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How to build a gun wall or gun room
Understanding panels
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SecureIt Steel Louvered Panels are the backbone to gun room and gun wall installations.
This article is to give you a better understanding of the panels, firearms and space.
To learn more about gun wall design, installation
and setup see the video: “How to build a gun room“
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Gun room Panels are 17 1/4″ wide and come in two heights.
This combination provides many options for gun room and gun wall designs.
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Gun room panels stacked
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How gun room panel size relates to common wall size
Below we show gun room panels on a wall to give you an idea of size and scale.
Later in this article, we will add guns
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Panels can be mounted mid-wall or over a cabinet or shelf
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16″ gun wall panels are added on top to give space for display mount rifles or rear storage
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Stacking 36″ gun wall panels will allow for 2 rows of rifles
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Adding 16″ gun wall panels on top fills out a standard 8′ high wall
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36″ high panels will hold 3 -5 rifles in a horizontal or display style
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This shows the difference between traditional rifles and AR15 platform rifles
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Vertical rifle storage.
Each panel is six louvers wide. Firearms are stored at a width of 2 7/8″ on the barrel center.
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Rifles stock bases can be placed on our shelves attached to the louvered panels (Above)
or the stock bases can be on a cabinet or floor 12″-18″ below the panels (below).
This proves a large are for the upper saddles to accommodate a wide variety of rifle lengths.
You also have room above the rifles for accessories and gear storage.
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Panels can be placed on a wall with the rifle stock bases 12″-18″ below.
This proves a large are for the upper saddles to accommodate a wide variety of rifle lengths.
You also have room above the rifles for accessories and gear storage.
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The sale rifle configuration is stored using 16″ panels. You’ll give up a bit of adjustability
and room for gear storage. If you are storing rifles of similar length, 16″ panels are very efficient.
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Here 36″ and 16″ gun wall panels are mounted 18″ off the floor. There is room for vertical and horizontal firearms.
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A double row of 36″ panels mounted 15″ off the floor provides space for 2 rows of rifles.
Note that the barrels can run past the top of the gun wall system.
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Two 36″ and one 16″ panel are stacked and mounted just off the floor.
This setup allows 2 rows of rifles and provides accessory and gear storage options behind the rifles all the way to the floor.
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Wall-mounted 36″ panels with rifle shelves and base of panels
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Adding 16″ panels on top provides more room for horizontal display.
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Panels above cabinets where rifles sit on top of the cabinets.
Here 36″ high panels are mounted 16″ above he cabinet.
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I have added 16″ panels to the above image.
This fills out the wall and gives you storage options behind the rifles.
see: using storage bins
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This is the same system mounted 18″ off the floor.
This provides space for 2 rows of vertical rifles or lots of display space.
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Stacked 36″ panels mounted 15″ off the floor. There is vertical space for 2 rows of rifles.
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Two 36 and a 16″ panel stacked. This gives you a wall of flexibility and storage.
Using SecureIt accessories you are able to store lots of gear behind the rifles on the wall.
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Panels mounted over a work bench.
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A complete home armory. Workbench, gun wall, reloading system, and 2 Agile Model 52 gun cabinets.
Installed system photos
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Stained wood between panels gives a softer classic look
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Workbench wrapped in gun wall panels.
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Wall of panels – rifle display
There are many options and possibilities. Do not hesitate to contact SecureIt to learn more.