Gun owners can always use alternative ways for hidden gun storage to keep a step ahead of burglars. Secret compartments within furniture are among the most unique ideas.
Some companies sell furniture with space for hiding weapons, but do-it-yourself folks can get an extra dose of creativity to spark the imagination by exploring these five resources.
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1. Learn how to create a nightstand with a secret compartment for storing guns through
a video from Tactical Advantage. The video starts with the materials needed and tools used for the layout of the compartment.
2. Survival Life provides visitors with videos, links to unique hidden gun storage ideas and suggestions for DIY projects. Some of the more fascinating concepts include finding out how to hide a gun in an empty cereal box or even using a hook under a bathroom counter.
A video offers advice on hiding firearms of all sizes with a simple addition to your home. Survival Life guides you to places that will help you build a decorative bookshelf that keeps your firearms well hidden or using framed art to keep your guns in a safe place.
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3. DIY Ready offers plenty of how-to projects for the home and outdoors, including
how to hide a rifle in a picture frame — “James Bond Style,” according to the artist. The idea allows you to make a rifle or large gun part of a work of art.
In the example, an AR15 is mounted against a wall. All you need is a picture frame large enough to cover it, two wall mounts, two brackets, a screwdriver and a hammer. You are guided through a step-by-step process that hides the rifle safely within the picture frame.
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Lucky Gunner Lounge gives gun owners ideas on hiding firearms in common furniture pieces from shelves to sofas. Along with advice, it also points to companies dealing in this furniture. Either way, it helps you come up with ideas to use for DIY projects.
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Lucky Gunner notes that making or buying drawers, shelves and furniture compartments is “a discreet way to keep a self-defense tool handy ‘just in case.’” Often, complex locks aren’t so important because the gun locations themselves are secret. It’s no guarantee, but thieves wouldn’t necessarily think to check out a bookcase for valuable weapons.
5. Pictures tell a thousand words to give a DIY enthusiast ideas for hidden gun storage in furniture.
Pinterest has a page with photos, descriptions and ideas. Some people post photos and tips or links to sites.
Ideas include a coffee table gun safe underneath the table and a shoebox with space for gun storage under the stairs. You’ll never lose your shoes and always have your firearms protected.
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