Gun Safe

[Cooolone]

Ok, let's talk safe's...

I don't have one, never felt the need, but lately been thinking about getting one. Post thoughts and experiences with yours if you have em'.

The one I would consider...

Http://www.sturdysafe.com

 

[cgrutt]

Sturdysafes are awesome and you can have them customized however you need it. My main safe is a Fort Knox and its great. My advice would be to get one bigger than you think you need if you can afford it and go with one that has a good lock set (S&G, etc.). I prefer old fashioned dials but have thought about some of the newer biometric locks. They're expensive though.

 

[NirvanaFan]

Sturdysafes are awesome and you can have them customized however you need it. My main safe is a Fort Knox and its great. My advice would be to get one bigger than you think you need if you can afford it and go with one that has a good lock set (S&G, etc.). I prefer old fashioned dials but have thought about some of the newer biometric locks. They're expensive though.

Ft. Knox makes some really nice safes. I agree with you on the dials. No worries about batteries or them breaking.

Right now, I've just got a cheapo locker safe. Really, it's just to keep the kids out. I'll buy a nice safe once I stop paying for day care for my 1 year old

 

[kev74]

I'll buy a nice safe once I stop paying for day care for my 1 year old

Nice! Right after college graduation.

I've got a Stack On cabinet. It keeps little fingers away.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I have a gun vault under my bed for my pistols and one I purchased at Tractor Supply for the rifles in the closet. The pistol one allows me to depress a code and it pops open. The closet one looks like a gym locker.

 

[1911guy]

I have a gun vault under my bed for my pistols and one I purchased at Tractor Supply for the rifles in the closet. The pistol one allows me to depress a code and it pops open. The closet one just uses an allen key.

Is Allen Key a Democrat or a Republican? ;_

 

[Harry Hood]

I have a Winchester Pony 19. They make two models, buy the one made in Ft. Worth TX not he one made in China that they sell at TSC. Mine has a digital S&G lock, and I was concerned at first about the digital but, it has not given me any trouble. If I was to do it again, I would have bought the 32 gun size, because I have no idea how they think you can get 19 guns in it unless they are all handguns.

 

[Darth]

No safe is impenetrable. I won't spend thousands for a safe like that.

My safe is for the smash and grabs. If you bring the tools to defeat my safe, you brought the tools to defeat all safes.

You just better hope I'm not here during these escapades.

Think about this: Fort Knox (the place) chose that location because of the PEOPLE (military base) nearby. Not the integrity of the safe.

And even then, Goldfinger got in!

 

[rpf427]

There are safes, and there are SAFES. A good buddy of mine has 2 Fort Knox like Cgrutt, and they are awesome. But you could buy a car for what they cost. I went the same route as the DR., and got a Winchester from Tractor Supply. Its lagged down, and in a pretty tight spot, so would be difficult to work on breaking into it. Plus, combined with my ADT system, and cameras, I think I'm in pretty good shape.
Plus, had more money to spend on more guns....

 

[cgrutt]

Oh, I just liked the cool stickers that came with it, LOL...

 

[rpf427]

That's a SAFE safe.

 

[Magnus]

I have a stack on for pistols and another stack on for long guns, can't complain. I feel like they can be broken into with a lot of force, but they're something.

 

[VietnamEraVet]

I have a Stack On 24 gun with digital lock and key backup. It's big and heavy enough that it would be hard to haul off, and it's covered by DVR equipped cameras, an alarm system, dogs, and me...

 

[Darth]

Oh, I just liked the cool stickers that came with it, LOL...

The populous here would be quite unhappy with the stickers on my SAFE.

Who the fuck capitalized the word "safe?" I certainly didn't.

 

[prambo]

This guy really delves into the "safe" side of gun safes.

11 Myths about Gun Safe Theft Protection - Gun Safe Reviews Guy

 

[GOPerfect]

I do not own any safes. Like Darth said, if they want in, they are getting in. I am not spending that kind of cash just to be broken into.

I have gun cabinets. Just a place to keep them in with a cheap lock.

And it is a great place to stick stickers...

 

[dsdmmat]

I have a few safes. Not expensive ones but enough to slow down anyone who tries to open it.

 

[Phauxtoe]

Yup,
I have few smaller safes around the house.
Good safes but not so big I need a crew.
securing it to the ground and or wall is the key!!

 

[Phauxtoe]

I might have a source for a couple of Awesome Safes, very cheap or free.
They are big, heavy, old combo safes.
We are talking 4 guy lift gate size safes.

Who has access to a truck?

 

[carpediem]

I have one of those things you get at wally world, I can't recall the name. It is a safe of sorts, but thin gauge sheet metal and only keyed locks that probably wouldn't survive a determined thief.

 

[Cleck]

I have a Stack On in the drawer by my bed for the pistols. I want to get a cabinet eventually, then bolt it to the floor.

What are your opinions on bolting? Anyone do it?

 

[brownclown]

if your going to spend the money research and buy a "real" safe. Not a RSC residential security container. if you dont go with a TL just buy one of those lockers they just as secure as a most of those B.S. "safes.

 

[Celt]

I have a decent gun cabinet that works. Although I do want to paint it and then I'm going to load it up with stickers.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I have a Stack On in the drawer by my bed for the pistols. I want to get a cabinet eventually, then bolt it to the floor.

What are your opinions on bolting? Anyone do it?

The floor or the wall. If/when you move houses, walls are usually easier to repair for most people.

I did forget to mention before that I have a couple other small ones. One of them is a small Stack-On pistol safe next to the bed. The other is cabled to the frame of the seat in my vehicle. It only gets used when I have to go somewhere where I can't legally carry (Post Office, kid's school, etc).

 

[Snappo]

Ok, let's talk safe's...

I don't have one, never felt the need, but lately been thinking about getting one. Post thoughts and experiences with yours if you have em'.

The one I would consider...

Http://www.sturdysafe.com

I definitely have experience with safes! LOL

My first and second safes were the 36 rifle ones from Sam's Club and Tractor Supply. They are made by Winchester; but should not be confused with the rifle company. Both have touch pads where you enter 6 digits. Interior is well laid out with carpet covered sheetrock, outer metal is thick steel, but the lock design is not a good one. If your battery gets weak, you have to put in a new 9 volt but you have to wait 15 minutes before it will operate again.

My next safe is a dial safe that I purchased in Georgia at the actual safe distributor but is made for Browning. That's the standard dial safe, which ALWAYS works and needs no battery. Again as with above - quality steel, sheet rock inside that for fire safety, lots of shelves and configurations. Plus side is you will ALWAYS get into this safe, bad side is it's really hard to see the numbers especially at night and I use a flashlight from my phone when opening it.

My fourth safe is a Homak. This is the cheapest feeling one and the steel is thinner and the sheet rock is not on the interior walls. I therefore suspect this would NOT do well in a fire. The plus side is that it opens with those keys you see that are circular. I'm not sure what those keys are called; but we have all seen them. The lock tumblers are triggered by bumps on the circle.

My view of an IDEAL safe would be as follows:
Thick metal like the Browning or Winchester, and the sheetrock interior covered by carpet that is good for 3,500 degrees for 45 minutes.
Has 2 ways into the safe - either circular key or standard dial, and an 8 digit touch pad for when you want to get in quickly.
Is 36 or 72 rifles.
Weighs about 800 lbs and has holes in the bottom to lag into your floor (Winchester and Browning both have those).
Costs about $800 for 72 rifles.
Note: It will take a hard-core movers dolly and 2 or 3 of your best friends to get the safe where you want it; and don't even fantasize going to a second floor with it. It will need to be on the same floor where your pickup truck backed up to. No way you want to go up or down stairs with these things or you are risking life and limb.

 

[Phauxtoe]

here are the safes...

 

[Celt]

Love that room snappo!

 

[togmaster]

I got a 24 gun fire safe. Like all safes if they want to get in they will. I just like the idea of a keeping things protected in the event of a fire. Only problem is it is too small already so I will be buying another one in the future.

 

[NYGuns]

I have a Stack-On safe. It's definitely lower end, but it's good enough for my needs. Belive it or not I got it off Amazon for $480, and I see it's now $440! 22 gun safe - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058DHZHA

 

[Brian Colt]

I might have a source for couple of Awesome Safes, very cheap or free.
They are big, heavy, old combo safes.
We are talking 4 guy lift gate size safes.

Who has access to a truck?

Sounds like you would need a flatbed &or a forklift.... my pickup wouldnt do the job.....