October 04, 2022 4 min read
Building your own gun rack provides the flexibility of personalizing a rack to fit your specific firearm needs. Whether you want a vertical rack that can work on your limited wall space or a horizontal gun rack for your garage, you have numerous options.
Learning how to build a gun rack in a closet is one of the most popular rack construction ideas. Not only does this work for interior space, like in a bedroom closet, but it can also work for additional buildings, like a shed, garage, or semi-detached house.
The best part? You can use Spartan Mounts products to ensure you save money and build a high-quality DIY gun rack that can fit your unique needs. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars for a generic gun rack, our products are compatible with horizontal gun racks, custom hangers, and other personalized gun storage ideas.
Before you get started, specific tools and materials are needed to ensure a long-lasting, secure, and durable closet rifle rack. Choose the proper Spartan Mounts for the firearms you want to mount, as well as the proper hardware and install tools. Choosing high-end materials guarantees you create the best display gun rack that will last for years.
Knowing the tips and tricks of building a gun rack from start to finish is important, so you don’t skip any steps. We offer a step-by-step tutorial, so gun owners are confident in making stand-alone racks, weapon racks, and affordable gun racks for their homes.
The first step of creating your gun rack is choosing the right closet space. Gun owners must decide where they want to build their in-home gun rack.
By browsing online gun closet design ideas, gun owners can find a cool idea they love for the additional space in their house.
Measure the closet using a tape measure to see how much space you have to build your custom rack.
Determine if you're going to store rifles, magazines, uppers, shotguns, pistols, and other accessories in your rack.
Browse the 550 products at Spartan Mounts so that each firearm and accessory has a spot.
Ensure the firearms you want to display can fit in your chosen gun rack. Measure the width, length, and height of your firearms compared to the wall and floor space.
Using chalk or a construction pencil, measure the area where you want to build and hang the gun rack.
Mark the wall with some blue masking tape to help visualize where the guns will be displayed. Ensure you leave a couple of inches on each side for extra room and additional floor space to get in and out of the closet.
Alternatively, you can use blue masking tape to lay out the size of the rack location on the floor, and lay your firearms inside the space to finalize their location before mounting.
Choose the type of finish you want for your rack. Most owners choose an easy spray-on finish or spray paint. If you are mounting directly to your closet wall or door, now is your chance to add vinyl texture, or paint the walls before you mount your firearms.
Use proper installation screws to attach the mounts to the wall or backing-board that the rack is built out of. Transfer each mount using the locations you figured out in step 8
Display your work and firearms. Your custom rack is the best way to showcase your unique collection of guns.
Still curious about the best place to put your gun collection? Check out these questions.
Gun owners can store a gun in a closet to save space. Firearm owners can use vertical gun storage (vertical gun rack) on the wall or horizontal racks to lay out their firearms.
Guns can be stored long-term by using temperature-controlled storage space in a closet. Owners can use vertical storage with a vertical gun rack or horizontal storage with a horizontal gun rack to save space in their home's closet.
Yes. If you don't have the money or the space for a traditional gun safe, one of the best storage solutions for keeping your firearms protected is to keep your gun in a closet with a standard key or fingerprint lock. Not only is this relatively safe from burglars or children, you can keep your weapons temperature-controlled to avoid moisture, mildew, and deterioration.
This is a personal preference. However, if your gun rack is easy to access for display purposes, you should keep your ammo locked up separately for safety.
Are you looking for affordable closet gun rack ideas? Are you in desperate need of DIY closet gun storage?
Spartan Mounts makes it possible to build a safe, affordable, high-end, and durable gun closet rack that can fit into any closet in your home.
Customize your DIY closet gun rack to save space and build a versatile gun rack that can work for all of your necessary firearms.
Check out our high-quality gun mounts to get started. We have unique gun rack ideas to help you save money, time, and space.
I bought 4 of these along with mag mounts for Glock, HK, and SA. The fit is perfect for each and they look great!
And amazing support! I ordered the wrong mount variation for my weapon. My fault! They sent me a pre-paid return shipping label, and sent out the correct mount at no additional cost to me. Sweet!
Ben,...help me get the right mount for Prodigy, Great service @ Spartan..THANKS guys
I ordered several versions of the mag holders and all were top notch. I was impressed with the design and ease of use. I will be ordering more.
I’m pretty happy with this mount. It’s simple and effective for my needs. I wanted something I could hang my rifle on during the night in case I needed quick access to it. This works perfectly for that.
Ben, Helped guide me to the right mounts for my Prodigy... Thanks again
Excellent product. Easy to install.
I put mine on the inside door of the gun safe and labeled each caliber. Loaded or empty they stay in place.
This mount works great and looks fabulous on my wall! Highly recommend this product
Needed a vise block for my MPX nothing I had would fit. I ordered your MPX vise block and it fit perfectly. It fit in the magazine well nice and smooth, it held the MPX firmly in place while I sighted in the red dot. The vise block was very nicely made and the finish was nice a smooth. Very strong as well. I will be buying thw wall mount very soon.
Love the mounts. Hold the weapons securely. I have them both mounted vertically, at the ready in the defensive position. Would not recommend mounting as I have done in a home with children.
All of the gun mounts are awesome and I’m grateful for you making them available to all of us.
I had 2 already, then found out that Spartan Mounts can be adapted for a slatwall...Perfect addition to add some versatility to my display!
Thank you for the quick shipping and quality product!