Rifle/Shotgun Mount

Installed this in about 30 minutes the other night, just took the existing grab handle bolts to Lowes, found new ones about 3/4" longer, used 3/4" steel spacers (put rubber hose over them to make them look thicker/have them black instead of shiny silver) & drilled one of the holes out on the brackets.





It's solid.. but when I find time I will be fabbing up some new brackets that look a little cleaner, use both of the existing grab handle bolts & don't require spacers.. just didn't have the time & wanted to see how I liked it even being in there first off.

Mount was $70 on Amazon, Big Sky SBR-1 Gun Rack, they also have a 2 gun model.. hardware & spacers from Lowes was around $10.. & I already had several cable locks for added security when leaving truck unattended at a store on the way to the range.

 

Thats crazy. I like it

 

Could you take pictures of the bracket-to-grab-handle setup that don't suck? I have the same rack but haven't gotten around to remounting in my 2nd gen (worked well in my 1st gen). This would be handy next deer season.

 

Right now it's just using one of the existing 8 holes on the two flanges that I drilled out to 1/4", the way I'll do it (once I get time
And access to a welder) will just be a simple (o | | o) looking bracket lol with the two tabs centered and angled out just enough so that the grab handle can bolt right back with no spacers. May adjust the tab shape/angle/length to keep as much clearance inside the handle for a hand as possible but the rifle rack bar also doubles as a grab handle anyway.

 

Thanks for the description. I'm an idiot. I should have just taken mine out to the truck and stared at it for a while. It would have made sense, sooner or later.

 

...don't forget to check state/local laws for transporting long guns in such manner...

 

Nice. I am doing this

 

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