rvb Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Thought I'd share the fruits of my labor for the last few months... My wife agreed I could have a corner of the basement for a gun room. The space measures about 9x10, plus a 5x10 closet. The rest of the basement is currently just framed in, I have lots of work to go. I am SO sick of staining wood!!! I hand stained the siding (walls), the louvered closet doors, the ammo cabinet, and trim. It's nice building with a purpose in mind... the walls have 5/8" fireboard under the T-111. The walls inside the closet have a double layer of fireboard (except those against the foundation). The door to the room is a steel exterior door. This photo shows my main workspace. No, it won't always be that clean! The florescent lights are on a separate switch from the cans so I can have extra bench light when needed. The workbench was something I already had built. Someday I may replace it with cabinets, but budget/time dictated re-use. But it works, and is very solid. Here's just where I keep some gun books and the small handful of trophies and mementos. [Can you spot Yosemite Sam?] So what's in that closet? my ammo cabinet. while I won't say it completely meets the guidelines of the NFPA, it's close. Most importantly, it keeps things organized... there's almost 25 cubic feet of storage for ammo/primers/powder. I have a lot of work to do to get things organized how I want, but it's already 1000x better than it was before. I can actually find stuff now! Shelving setup for reloading stuff: Thanks for letting me share! -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMcG Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Very nice! Quite envious am I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRW Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Does make me miss the basement! Going through the pictures made me think of the Homes For Sale shows on TV. Could you imagine an option on Realtor.com to search only houses with Gun/Reloading rooms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anopsis Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Excellent sir! Just excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR Gunner Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Super nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 well done sir, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Does make me miss the basement! Going through the pictures made me think of the Homes For Sale shows on TV. Could you imagine an option on Realtor.com to search only houses with Gun/Reloading rooms... How many members on brianenos, Cause that is how many would love a realtor option with a box next to a gun/reloading room! Very nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Very nice. Hoping to get my similar set-up started next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockcomma Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Let a bull loose in there for about an hour and that would be how my gun room looks, very nice. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Wow...thats so neat,its un natural My loading area is a disaster in comparison Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noidlight Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Great job, I like. Gave me some good ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 i'm feeling envious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I like all the subtle ques !! My room is a disaster area, nothing like that, but I have all the same things on the wall and my TV is set to the same channel, imagine that ?? Love your set up !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thanks for all the comments, folks. I promise it won't always be that clean. That's why I decided to get the pictures taken now. Maybe I'll print a couple up and leave in the room so later I can remember what it's supposed to look like. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 I like all the subtle ques !! My room is a disaster area, nothing like that, but I have all the same things on the wall and my TV is set to the same channel, imagine that ?? Love your set up !! Thanks, A very good buddy of mine got me the "Don't Tread on Me" flag as a house warming gift. I got the full-size Declaration and Bill of Rights replicas from the National Archives in DC (as well as the small version of the constitution by the closet). My dad made those frames for them as a b-day gift a couple years ago. It's hard not to feel generally inspired reading the Declaration... -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Does make me miss the basement! Going through the pictures made me think of the Homes For Sale shows on TV. Could you imagine an option on Realtor.com to search only houses with Gun/Reloading rooms... How many members on brianenos, Cause that is how many would love a realtor option with a box next to a gun/reloading room! Very nicely done! While it's not the same as having an check-box option, I did see a couple houses for sale here in IN back when we moved out that listed a shooting range on the realtor sheet. [unfortunately, my wife (a country girl) opted to go for the 'burbs]. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodriguez Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Nice setup!!!! Going to take some ideas from the pics Thks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 When my school is done & we go house-hunting in NC, your set-up will be in the back of my mind. That's a very good Man Cave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbocomp38s Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I like the organization. Very clean and in orderly manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delray Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Nice set-up. I must be nice to have things in one place. I's scattered all over the house. A safe in my den closet with some of my gear, a safe on one side of the garage, rifle cases hanging between the 1 and 2 car doors and all the reloading gear and ammo on the opposite wall and gun parts under the workbench at the rear of the garage. I never know where to look for what I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ammo Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 That loading area is WAY to clean and organized!!!!!!!!! It proves that something is very VERY wrong!!!! What is that,,, hmmmmmmmm Hey if you have some time,, can you come to my house and hang out in my loading room? Very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genbrad Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 where did you find the stool??? I've been looking for a stool but no one has them unless you want to pay over $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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