Gun cabinets

[Bellycrawler]

Cut a large bit of cardboard or similar to size, place between the rifles. No need to store in bags or socks.

[angrybear]

Or do it properly, find a shop that sells foam, to replace seat cushions etc, & make custom spacer's for the cabinets.

[madcarlos]

Or do it properly, find a shop that sells foam, to replace seat cushions etc, & make custom spacer's for the cabinets.

Would be handy but the locks still stick out on the doors and it's a bugger if you want the guns on the right.

[Strimmer]

I've lined parts of my cabinet with that foam the misses uses for her yoga mats. She didn't notice she has loads 😅
The worst offender was the bolts, they stick out a fair bit, so I've covered them with blanking caps, similar to old style photo film canisters, and I now keep my guns in socks (if they fit in one).
The worst offender by a long shot was the bottom, that's scratched a lot of guns

[Captain Zero]

The only problem with seating foam is that it is Open cell foam. If you oil your rifles before putting them in the cabinet, which you should always do, the structure of the cells can and do absorb the oil off the blacking. This can and occasionally does leave imprints/marks on the action where the oil has been drawn into the foam. The other reason for not using foam is humidity or moisture getting into the foam and the possibility of rust forming over time.
Been there! Had that unfortunate T shirt.

Mark.

[WILBA]

Buy bigger cabinates. My zugil holds 16 guns but i only put 14 in it and they sit tidy in there with that amount.

[madcarlos]

Buy bigger cabinates. My zugil holds 16 guns but i only put 14 in it and they sit tidy in there with that amount.

I've been tempting to get rid of them as I have a gun room, Plus I'm trying to downsize. I'll keep an eye on them in the cases at mo but they do get a regular coat of clp which seems to be good,

[Lakey]

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I didn't think there was any legal requirement to keep sub 12 ft/lbs guns in a cabinet. A large locked wardrobe is sufficient, and by the sound of things a lot less susceptible to damp and gun damage.

Lakey

[angrybear]

The only problem with seating foam is that it is Open cell foam. If you oil your rifles before putting them in the cabinet, which you should always do, the structure of the cells can and do absorb the oil off the blacking. This can and occasionally does leave imprints/marks on the action where the oil has been drawn into the foam. The other reason for not using foam is humidity or moisture getting into the foam and the possibility of rust forming over time.
Been there! Had that unfortunate T shirt.

Mark.

A shop that sells open cell foam will usually also sell closed cell foam, same as the original spacer, that's what I used.
I haven't experienced the other issues you mentioned, so cannot comment on them.