r/canadaguns • u/Traditional_Bus2955 • Jul 02 '26

Misc Gun cabinet for the poors

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Finally finished my makeshift Amazon only gun locker for my apartment. It’s obviously not built to keep a determined person or a fire out but it keeps me legal. Total cost was $320.

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u/Sillyak Jul 02 '26

So this is how guns get "safe kisses" 😆

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u/epnk420 Jul 02 '26

Yeah that was my first thoughts I’ve had the same issue with my 18 gun cabinet that holds nowhere near that many without damaging others lol

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u/Iokua_CDN Jul 02 '26

I'm feeling glad, I gave a 12 gun safe, and it's actually likely going to fit 12 or even more!!!

My advice and what seems to be helping?

Scoped rifles are the biggest issue, I've heard about alternating barrel up and barrel down.  Or alternate scope gun and a non scoped gun.

Otherwise, I've noticed the scopes  force the gun at a wider angle with the normal slots, but if you can put in slots that stick out more, they hold the guns more vertical and can accommodate the scopes better. That's what I'm planning on doing to make mine even a little bit better.

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u/epnk420 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Yeah mine only has a few slots for scoped and some of my bolts/lever are too short for the other slots so they tend to lean into each other it’s a headache so next up gun room lol realistically more like reinforced gun closet I ain’t rich hahahaha

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u/Iokua_CDN Jul 03 '26

I feel ya! Like I'm thinking next I might hang some bolt actions above the Safe,  and just keeping the bolts in the  safe. That's enough to open up the Safe a bit.

You ever look into those velcro plastic rods?  Like the velcro goes on top of the Safe and then the plastic Rods velcro down from there into the gun barrels. Then the long and the short ones all stay in place. I'm considering trying some of them

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u/epnk420 Jul 03 '26

Never seen them but I take a look anything that helps lol

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u/Current_Direction595 Jul 19 '26

For your shorter barrel rifles, go to any hardware store and buy wooden dowling that fits loosely inside the barrel, cut to a length that will help support it. In the slots. No more leaning and it won't damage your barrels.

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u/epnk420 Jul 19 '26

That’s actually a great idea didn’t think of that thanks!!