A Simple Deputy's Rack (Vertical Weapon Rack)
At times, I've had to travel for work and my wife wanted a bit of security while I was away. After discussing options and testing fits, we decided on a home defense shotgun; however, we also quickly realized we had no place to safely store it away that would also be accessible in an emergency. I reviewed some of the floor standing and wall mount commercial options available and finally decided to just design and build what I really wanted. I took inspiration from the old Westerns... queue the scene where someone enters the Sherriff's office. As the camera pans across the prisoner's cell, just before we see the Sherriff (who typically has his feet up on the desk for some reason... or maybe that's just Andy Griffith) there is usually a vertical weapon rack with various long guns, ammo, gun belts, etc. After playing with designs for a bit, I finally settled on a small vertical rack for two weapons (you never know) and also had shelves and space to hold all of t...