Hanging Euro Mount on Gorilla Hooks

[treillw]

Would you trust one of these drywall anchors with your 6x6 above a stairwell? It says that it can hold 50 pounds....

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[Qholum37]

I wouldn’t. It would suck to find out it doesn’t work and end up with a broken tine or two.

 

[dreadi]

No.
But a screw hook into a stud I would. I use screw hooks to hang euros on a slab of black walnut.

 

[Legend]

Nope.

Build a big wood plate that can hit a wall stud even if it isn't in the center. Then hand the head on the wood plate.

 

[Indian Summer]

1/4 inch lag screw into a stud at a downward angle. Gorilla anchors do their job really well. But they’re not enough to risk hanging an elk euro.

 

[Scottf270]

I agree with the above. Gotta anchor in a stud for piece of mind.

 

[Jtb.kfd]

No, pictures and artwork lay flat against the wall. An elk rack will have weight out from the wall creating added torque to any hanger you use. I started using Grakksaw hangers a few years ago and love them. So easy to use and really hold Euro mounts well.

The Rakk: Elk Skull Hanger

The Rakk is a purpose-built elk skull hanger engineered for hunters who want a clean, secure Euro mount that goes up fast, sits right, and won’t wreck the wall behind it. Designed, fabricated, and powder coated, in the USA, The Rakk solves the problems we kept seeing with elk: rotation, wall...

www.grakksaw.com

 

[Indian Summer]

No, pictures and artwork lay flat against the wall. An elk rack will have weight out from the wall creating added torque to any hanger you use. I started using Grakksaw hangers a few years ago and love them. So easy to use and really hold Euro mounts well.

The Rakk: Elk Skull Hanger

The Rakk is a purpose-built elk skull hanger engineered for hunters who want a clean, secure Euro mount that goes up fast, sits right, and won’t wreck the wall behind it. Designed, fabricated, and powder coated, in the USA, The Rakk solves the problems we kept seeing with elk: rotation, wall...

www.grakksaw.com

That requires two lags in the stud. Why bother. One is all you need and no $50 bracket needed.

 

[Jtb.kfd]

That requires two lags in the stud. Why bother. One is all you need and no $50 bracket needed.

The OP mentioned putting his rack above a stairwell. If you can hit a stud I agree a single lag can work, if he wants to center it on the wall then that may not work. As others have mentioned, you can use a wood plaque to span the stud bays or you can use a bracket with sheetrock fasteners. I have also had a hard time adjusting racks into the positioning I want with a single fastener, the brackets I mentioned allow for adjustment of angle. On deer that doesn’t matter as much, on an elk Euro it can.

 

[spike camp]

The angle of the skull/antlers when you use just a regular hook is very unnatural and not very eye pleasing.
That Grakksaw mount above seems to do the same thing, and the mount itself is unsightly.

If you want to do it right, and have it look good, I’d suggest the Skull Hooker.

 

[Ucsdryder]

I have some elk euros hung on those hooks in my house. They work fine. That said, I prefer to find a stud and mount an eye hook.

 

[Speaks]

Stud for sure.

 

[SteepNdeep]

No find a stud for sure. The bulls in my garage I just use a metal J hook you can buy at the hardware store for $3 and fastened to a stud. No way they’re falling

 

[spike camp]

If you use something like a skull hooker, no need to find a stud.
Just use 1/4” butterfly anchors and put the mount not only exactly where you want, but have it at a much more appealing to the eye angle.

 

[ndhuntermanND]

No Fn way would I trust those.
Make a way to hit studs.

 

[spike camp]

No Fn way would I trust those.
Make a way to hit studs.

They’re bomber, zero issue.

 

[spike camp]

Butterfly anchors, Skull Hooker combo in any location and a natural, eye catching angle for the win!

 

[ndhuntermanND]

They’re bomber, zero issue.

Skull Hookers I would trust- meant the original question on sheet rock anchors

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I'd go with a Simpson or Headlok structural screw into a stud. Real easy to screw in and much stronger than lag bolts.

 

[spike camp]

Skull Hookers I would trust- meant the original question on sheet rock anchors.

Oh, I know..
1/4” toggles hold around 125+ pounds each.
Sheet rock isn’t going to just blow out.

Just drill your holes slowly as to not damage the paper and it’s bomber.

I’m 215 and I guarantee I could hang from a skull hooker using toggles and drywall.