Opinions on gun "safes"

[In-Yo-Grill]

When I finally broke down and bought a safe I was surprised at how fast I filled it up...and I bought a big one.

[PETE14]

Originally Posted by Starfire

The only downside is that's about a thousand dollars worth of guns I could have bought!

You don't need a safe buy the guns!

Sincerely,
The thief that is going to steal your guns

[Bawanna]

Originally Posted by Starfire

You gotta love this site, you guys are too funny!

You have all brought up several great points that I need to consider.

I'll let you know what we end up with as the wife says..."you have to get a safe for all those guns and ammo" which is great by me!

The only downside is that's about a thousand dollars worth of guns I could have bought!


Decisions, decisions...

Starfire

I truly feel your pain. Everytime I put tires on a car or buy a washing machine, it's money directly out of my toy fund. I firmly believe houses were invented by anti gunners to keep us poor so we can't buy enough of what we love. A safe is a good thing, your wife is right, you need one. She'll probably be like mine and want to store jewelry in it too (another item that reduces guns and ammo budget). Good for paperwork too, like gun reciepts, pictures of your guns, catalogs of the guns on your want list, goes on and on. Get a big one.

[Longitude Zero]

As an aside ALWAYS have you property list stored off-site also. A recent string of burglaries in my city they were taking the gun safe and all it contents. You would be surprised at the number of buffons that buy a great gun safe and DO NOT secure it to the concrete foundation.

[Bawanna]

Or do like I did and build the room around the safe. Won't fit thru the door, of course I did this before I ended up in a wheelchair, not a good thing, both ending up in a chair and fitting thru narrow doors. All the more reason to open the wall back up and install a vault door, easier for me to fit thru and secure to boot. Have to make sure there's an inside release (gotta be) in case my lovely wife decides to detain me for past sins. Another bad thing.
I keep my inventory, serial numbers and such on a couple thumb drives. One I keep with me (has pictures also) and the other I keep at work. KInd of nice in the middle of the day when your missing your cherished possessions, you can pop in the thumbdrive and at least look at the reason that your working in the first place. That and food I guess.

[ltxi]

Originally Posted by Longitude Zero

As an aside ALWAYS have you property list stored off-site also. A recent string of burglaries in my city they were taking the gun safe and all it contents. You would be surprised at the number of buffons that buy a great gun safe and DO NOT secure it to the concrete foundation.

Mine's bolted directly to my basement floor and wall......although that was probably paranoid overkill since just getting it into the basement was kinda like, really hard.

[swampman]

Originally Posted by Starfire

You gotta love this site, you guys are too funny!

You have all brought up several great points that I need to consider.

I'll let you know what we end up with as the wife says..."you have to get a safe for all those guns and ammo" which is great by me!

The only downside is that's about a thousand dollars worth of guns I could have bought!


Decisions, decisions...

Starfire

getting a safe removed some stress from my life,knowing my property was safe from the average thief,money well spent.

[Steve-$]

I have been using these for moisture control for years and have not had any problems.
Hydrosorbent Silica Gel Desiccant 750 Gram (Protects 57 Cubic Feet) Aluminum Canister - MidwayUSA
If you decide to buy a used safe make sure to get the combination changed!

[gj47]

I got a Cannon c35 from AG English safes. Excellent service and warranty. I am very happy with it. I would also suggest a electronic lock.

[swampman]

Originally Posted by gj47

I got a Cannon c35 from AG English safes. Excellent service and warranty. I am very happy with it. I would also suggest a electronic lock.

mine is not electronic,I wish it was.