Rifle rods

[swiley383]

Anyone using rifle rods on their safe? Trying to tidy up my safe and my ARs are just leaning against the sides. They are to short to reach the rack with the rest of the long guns.

[gary_boom]

I use wooden dowels with o-rings to keep them from falling down the barrel 

[swiley383]

I was looking at possibly doing something similar to that as well. May end up doing that rather than buying something

[Jeb48]

This is what I bought and they work well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056GW5EC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Home made is probably cheaper but if you have to buy the dowel rods they may not be much cheaper.

 

[Guest]

I saw this and looked around the shop to see what I had at hand to execute this fine idea, but all I could find was an old shoebox of rusty round chainsaw sharpening files and some duct tape, maybe I could wrap the files where I want them to stop sliding down the barrels?

(or not...)

Seriously, I've seen this idea before, and I DO have the same problem with a few carbines, I should get off my butt and go find some (smooth, non-marring) rods of some sort?

[gary_boom]

I would be afraid of the files rusting, although not likely, I guess fiberglass rods would be better than wood.

[Snaveba]

Or brass rods

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Pick-Up-Today/Solid-Brass/N-5yc1vZ1z113m0Z1z175a5/Ntk-elasticplus/Ntt-brass%2Brod?NCNI-5&storeSelection=&sortby=bestmatch&sortorder=none