Gun Safe

CaptainMusky wrote:

Very good advice because we always want bigger once we get something

Thats a good way to think cause im sure everyones woman is bigger then when you got her.

JEREMY wrote:

Thats a good way to think cause im sure everyones woman is bigger then when you got her.

Amen brother amen!!

I wonder if they would deliver it and put it where I ask. I might have to call them I guess.

I was a big fan of Cannon safes, they really urine off the ATF, but it seems they are not quite as sturdy now. No forgiveness if you forget the combo though, customer service involves sending you a new spool or keypad and saying good luck. I would still consider this over a Liberty though.

JEREMY wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>CaptainMusky wrote:</div>
Very good advice because we always want bigger once we get something

Thats a good way to think cause im sure everyones woman is bigger then when you got her.

Nope. The Mrs. could stand next to her 25 year old self and I’d genuinely struggle to pick them apart 10 years later.

Still outkicking my coverage and reminding myself of it every time the honey-do list seems out of control

The biggest thing I’ve found about gun safes is that the way they are configured makes storing two specific kinds of guns very awkward.

Almost any safe will store the stated number of shotguns.

But mix in either scoped rifles or AR platform rifles, and things get really awkward in some safes. One of my safes won’t even let me close the door if AR platforms are in a certain position in the safe, the grip sticks out to far.

Another safe has the gun slots so close together that the bolt handle on bolt action rifles snags the gun next to it and so capacity is reduced by 50% in this safe, which is just stupid.

John Rasmussen wrote:

Glad it worked out for you and I do get that most safes are going to be heavier than that. I am just looking for something lighter if I can. It is a great deal if anyone is looking for a safe that size.

You might want to look at security cabinets rather than safes. Security cabinets just provide a reasonable level of protection to prevent children and others from accessing the guns. They don’t provide fire protection or protect from a highly motivated thief.

But on the plus side, they are easy to move and relative to safes, inexpensive.

Regardless of what you buy, the advice to oversize it is a good thougth. Several times I have “bought the last safe I’ll ever need”.

Working sporting goods we got kickback credit on safe sales. People buying undersized safes and then having to upgrade pretty much paid for my safes. second the security cabinet. If you decide to upgrade to a safe you can always use it to store ammo.

I went with security cabinets. I would recommend backing up all important documents, having good photos and documentation of valuables and firearms. Put that at your bank in safe deposit box. Make sure that you home owners policy coverage is up to par, most have a max value on firearms and its typically humbling. Had 2 coworkers go thru house fires, 3 safes between them and VERY little survived. The one salvaged a varmint rifle barrel and was able to weigh up the silver n gold jewelry that was in a clump. Both had some papers survive but badly charred. Very sad for both guys. I know that a Browning safe was one, not sure of other two. They all ended up in basement with everything else on top and both lived in country but within 10-15 miles of fire department. Complete loss at both locations. With ALL that said I still consider getting one for valuables and guns myself.

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

The biggest thing I’ve found about gun safes is that the way they are configured makes storing two specific kinds of guns very awkward.

Almost any safe will store the stated number of shotguns.

But mix in either scoped rifles or AR platform rifles, and things get really awkward in some safes. One of my safes won’t even let me close the door if AR platforms are in a certain position in the safe, the grip sticks out to far.

The sentry safe my dad and I have both came with additional “spacers” to allow for scoped guns. Its fantastic and it was cheap too.

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

You might want to look at security cabinets rather than safes. Security cabinets just provide a reasonable level of protection to prevent children and others from accessing the guns. They don’t provide fire protection or protect from a highly motivated thief.

But on the plus side, they are easy to move and relative to safes, inexpensive.

Regardless of what you buy, the advice to oversize it is a good thougth. Several times I have “bought the last safe I’ll ever need”.

This might be a good route to consider. Still kicking around ideas and looking at safes. Thanks to all again for the advise.

Bucky your a blessed man!

Dusting off an old thread… any good black friday deals on safes this year?

Informative video if you’ve never seen it.

I see fleet farm has a High desert 42 gun safe for $450. Is that worth buying? It’s kinda what I am looking for.

That seems like a good price but I know nothing of that brand, the layout or their fire rating. Imo when they advertise a insert number her gun safe it’s nowhere near the number. Not half but possibly close depending on shelving or whatever else is in there. Idk what my safe was rated at but it’s essentially full and I have 1 10th the guns grouse does.

Tractor Supply has a 26 gun with a 45min fire rating for 499.99 367#

Gopherhawk wrote:

Tractor Supply has a 26 gun with a 45min fire rating for 499.99 367#

The weight of these things is ridiculous! I remember when I bought mine probably close to 20 years ago I moved the sucker into my house by myself on a hand dolly. I had to move my dad’s this past Spring and I couldnt even budge it and he has the exact same one I do! Man it sucks getting old!

I bought a Canon at Tractor Supply, I went with their “64” gun model. It’s certainly not the best safe in existence, but for the money I am happy with it. Tractor supply runs sales on safes once or twice per year and the savings are worth the wait.

Any additional safes I add will be smaller. One major critique on the canon is that the interior organization is awful. Eventually I’m going to take out the organizers and build new ones.

Also, higher fire rating is going to mean more weight in most cases. What I really, really want to do one day is buy a fort knowx vault door and convert my rambo room into a full room “safe”, the downside there is losing fire rating. But how cool would it be to have a safe room?!

Scheels has some on sale. Discount varies by how much the safe costs.

CaptainMusky wrote:

The weight of these things is ridiculous

I moved mine last January and pinched my sciatic nerve because of it. I’ll never do that again. Its flared up twice more since too. Physical therapy does seem to help though.

There’s nothing to grab with those safes either. Just a big rectangular piece of heavy metal lol

i bought a sentry safe from cabelas years ago. its a tank. i moved it with a 2 wheel cart…….and help.

there generally like a tent….if itsays a 14 gun safe maybe 10 fit decently in it!!

I picked mine up with the lull when I bought it and put these stainless ball bearing type casters on the bottom. It’s so much nicer now if I want to shove it around or move it