Gun room - pics

My two cents. I think a wood floor is king. Powder spill can be cleaned up with brush and dust pan. A falling die on to wood will be ok, but on to concrete not so good. Carpet is bad news with powder spill. At first I had carpet. One day I had a small spill and got the brite idea of using the hoover.I can live the rest of my life without seeing a rocket powered hoover again. On a good note my wife loved her new hoover upright.
 
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Kjohn,
Great room.

beargun,
whats a Hover? Is it like a Hoover that floats (btw Hoover is the British generic name for vacuum, I think we only had one kind for a longest time).
 
I can live the rest of my life without seeing a rocket powered hover again.

That's a good one!:p At our indoor gun range, we would sweep the floor after a good session, light the "dust" and all hum the tune "Bonanza". It doesn't take much to entertain a bunch of gunners!!:p:p
 
I have carpet in my reloading room and it has to go. I don't think you would have an issue with the laminate. That's what I am thinking of putting in. I bought some for my basement about two years ago that is "waterproof". It is very good at resisting scratches as well. It's called allure resilient flooring from Home Depot and won't swell like other laminate if it gets soaked. You can get all kinds of colours like oak, cherry, etc. Looks like hardwood.
 
cbabes said:
I have carpet in my reloading room and it has to go. I don't think you would have an issue with the laminate. That's what I am thinking of putting in. I bought some for my basement about two years ago that is "waterproof". It is very good at resisting scratches as well. It's called allure resilient flooring from Home Depot and won't swell like other laminate if it gets soaked. You can get all kinds of colours like oak, cherry, etc. Looks like hardwood.
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Oops I just read that you ended up getting the flooring and putting it in already! Looks good!
 
kjohn said:
Okay!:eek: Just to keep the peace on CGN, I went to Regina today and bought some 10mm laminate flooring in a lighter fake oak. Now, don't tell me there is something wrong with putting laminate in a gun room!:p

Seriously, I do appreciate the heads up on the carpet idea. I had already purchased some nice light colored carpet, but I can use it at my cabin.

The room is an old cistern. I am sure the Berlin Wall came down with less effort and dust than just cutting a doorway into this room. It is nearly 7' x 22' and mostly +8' high. For anybody who can't figure out the dimensions because they aren't in metric, the room is about 7' x 22' x 8ish'.:p

The three outside walls are insulated, the floor is 2x6 joists and 3/4" OSB/Aspenite t&g. Some of the funny little dips and doodles on the ceiling are to conceal the plumbing, with access to taps, traps, etc. The entry door will be reinforced so that an ordinary bashing won't get you in.

I am so looking forward to having a good home for my 200+ long guns, handguns, and related collection of nearly 50 years.

As a sort of salute to my old Dad, who built the house in 1949 for his family, I will give his two long guns the first night of locked storage all by them selves!

Well, now I've got to clean the floor for the umpteenth time and start putting the flooring down.
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Just a suggestion. Maybe you could give your dad's guns a special spot somewhere in the room, because they are special. Nice job on your room. Dave.
 
Just a thought for the flooring. Canadian Tire sells this 1/2" thick grey coloured rubber type flooring that interlocks together sweepable, completely removeable. I have it in my garage in front of my work bench. Pack of 4 squares goes on sale for $10 and does 16 square feet. If you plan to stand for any length of time your feet will love it. If on concrete when a die drops it's cushioned and it has insulation value as well.

Like I said, just a thought for a walking pad in front of your reload bench

Zig11
 
Kjohn, you pointed out your room was a former cistern.
There are probably a lot of people on these threads that do not know what a cistern is!
 
H4831 said:
Kjohn, you pointed out your room was a former cistern.
There are probably a lot of people on these threads that do not know what a cistern is!
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I remembered him posting pics of it just after he cut the door in it. Here is kjohn's thread, and pics, for people that don't know what a cistern is...:p

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=338396

The room looks better now! :D

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H4831 said:
Kjohn, you pointed out your room was a former cistern.
There are probably a lot of people on these threads that do not know what a cistern is!
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Good point, H4831. Blargon took care of that one. There may be a few who missed the Bonanza connection though.....:p

tcr44: Dad's guns will be getting a special place, for sure. I can still see him dropping a couple of good old C-I-L Imperial Special Long Range shells into the old Tobin, closing it up, and taking aim at some chicken or partridge. I was the "retriever" and would also keep all the empties. Ah, the smell of the Fall leaves, the smoke from those nice shells, the quiet little country roads we used to tour on.... great memories! I was so fortunate, as a kid, to have been able to go hunting with my Dad, and come home to the gorgeous smell of a good supper cooking. Thanks Mom and Dad.
 
Well boys and girls, I decided to not get too carried away and try to build the ultimate reloading bench, so I am using a Canada Tire bench that I bought on a good sale last year.

First, I screwed 2x4' on the flat to the wall, out lining the frame and cross-members of the bench. Then I butted the bench up to it and started fastening it to the 2x4's, beginning with where the pegboard bolts were supposed to go. Then I made a 2x4 frame around the three sides. These 2x4's are screwed to the frame from the inside.

I left the outer frame 5/8" high, so the top can be flush. I will screw the rets of the back frame to the wall tomorrow when I build up some more steam. I plan to go ahead then with the slide-in tool mount idea. I will screw some ¾ plyboard to the outer frame and to the cheapo table top for a base. I will also have a couple of 2x4's on the flat running the width of the top under the cheapo top. Both layers will be screwed to that. There will also be a leg midway along the front, screwed to everything and mated to the floor. I plan to use some nice oak or ?? for the top layers and for the tool mounts.

So far, I have used three semi-loads of 2x4's, 6 million screws, and a fair few magic words getting those stupid drawers to work. I may build some better drawers later on.

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KJOHN,
You have a beautifull project going here. I built the exact reloading bench described in your first post, and I do not regret it at all. The simplicity of changing reloading tool, be it trimmers, presses, etc., is rewarding and worth the initial effort. Solid as the Rock of Gibraltar you can exert the pressure required for the task without any movement or sway.
Whatever you decide good have a good build.

RIFLEF
 
ampegor said:
kjohn said:
I can still see him dropping a couple of good old C-I-L Imperial Special Long Range shells into the old Tobin,





Ah the truly Canadian memory of that faded purple paper wrapped 12 guage with the high brass. Happy Times hunting ducks with with my dad as a kid.
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Were those the ones with the cardboard card in the end with a roll crimp to hold it in place ? They had the shot size printed on the card ??? Man, that's going back a ways. Now that I think of it, I might still have a few of those in the collection. I'll look later.

VERY nice job on the room so far BTW !!!!
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blacksmithden said:
ampegor said:
Were those the ones with the cardboard card in the end with a roll crimp to hold it in place ? They had the shot size printed on the card ??? Man, that's going back a ways. Now that I think of it, I might still have a few of those in the collection. I'll look later.

VERY nice job on the room so far BTW !!!!
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Yes, I remember that he had a box of those type, and later on the star-crimped ones. Boy, that old Tobin would sure kick with those Imperials!!:eek:
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