Traveling guns

[SgtDog0311]

This was the first modification where I replace the firm-board insulation with wood and leather inserts for the saddle and barrel rests. The rubber bands got replaced when a rifle nearly slide sideways out of it’s saddle on a hard turn.
   

Stock end after replacing insulation board with wood. Cut up an old pair of sheep skin slippers and used contact cement to glue the cushion in place.
   

This was the solution to replace the wood stops which were cumbersome to adjust when rifles were changed. They keep the rifles stationary side-to-side. The T-Tracks are usually dado'd in bench tops but since the material was only 3/4" I just screwed them down in place. Allows me to slide them back and forth for various rifle lengths and the top knob prevents them from popping up if you drive off road, like I was forced to do at 75mph when I left Steve's in Cheyenne last year. This worked with a long bolt and a piece of PVC to protect the barrel end from the bolt threads.
   

Then I added an end cap on to the passenger side to support the top. The board with the barrel notches comes up level to provide support in the center.
   

The top hinges for access. Seat moves forward just enough to allow it to open. The top notches could have been done much better but I was leaving in the morning and drill press was on the blink.