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    JesusFreak

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    I've been looking for a method to store my un-holstered handgun when I'm home, and kind of torn between 2 seemingly common types. There are variations of each, but the basic concept is mostly the same. And I know I'm probably not using the correct terms for either, so there's that. I'm just going by what comes up when I search the terms.

    One is a "rack" type like this:
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    The other is a "mount" type like this:
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    The question I have with the "mount" type, is there a chance of damaging the inside of the barrel? I know the steel used is extremely hard and as long as the metal of the "post" is softer that the rifling will be fine. I'm just worried about the stress of "hanging" like that on the barrel and other components long term. I only carry it when I go out (which is honestly not as often as most people) so it sits on my nightstand more often than not.

    I'm in the process of building new nightstands for my wife and I, and plan to integrate dedicated EDC storage. I'm just not sure which style I want to go for.
     
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    JesusFreak said:
    I've been looking for a method to store my un-holstered handgun when I'm home, and kind of torn between 2 seemingly common types. There are variations of each, but the basic concept is mostly the same. And I know I'm probably not using the correct terms for either, so there's that. I'm just going by what comes up when I search the terms.

    One is a "rack" type like this:
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    The other is a "mount" type like this:
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    The question I have with the "mount" type, is there a chance of damaging the inside of the barrel? I know the steel used is extremely hard and as long as the metal of the "post" is softer that the rifling will be fine. I'm just worried about the stress of "hanging" like that on the barrel and other components long term. I only carry it when I go out (which is honestly not as often as most people) so it sits on my nightstand more often than not.

    I'm in the process of building new nightstands for my wife and I, and plan to integrate dedicated EDC storage. I'm just not sure which style I want to go for.
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    If you have the clearance, just put aquarium air tubing over the mount and you should be fine. A lot of those types already come coated
     
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    Won't be a problem.

    The mechanics and metallurgy of the weapon are designed to contain a small explosion, supporting its own weight won't cause any damage.
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    I suppose that's logical. I tend to over think things LOL. I look at how things function in normal use and question anything that would put stress on the system in an unusual way.
     
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    JesusFreak said:
    I suppose that's logical. I tend to over think things LOL. I look at how things function in normal use and question anything that would put stress on the system in an unusual way.
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    I would be more concerned about clearing that post in an emergency situation.
    If one didn't pull straight up far enough before trying to level the gun, it might get bound on the rod.
    Just my opinion, but I would rather use the rack.
     
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    I would be more concerned about clearing that post in an emergency situation.
    If one didn't pull straight up far enough before trying to level the gun, it might get bound on the rod.
    Just my opinion, but I would rather use the rack.
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    Good point. I would assume they fit loosely enough that this wouldn't be a problem, but you know what they say about "assume."
     
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    If you are doing custom nightstands this is the way to do it IMHO I love the slide out pistol drawer.

    I would not go with a rod type system for this application, as others mentioned you pull the gun at an angle and the rod is coming with the gun.
     
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    If you go with the rod option, you can always go with a short rod that would hold but be less likely to get caught.

    Alternatively, have you considered something that would hold it at the trigger guard (like the minimalist holsters)?
     
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    With the rod, I'd be more concerned about the rifling long term, and I don't see the difference in hardness as all that meaningful. Rocks are technically harder than water, but water wears down rocks, eventually. We're not talking about some strip-mall gun shop displaying guns that way, it's something the gun will be slid across repeatedly every day. You need to have something really soft coating that, meaning so soft that you destroy it regularly and have to replace it.

    Really, the idea of shoving the crown end of a gun barrel up against anything hard repeatedly needs to be the subject of a Mas Ayoob "rreow" video.

    Of those two, I'd go with the other one.
     
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    How long does a pistol barrel last? Easily 20k+ rounds, and that's copper getting accelerated to 1000 fps by an explosion. Sure, a plastic/rubber covered rod may cause some absurdly minimal wear, but you'll probably need to replace your barrel from using it first.

    To rephrase it, it's not like a holster will wear down the metal to where it's visibly thinner, and that probably has way more contact
     
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    I use precision, lathe turned wooden dowels. Through months(minutes) of T&E it was determined that .10" under bore diameter would work, but what about length.....

    The length would need to strike a balance. Long enough to support the gun at the appropriate angle for presentation but short enough to clear in an emergency.

    What's the color for sarcasm?
     
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