Pelican 1740 with Multiple Gun Storage Inside?

[hatidua]

Put a good lock on a closet door and a floor-mounted light bulb (which will take care of the humidity). While I own nearly a dozen Pelican cases, they are only justifiable if you are planning on the case dropping on the ground on a regular basis or if your guns are being handled by airline baggage people. It's your money, but buying a Pelican for in-home storage seems like 3rd or 4th best option....maybe not even that high on the list.

[BuffCyclist]

Put a good lock on a closet door and a floor-mounted light bulb (which will take care of the humidity). While I own nearly a dozen Pelican cases, they are only justifiable if you are planning on the case dropping on the ground on a regular basis or if your guns are being handled by airline baggage people. It's your money, but buying a Pelican for in-home storage seems like 3rd or 4th best option....maybe not even that high on the list.

The reason I was thinking cases is because I don't own enough guns to fill a closet. The biggest complaint my wife has with our current home is that we don't have enough closets, so me attempting to commandeer an entire closet won't go over well. And yes, I could just store linens and other stuff in there too, but I'm positive that family/company would have enough evidence to prove I'm insane when they find out I lock up my linens.

And this is the appeal of pelican cases (or other similar type cases) that can be sealed, locked and stored anywhere (perhaps even at the base of a closet). Putting an eye bolt into a stud and running a cable lock through it to the locked cases is sufficient to ensure they don't grow legs too easily.

eta: I considered a large job site box to store all firearms and all my ammo, which should be sufficiently heavy that it wouldn't walk off without a forklift, and frankly, who brings a forklift when they burglar someones home? The reason I avoided that is that they are still large/heavy/awkward to move by oneself although easier than a safe.

[def90]

eta: I considered a large job site box to store all firearms and all my ammo, which should be sufficiently heavy that it wouldn't walk off without a forklift, and frankly, who brings a forklift when they burglar someones home? The reason I avoided that is that they are still large/heavy/awkward to move by oneself although easier than a safe.

I just bought a 48 inch Rigid job box from Home Depot just for this purpose. I live in a 2nd floor condo with it's own entrance so there is only one way in and one way out. I plan on cutting some foam blocks to create a storage system similar to a crate of Mosins.. I'm thinking of a layer of rifles, space along the front or back for ammo cans and then space on top to lay my soft sided gun bags. The box has a shelf as well that will work for my handguns. I plan on running a few heavy lag bolts through the back side into the wall behind it. i don't see this thing walking away too easily. After looking at the stack on cabinets this should be way more secure for less money.

[hatidua]

Replicating the 3N3 Gunpod dividers in the original post would not be hard if maximizing space is the goal (I think they did a pretty decent job of it but there is still a fair bit of negative space going on). In the past, with large Pelican cases, I've either used the padded velcro dividers that they can be ordered with, or had them custom made by a woman in NM, I will try to get the details for the OP on her. Foam (closed or open cell) is really the last resort as neither are a perfect solution to anything.

The upside of padded velcro dividers is that when guns enter/leave the collection, the interior can be adjusted to reflect those population shifts.

As with gun safes (or any storage space...suitcases included), no matter how big you get it, it will fill. As such, I'd avoid leaving too much foam or dividers of any type between firearms as it is only taking up space. (and do whatever you can to avoid the use of open-cell foam in a humid environment).

I'll dig through my archives to find the contact details for the woman that made my custom dividers/

[BuffCyclist]

I just bought a 48 inch Rigid job box from Home Depot just for this purpose. I live in a 2nd floor condo with it's own entrance so there is only one way in and one way out. I plan on cutting some foam blocks to create a storage system similar to a crate of Mosins.. I'm thinking of a layer of rifles, space along the front or back for ammo cans and then space on top to lay my soft sided gun bags. The box has a shelf as well that will work for my handguns. I plan on running a few heavy lag bolts through the back side into the wall behind it. i don't see this thing walking away too easily. After looking at the stack on cabinets this should be way more secure for less money.

Thanks for the input, I know the rigid job box would be cheaper than a pelican, but it is quite a bit larger than a pelican (showed one to my wife when we were at Lowes yesterday and she agreed it was too large).

Replicating the 3N3 Gunpod dividers in the original post would not be hard if maximizing space is the goal (I think they did a pretty decent job of it but there is still a fair bit of negative space going on). In the past, with large Pelican cases, I've either used the padded velcro dividers that they can be ordered with, or had them custom made by a woman in NM, I will try to get the details for the OP on her. Foam (closed or open cell) is really the last resort as neither are a perfect solution to anything.

The upside of padded velcro dividers is that when guns enter/leave the collection, the interior can be adjusted to reflect those population shifts.

As with gun safes (or any storage space...suitcases included), no matter how big you get it, it will fill. As such, I'd avoid leaving too much foam or dividers of any type between firearms as it is only taking up space. (and do whatever you can to avoid the use of open-cell foam in a humid environment).

I'll dig through my archives to find the contact details for the woman that made my custom dividers/

Those dividers of the 3N3 are appealing. I can't tell if there is wood supporting underneath, it definitely looks like there is wood on the ends. I know foam isn't an ideal solution, I could get soft cases to store each firearm in and might get by with more firearms in the case but if anything I see me getting more pistols in the future than rifles.

Regarding the padded velcro dividers, the point of making the rifle slots more universal is that I can fit other firearms in them should the collection change in the future. Two slots will be 2.25" wide and two will be 2.0" wide which I think covers quite a range of rifles/shotguns. Anything nicer (my Rem 700 5R for instance) are too big to fit in the case lengthwise, so that gets its own case anyways.

And yes, the only way I'm going with the pelican is getting closed cell foam. Not only does this mean it wont trap moisture, it also will be more rigid so I can leave the walls between the firearms a little thinner and still have protection between them. I might add another 0.25" to each slot and then if they're too big, I can just put the rifles in a gun sock to further pad it.

I found a few rigid interiors that can be customized for pelican cases, but none so far that fit the 1740 model (they're all for the more square 1500-1600 cases). Perhaps I'll look further down this path and see if anything really fits the bill.

Thanks everyone, its a huge work in progress but I really want to find something that is perfect for what I want and looks somewhat decent when finished.

[rbeau30]

eta: I considered a large job site box to store all firearms and all my ammo, which should be sufficiently heavy that it wouldn't walk off without a forklift, and frankly, who brings a forklift when they burglar someones home? The reason I avoided that is that they are still large/heavy/awkward to move by oneself although easier than a safe.

I keep ammo in these. once filled with ammo, (once you find it ) it is hard to move.

You could drill them out yeah, but it is hard to find in the first place.