooks for the inside (for the lighting and wiring) and added heavy duty hooks on the outside for slings and such. Jonsey814 helped by making me a rack support for rifles that was also added after it was prepped. Added some adhesive felt strips to the rack system where the rifle barrels would be resting on the rack and purchased a padlock and hinge... and all in all, I spent about $45 on the whole thing.
In the end, the finished product came out pretty well and it continues to serve its purpose pretty well. Since the original build I have also added some handgun storage on the inside of the cabinet door. I have come to the conclusion that I may need something a little different if the collection continues to grow.
Finished project with some additions to give it a little character....