Gun Safe Ideas

[McCrapper]

I am sure this has been covered on here but what are your guns safes of choice?

My parameters consist of this: $2000 or under and superior pry and theft protection. Obviously, there are levels of fire protection but I know not all safes are created equal. Hopefully, someone can school me on some other brands besides Liberty.

Thanks in advance.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Buy the biggest and best you can and bolt it to the foundation.

 

[sucker76]

Yup safes are a lifetime purchase. Get the biggest you can afford

 

[toddnjoyce]

Believe it or not, but I don’t own any safes. I’ve got an old Stack-On bolted to the floor with the barrel key left in. It’s got a bunch of rifles and shotguns with steel cable through the trigger guards secured to studs with a greenleaf on the backside.

Only one door/window sensor has a delay for our alarm. All the other are set to trigger immediately. All our exterior doors are double key deadbolts that get both locks thrown unless someone is entering or exiting.

Bolts are kept separate from the long guns, shotguns have a trigger lock. Bedside gun is only there when sleeping.

There are some other quick access firearms that I’m happy with how they are secured.

I usually work from home at least one random day of the week. If someone gets in and the alarm isn’t enough to send them running, there’s quicker/easier stuff to take than the guns.

 

[McCrapper]

After researching a little more and I clearly need to increase my budget....

 

[pronstar]

Best safe is hidden safe.


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[lonestardiver]

Consider what you will out into it now then plan on one 2-3 times that capacity for growth. I did that and 20+ years later I am looking to add a second safe.

 

[skfullgun]

And I'd say multiple safes is the way to go as opposed to one really large one. Each bolted down and in different places. All in concert with an alarm, good door locks, etc.

 

[skfullgun]

And, hypothetically, make it appear to nardowells they are UNsafe and might explode if jostled or tampered with.

 

[Gummi Bear]

I have a Winchester, pop has a Canon

Both are decent.

If I were buying today, I would probably get a Sturdy Safe

https://www.sturdysafe.com

They cost a little more, but seem to be worth it.



I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...

Henry David Thoreau

 

[Texasjack]

First, the only thing a safe (or a door, or a lock, or any other device) can do is slow down the bad guy. Hopefully, it will slow him down enough that he decides it's too much trouble, or he gets caught. Most thieves don't show up at night - it's much more common to show up during the day when you're at work and nobody's home.

You don't have to look far to find videos on how burglars have cut into safes - in some cases using the owner's own tools!

I knew a guy who built a safe in a closet. He had steel plates welded in place, and bought an expensive door for it and filled the bottom with concrete. A bad guy broke in and found the safe and figured it must contain something valuable. He came back a few days later with friends and a tow truck. They wrapped a chain around the entire closet and pulled it completely out of side of the house, then down the street where they loaded it on a flatbed truck. As far as I know, they were never caught.

So, what are you trying to do with the safe? Keep the guns away from you kids? Probably could use something cheap for that. Make life hard for a thief? Get something heavy and bolt it down. Fireproof? Yeah, that's gonna cost you some extra money. Thinking of buying a 15 gun safe for the 12 guns you own? Oh, no, no, no. You'll outgrow it so fast you'll hate yourself. Where are you going to put it? Upstairs? That might be hard. Garage? Heat and cold may hurt your guns regardless of the box.

I guess what I'm saying is that it's best to look at your particular situation and think about the options you have to make things difficult for the bad guys without making things difficult for yourself.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

I like my Liberty. Fat Boy seems to be very popular for the price. I have a Lincoln 35.

It’s main job is to deter. I have electronic monitoring, but that’s easy to beat as well. I also insure my stuff with a rider.

Good luck!




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[jetcycles]

At the price point, I think the American Security FV 6240 is going to be hard to beat.


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[FireInTheWire]

After researching a little more and I clearly need to increase my budget....

This^^^

 

[FireInTheWire]

So, what are you trying to do with the safe? Keep the guns away from you kids? Probably could use something cheap for that. Make life hard for a thief? Get something heavy and bolt it down. Fireproof? Yeah, that's gonna cost you some extra money. Thinking of buying a 15 gun safe for the 12 guns you own? Oh, no, no, no. You'll outgrow it so fast you'll hate yourself. Where are you going to put it? Upstairs? That might be hard. Garage? Heat and cold may hurt your guns regardless of the box.

I guess what I'm saying is that it's best to look at your particular situation and think about the options you have to make things difficult for the bad guys without making things difficult for yourself.

And this^^^^

 

[Southpaw]

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Nice, but I hope they don't break in for the quarters, lol...

 

[Southpaw]

Nice, but I hope they don't break in for the quarters, lol...

 

[Reinz]

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I saw that for sale on Craig’s List. Are you the seller?

 

[TxStetson]

What ever you choose, make sure you sit it on a pallet so water can’t get in it. We learned that trick from Colorado.