Hanging a long gun on the wall

[223 Gunner]

Forty years ago I had more than one wooden gun rack hanging on my living room wall.
Together they displayed something more than a dozen rifles.
When I left home, I may or may not have locked the door, and never worried.

Today, I don't own any wooden gun racks, only a safe.
If I were to display a firearm today, even one that was "out of sight", I would disable it.
Remove the firing pin, or even the entire bolt.

If, God forbid, it were ever stolen, it would be unusable.
Just my arrogant opinion, but I wouldn't want a gun that was stolen from me being used nefariously.
YMMV

I think that is a great idea. More of us should do that.

 

[ws6duramax]

I used something like this . https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_od...imitive.TRS0&_nkw=gun+hook+primitive&_sacat=0 .

Very happy with it

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Forty years ago I had more than one wooden gun rack hanging on my living room wall.
Together they displayed something more than a dozen rifles.
When I left home, I may or may not have locked the door, and never worried.

Today, I don't own any wooden gun racks, only a safe.
If I were to display a firearm today, even one that was "out of sight", I would disable it.
Remove the firing pin, or even the entire bolt.

If, God forbid, it were ever stolen, it would be unusable.
Just my arrogant opinion, but I wouldn't want a gun that was stolen from me being used nefariously.
YMMV

The lever gun in my pic is a fake. Looks the part. Action works. No go bang.

I think that is a great idea. More of us should do that.

It makes me sad that we have to worry about things like this now. I would love to have my collection hanging on the wall so I could just look at it all the time instead of it being hidden away from prying eyes (and hands).

 

[Mgderf]

It makes me sad that we have to worry about things like this now. I would love to have my collection hanging on the wall so I could just look at it all the time instead of it being hidden away from prying eyes (and hands).

Yeah, I was rather proud of my meager collection back then.
I enjoyed looking at them as well, and they were great conversation starters when company called.

I will no longer display a rifle in my truck either, for the same reason.

I go so far as when I go hunting, I leave my rife case laying on the front seat of the truck, in plain sight, but folded in half.
It's obvious there is no rifle in the case, which means they don't know where I might be, WITH a rifle...

Sorry Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Yeah, I was rather proud of my meager collection back then.
I enjoyed looking at them as well, and they were great conversation starters when company called.

I will no longer display a rifle in my truck either, for the same reason.

I go so far as when I go hunting, I leave my rife case laying on the front seat of the truck, in plain sight, but folded in half.
It's obvious there is no rifle in the case, which means they don't know where I might be, WITH a rifle...

Sorry Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore.

Great idea!

 

[Cbrs]

I don't know how well it would work for your M14 but have you considered using the rubber coated magnets? I've used them to stick an AR to the side of my closet wall, and worked well.

Its probably not the best idea but maybe it will spark some other ideas on here. Link for the magnets are below in case you don't know what I'm talking about.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31uA8NQwV6L.jpg
Lockdown™ Gun Concealment Magnet : Cabela's

 

[Bapak2ja]

A friend had some wood from a barn he dismantled and offered to make something for me. This is what we produced. If you have some extra wood, it is a great option and not a lot of work. It can be made for a single rifle, or any larger number you have space to accommodate. It is mounted by three screws in the center of the unit, drilled into one stud.

Even the wife likes it.

 

[Cbrs]

Were you able to figure out a solution? We'd love to see what you came up with.

 

[phylodog]

Not yet. Life has tossed some roadblocks in my way lately, I'll get back to it eventually.