Has anyone built a concealment shelf??

[streaker69]

This does not have to be complicated. Do you have a picture or poster in your living room or bedroom? If you do not have a wife..........Take it down and cut off a small square of drywall behind it. Put in a wood shelf on the bottom and place your handgun in the hole. Then put the picture back up.

If it is concealed well it does not have to be secured. If you have kids make the cut out high or if they are old enough tell them not to touch it.

When has anyone looked behind your pictures anyway? Redecorating or selling your house it might be an issue but it will work while you are living there.

I recommend this poster.



No one would ever suspect.

[Rosco the Iroc]

I know. That's why I'm hesitant to show mine.

You show him yours he will show his...

Then there will be pics of shelves.

[jshillin]

Now that the "kids" crap has been addressed multiple times, it would be awesome to hear more about the actual thread topic.

I'm building my own concealment device at the moment. Perhaps I'll share later.

Yes, please share!! I'm looking at all of my options now and will end up with something, just not sure what yet.

[eyecanshoot]

I lost my concealment shelf in a terrible boating accident.

[Emptymag]

I lost my concealment shelf in a terrible boating accident.

Home decor is risky business.

[eyecanshoot]

Home decor is risky business.

Sometimes talking about it is self defeating.

[Hawk]

I kind of like these. Easy to install and conceal in a closet or behind a picture/mirror.

http://vlineind.com/ProductDetail.php?product_id=31

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If you don't want to spend that much...

http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Saf...s/N-5yc1vZc2ek

[Jason O]

I can think of quite a few options to easily hide a pistol. Building them would take some creativity, but it possible.

Inside an old electronic device such as a VCR, cable box, reciever, stereo speaker, clock radio, etc

Inside one of the older "full tower" PC's

Under/behind a baseboard style heating and air register. (Hold in the register in place with magnets so it doesn't get dislodged easily)

Rifles are more challanging-

Inside a big, old console TV
Fake water heater.
Fake furnace, air handler, or ductwork inside a closet (my favorite option)

All of these could be adapted to hide a firearm or other valueables, while making them easily accessible when seconds count.


As for locking up everything away from children, how many of us grew up like that? I'm guessing not many, and we all turned out just fine. In my case, if our child can't be trusted to obey some basic rules, it's a parenting failure on my part, and off to boarding school she goes for correction.

[qmcorps]

Unless you have children/teens in the household. Put it where you can get access to it. The more, the better. If you have kids/teens, you know best for your situation.

[Emptymag]

I wanted to build one of the concealment shelves but I don't have the proper woodworking tools.

I could probably manage to build a "frame" for mounting something like wall art, but that wouldn't require the precision of building a shelf that has hinges and moves/locks.

Well, I do have a sliding miter saw like this.
I've only ever used it to cut baseboard. Maybe I do have what I need?