No gun stuff to speak of, but this past weekend got most of the components of the storm cellar backup power mounted on the concrete wall; storage inverters, 240-volt disconnect switch, battery cutoff switches, etc. Last night got home at a decent time and started on the wiring. Only got it maybe one-third wired, and still waiting on two more pieces - another transfer switch to swap the inverter input source from grid power to generator power and an outdoor connection box to serve as a permanent generator connection point instead of connecting to a heavy 10/3 extension cord as it now is. Once those come in, I should be able to get it completed and be able to power the storm cellar not only from grid power or direct generator power, but also have battery power sufficient to power the cellar on a limited basis for nearly 24 hours without relying on the generator for constant power nonstop.
Due to the scope of the project, went ahead and ordered a generator that I hadn't planned to, but one that's a compromise of several things. Main compromise is that it's not a Honda - I decided a while back that I'd never buy another small-engine device (generator, four-wheeler, whatever) that wasn't a Honda; and this time I compromised & went with a Westinghouse generator, mainly because of cost. My existing generator is a Honda but is only 4000 watts, and ordered a 9500-watt Westinghouse for a third the price of what a similar-size honda would be. I don't like the compromise, but likely won't be in the house more than another few years and am also keeping the smaller honda as a just-in-case fallback. Got a galvanized ring-bolt epoxied in place this past weekend for cable-locking the new generator in place, and will probably leave it out there constantly, instead of wheeling the smaller honda in & out as I have in the past. There are two upsides of the compromise beyond price - first is that the Westinghouse will run on both gasoline and propane, and secondly is that it has remote start so once it's set to go (fuel turned on, main switch on, etc) it can be started and stopped without even having to go out and lay hands on it.
This project snowballed on me some, but besides being good to have while we're there, if I do end up selling the house & moving in the not-too-distant future, it should increase the value of the house at least as much as it cost (possibly more) since I'm doing all the work myself; so it should(?) be recouped at that point.