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Canvasback
I'm also thinking about how to adjust your lighting so there isn't such an obvious dark area where the barrels are. The sides plus top and bottom are well lit but the middle is missing light.

Yes that is a problem and it comes from having a shallow depth of the case. It is only 6 inches so I can't have light directed back to the center as most cases often have that have 12 inches or more depth. The poles are made of cold roll steel welded to steel door hinges.

ClapperZapper
Your idea is the line I have been working on but hadn't thought of using a shotshell as the starting point.

Lagopus
That is very close to what I was looking for. I have not seen these before and will look into them more.

Tudurgs
That idea is where I started as I once remember seeing a locking hing where a key was inserted into the pin. I did an extensive search and couldn't locate anyting remotely close.

To others,
My idea was to keep whatever locking device I settle on as unobtrusive as possible and make it a puzzle so it would take a theif or other person some concerted thinking and effort to get the guns off the rods.

I don't really want to put locks on the trigger guard for a number of reasons. First they detract from the gun depending on size and design, there is no puzzle, the guns are different lengths and if you can notice the rear holder is positioned behind the trigger guard to allow for different lengths of barrels and different types of guns. I have an Ideal with lunette triggers and a design with a locking trigger guard might prevent it from being displayed in the case.

Wingshooter 16
That is exactly what I am thinking but haven't found the components to make it work. As I mentioned in my opening post I tried the locking components from a treking pole but for some reason they wouldn't expand properly and hold.

I like the idea of something like a snapcap that properly fits the chamber being able to be screwed onto the threaded end of the rod. The rods need to be adjustable for length for that to work unless your entire collection is now and always will have the same length of barrels. LOL

Are you at all worried about marring the bores as you slide them on and off?

I've given lots of thought to the trigger guard idea but have come down on the side of, spending all that time/money to have the custom case built, I want to see the whole gun in uninterrupted profile.

edit to add. Those locking caps that Lagopus linked to...I got something similar from Browning when I bought my Citori 10 years ago.

Here you go:

http://www.burglarbomb.com/

This is similar to one of my layers of security. If you can't see because your eyes are on fire, and there is a large quantity of snot pouring out of your burning sinuses, you won't be thinking about stealing anything... just getting the hell out. The only drawback I know of is the potential to have it go off on yourself if you forget to disarm it. You will only make that mistake one time... trust me on this. I didn't know a human body could produce so many tears, and you get bruised from blindly crashing into door frames trying to get out.

Keith, I have never heard of those guys before. What do you do as the homeowner if you are in the house when it gets triggered. I guess you are running for the doors same as the intruders. LOL

Our gun storage laws are different up here and I know part of what Tamid is doing is ensuring compliance with those laws. The burglar bomb, while perhaps effective, would not be recognized as a proper legal deterrent according to Canadian gun storage laws.

I've been studying your design and from what I can see the guns have to be pivoted out on the rod in order to be removed. If this is the case why not concentrate on securing the hinge to prevent pivoting instead?
It seems to me that if each of those hinges was bored and secured with a good quality padlock it would prevent pivoting the gun to get it out.
Sure the locks could be cut but just how much time can a burglar spend before the police arrive?
Jim

That looks like a lot of work.What would be really cool if you could recess it into the wall and put shatter proof glass with a hidden lock. My walls aren't thick enough

A hammer, crowbar and a couple of hotdogs laced with Timic should get them in and out pretty quick.

Canvasback, I disarm the grizzly bear repellant device when I am home. I then rely on either a loaded 12 ga. pump shotgun, a loaded revolver, or an SKS with a 30 round magazine to deal with any potential intruders.

I understand your storage compliance laws and wonder if some bureaucrat would be satisfied with Tamid's ideas. I also wonder about some burglar bending barrels attempting to pry a nice gun free. And since anyone who knew something about this idea might come equipped to defeat it, it might be a waste of time. Knowing what I know, I would bring an angle grinder with cut-off wheels and slice off all of those pieces of 5/8" tubing near the hinge within 5 minutes. I don't mean to be critical of the design, but to be secure you need to think like a thief and think about pitfalls. Did I mention how badly that pepper spray burns any exposed skin?

Keith, as you know, bureaucrats don't usually yield to logic and we all know a determined thief with time will get past anything.

Most of us up here just don't want to get a criminal record because we didn't lock the gun up properly one day.

Monty, I like that recessed idea!

I like that idea , those wheel locks take a beating,and the burglar bomb too !

Nice case,if you could figure a way to sell them as kits you might have something there.