Elliot Brown Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 How do you store your air rifles? Yes ok I know that there is the obvious answer of the (gun cabinet) as 90 percent of you guys on here have fac or shot gun certificate but I don’t YET although I am thinking about it :blink: Anyway as I don’t have a gun cabinet should I get one just for my air rifles? I was thinking of making some sort of wooden rack that I could store them on so they don’t get knocked or damaged. Just wondering what most people that don’t have cabinets do with theirs and also which room of the house for example bed room, office, garage (but I don’t have a garage) is best to keep them in? I'm certainly not putting them in my shed. Any replies welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I just keep mine in a slip under the stairs, or where i last put it down normally in my bedroom after shooting pigeons from the window just make sure its in a dry safe place, a wooden rack sounds like a gd idea :blink: you could also make some sort of wooden cabinet next to it to store all your shooting equipment in like cleaning kit, pellets ect.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Brown Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 oh good then my idea doesnt sound quite as silly as i fort :blink: nice to know ther are people like me that have the habbit of leaving it lying around the place but im beging to get scared 1 day it may get damaged so i want to keeep it safe give it a lil home in the house all same and warm away from buglars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Best not to keep them in the slip, leave them have a good airing to dry condensation (coming in from outside cold to warm house). Although I do have SGC and FAC, and therefore need cabinets, although not compulsory, I always keep the sub 12's in a cabinet for safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskyfox Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Ive got one in a case and one in a slip at the moment. Im gonna get a cabinet soon because Id rather they be kept safe and secure in the house. Gun cabinets are about £100 which isnt too bad really, and theyre not hard to install. Whilst theyre in a standard case, Id say keep them well oiled and if you can get some silica gel sachets stick them in too and it should help prevent any potential rust. -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young airgunner Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 no your idea is not stupid, i have finished school now and am about to start my project of making a little wooden gun cabinet to keep them in just so they dont get knocked because at the moment ny guns are in my cupboard in there slips. cheers james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black hat Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 haveing kids and a (wife who thinks she has to push the hoover untill your rifle fulls over),i used to have a bracket at high level in the back of the wardrobe .But now i have an f.a.c it go in with other rifles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Brown Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 no your idea is not stupid, i have finished school now and am about to start my project of making a little wooden gun cabinet to keep them in just so they dont get knocked because at the moment ny guns are in my cupboard in there slips. cheers james well i was an aprentice joiner, example sumone who makes doors and windows and stairs and other fancie stuff in wood. I have now gone onto just carpentry. so i shouldnt have a problem doing a nice job of the cabinet or rack but i do have a problem coing up with classy looking designs on paper. but i dont have a problem making it. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...6lr%3D%26sa%3DG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 please dont stick ya gun on one of the silly wall racks it bends the barrel eventually under its own weight i did it with a bsa super sport i used to use in the garden for targets i didnt click on for a while either very time i took it out it shot high eventually you could see the bend in it by the stock where the barrel meets the piece where ya put ya pellet stand it upright in a cabinet or in the corner of you wardrobe will be out the way there :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezney Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 AIr rifles go under my bed, out of the slips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 i find keeping it in a slip fine, its well padded and i also place some of those Silicon crystals which will soak up any dampness that may occur. but im really bad with leaving things around the house, which means i can never find a certain thing that is normally vital just as im about to head out of the door to go bunny bashing! :blink: thats why i built a wooden cabinet which is just above my gun cabinet any bits and bobs go there which is to do with shooting! i used to keep my air rifle in the gun cabinet but it was abit to much hassle to get it out when a cheeky crow of magpie lands in the garden, so its now found normally proped up by my bed, altho when i get a pcp ill take much greater care of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Silicon crystals can draw the moisture out of the wood and make it split. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskyfox Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Silicon crystals can draw the moisture out of the wood and make it split. If theyre in sachets and at the bottom of the bag in reasonable quantities, I cant see why it should do that. As long as the wood has a thin layer of oil over it its not going to gain or lose any moisture anyway. I think to keep on the safe side dont put any silicon crystals in contact with the wood, but in a gun-bag I would say its a good idea to have them at the bottom or sides. -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 They seem to work for me ive had no problems with cracking, i also put some in the Gun Cabinet for when im up at uni for long periods of time, i got some packets for £4 a piece and they are ment to last for 6 months and for up to 3 meters squared of area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_nick Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Full 7 rifle gun safe. Makes sense when you have £1500 worth of guns under the stairs, essential for an FAC. Stops that nice new scope you bought getting broke and saves plenty of tears in the long run. Prices start from £100 though mine was £150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Silicon crystals can draw the moisture out of the wood and make it split. If theyre in sachets and at the bottom of the bag in reasonable quantities, I cant see why it should do that. As long as the wood has a thin layer of oil over it its not going to gain or lose any moisture anyway. I think to keep on the safe side dont put any silicon crystals in contact with the wood, but in a gun-bag I would say its a good idea to have them at the bottom or sides. -Andrew I still wouldn't do that if I were you. If you are concerned then get hold of some vp90 corrosion inhibiter. Napier make packs which inside a case / slip / cabinet will protect your gun and not dry out the stock. Check the link for proof that silica gel isn't what you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Pin and ill cacciatore I stand corrected it is those vp90 packets that I use, I just thought that they contained silicon gel of sorts inside (learn summit new every day!) , they seem to be the dog’s dangles No point taking a risk with silicon then seeing as these vp90 packs cost so little and last so long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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