Do you display your guns, and how do you do it?

[ccdjg]

some very poor photo's of some of my displays.the idea for the wall cabinet was shamelessly stolen from troubled shooter from a previous thread .... http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...pstpl8luqb.jpg..http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2fsfrj5a.jpghttp://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...psabyothgn.jpg

A nice variety of types of display there, and wall mounting certainly shows those rifles in all their glory.

Usually, due to lack of wall space, rifles are stored vertically in a cabinet with trigger guards facing either towards you or away from you, which makes identification difficult. No such problem with pistols though. Although I like to display pistols in a lockable cabinet if affordable, the much cheaper option of direct wall mounting does have the advantage of eliminating reflection from the glass, and can be used to fill awkward spaces efficiently. Here I have used chipboard cut to shape and covered in green baize as mounting boards. This gives you something solid to screw all the hooks into and at the same time you only have to drill a couple of holes in the wall itself to attach each board.

You do have to dust occasionally though.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps2qcmpbyk.jpg
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[deejayuu]

I have replaced the Terry clips with brass effect cup hooks as suggested by Micky with the addition of clear plastic tubing as used in fish tanks so no more metal to metal issues, thanks for all input, atb Karl

Great display. If that's a Ranger at the bottom then it looks discarded so needs a home

[ccdjg]

my office doubles as a gunroom and i have some of my guns in display cabinets there.apologies for the poor pics.. sorry no pics as i am not able to post a link...perhaps someone could advise me please.the setup has changed since i last posted pics...

Here is a pic of Craig’s display:

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...pscafnpmb5.jpg

[ccdjg]

Having now seen a wide range of takes on displaying airguns (thanks for all the replies), we can't pass over those unique displays of Trevor's on his website:

http://cinedux.com/

Very evocative!

[chris u'5]

There was an episode of American Guns where they visited this guy at his home who was obviously a multi-millionaire and you should have seen his gun room...I could have cried - it was absolutely beautiful.

[Troubledshooter]

I have replaced the Terry clips with brass effect cup hooks as suggested by Micky with the addition of clear plastic tubing as used in fish tanks so no more metal to metal issues, thanks for all input, atb Karl

Nice one, Karl.
Yours isn't the first display I've seen where Terry clips have been used to hold barrels, as well as some cased Service rifles, and have pointed out the possible scratching that can occur when barrels are removed and replaced in the clips. Whether any one else took any notice of my warnings, I haven't a clue.
I have a Service rifle on display in another cabinet, and used brass plated right angled cup hooks to support the barrels. I intended to use heat shrink tubing as an extra precautionary measure, but never got around to it, but as the barrels are rarely moved, it's not of great importance.