What does YOUR gun room look like?

[Claven2]

I see so many pics of nice gun rooms that I'm almost ashamed to show my "cave". Not the prettiest gun room in the world, but VERY functional. Some guys have BEAUTIFUL gun room/study setups, not me. I have a gun room/gunsmithing workshop that is a study in organized messiness

Let's begin the tour.

The Entrance: small bayonet display, compressor, long rack of rifles - mostly Mausers and Mosins on this rack.

Let's look to the left as we pass through the entrance: A couple muzzle-stuffers and some more Mausers.

Now we arrive at the main room, you can see the floor drill press, the mill, the lathe, the grinder and the bandsaw along with the gun rest and vise:

The lathe "island" and the reloading bench in behind it. Note the BEvERage fridge.

A row of inexpensive gun cabinets holds the more valuable guns and restricteds.

And there are even some guns hanging from the ceiling

Ok, now it's someone else's turn to look cool until Klunk shows up in this thread and makes us look bad

 

[R005t3r]

Klunk's Gunroom

Aha! Not so fast! I have it here

 

[Sigismund]

Do you find dust etc from the mashine work ending up on your rifles, or is that not an issue?

My gun room is merely a study with alot of ammo crates and guns in it, not quite photo worthy.

I do like your set-up, very functional indeed.

 

[Dangles]

I see so many pics of nice gun rooms that I'm almost ashamed to show my "cave". Not the prettiest gun room in the world, but VERY functional. Some guys have BEAUTIFUL gun room/study setups, not me. I have a gun room/gunsmithing workshop that is a study in organized messiness

I prefer the cave setup myself. Extra points if it's behind a fake wall

 

[Claven2]

It is an issue with wood working, but the metal machines don't generate any dust unless you are machining cast iron. Other metal you just end up with chips that aren't airborne. Had this gun room 3 years, no dust problem yet

I do woodworking in the other shop. The bandsaw is used for cutting aluminum, not wood

 

[paulz]

No need to be ashamed of your cave, you have far more and better "contents" than I am likely to be able to afford any time soon.

I would far rather have even part of your collection than a fancy room to display a less worthy and less numerous aquisitions!

 

[cyclone]

Aha! Not so fast! I have it here

In a word?

Wow.

 

[heavenIsAlie]

your gun room is bigger than my bedroom.


you now, now that i think about it, the guns need more room than i do

 

[ilovepotatos]

I'll see if I can get a picture for tomorrow or something. This thread will be fun.

Too bad I don't have many guns these days.

 

[skirsons]

I love how this topic always leads to "what the f do you do for a living?" because people have so many guns.

I live in an apartment and my gun "room" is a cabinet I made myself. Pic is on the other computer.

 

[Claven2]

I love how this topic always leads to "what the f do you do for a living?" because people have so many guns.

"so many guns" has more to do with age and persistance than income IMHO. For the record, I'm a mechanical engineer - not a doctor, lawyer, or venture capitalist

 

[myenfield]

I've posted these on the "gun rooms" thread in the photo gallery, but here is my pile of junk again, a few different views:

Back side of main rifle rack:

Front side of main rifle rack:

Rifles under shelving:

Some mixed stuff:

More mixed stuff:

Some bayonets:

Some sights and badges:

One of those sighting tripods is under this mess:

The room seems to keep getting smaller. I don't know whether to get a bigger house or just sell all this crap and start collecting stamps instead.

 

[Claven2]

The room seems to keep getting smaller. I don't know whether to get a bigger house or just sell all this crap and start collecting stamps instead.

I feel ya... I'm in the same boat

Next house will be thought out better for MY needs as opposed to my wife's

 

[skirsons]

I have 9 guns in there now.

 

[proonur]

You guys are my heroes and I hope to follow in your footsteps someday.

 

[redrommel]

The room seems to keep getting smaller. I don't know whether to get a bigger house or just sell all this crap and start collecting stamps instead.

Collect Stamps! I'll be at your door with my cheque book!

Claven2 That MG42 you have hanging up in your room is my dream! I would give anything to be legally able to own one... I'd even settle for a de-activated one but I can't find them anywhere!

As for my "gun room" I have a cheap Canadian Tire 8 gun safe... Only own 5 guns (2 k98's, 1 Mosin, 1 p38, and a Savage Mk2 BVTS rimfire) but one day I hope to have a collection like some of these!

 

[junkman]

Nice stuff. My gun room is classified for security reasons.

 

[Claven2]

Classified? Nobody's asking for your name or address

As for the "MG42", it's not. It's an MG34, a TNW semi-automatic dot43.

 

[BadgerDog]

Claven2 That MG42 you have hanging up in your room is my dream! I would give anything to be legally able to own one... I'd even settle for a de-activated one but I can't find them anywhere!!

They're around... just keep searching... it took me awile, but it eventually turned up in the EE.

1943 MG42 Code "ar" Serial #133
(Mfg by Mauser Werke, Borsigwalde)

(Click PIC to Enlarge)

Note: Deactivated in compliance with Canadian Laws

234 picture virtual tour in the Germany - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here) http://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15.

1943 MG42 (Mfg by Mauser Werke, Borsigwalde) (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=1007

The MKL entry also includes several on-line videos of the MG42 assembly & disassembly, as well combat action, plus there's a contemporary one that shows a U.S. owner (lucky guy) letting loose with an entire 250 round belt in one long burst. Not good for the barrel, but certainly fun to do, at least once.

Oh... and by the way guys, those are some beautiful collector's rooms... time for a beer party at some of those places ...

Regards,
Badger

 

[redrommel]

As for the "MG42", it's not. It's an MG34, a TNW semi-automatic dot43.

My bad... I want one of those too though.

They're around... just keep searching... it took me awile, but it eventually turned up in the EE.

Yes indeed. Patience has never been my best virtue though. Lol. I've even been thinking of finding someone with the proper licencing to buy one of the ones from Marstar for me and then getting it deactivated... (He says knowing that the Milsurp world will now come down and beat his a$$!)