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anygunanywhere wrote:She also said that it looked as if the guns were multiplying since every time she opened it up it looked more crowded.

That really stinks doesn't it?

I hate it when that happens...

Sanguinaire wrote:...I just install the damn things...

Heavy suckers aren't they!

I guess I never gave much thought to the "tip" risk...

I think I can work a "structural" metal strap from the stud wall to the safe and stabilize the whole thing this week...You won't see it unless you're looking for it...I think that'll do it...

I bought a Canon safe "Heritage" series...

It was on sale at a "Safe Store" on I-10 and Normandy in the east Houston area...That may be way out of the way for you...
But the price was right, and he delivered and installed the safe where I wanted it...Of course for a little extra $$$...Believe me its worth it...

The safe itself was UL rated (fire resistant) to about 1450 degrees for about 25 minutes...

I figure the house will burn to the slab before anything bad happens to anything I have in there...

Just something else to consider when you're looking...

I also bought the one with a standard "tumbler" combination...Not the keypad version...I think the bubble "mylar" keypads could wear out over time, and thats just a thing I believe would not happen with the old fashioned tumbler system...

Since I live in a flood prone area...I jacked the safe (as much as I felt comfortable with) on a 3/8 plywood platform on (4) 8"x8" CMU (cinderblock) bricks at each corner of the footprint of the safe...And placed that on top of an equal sized 3/8" plywood base...Just to steady the whole "stack"...I didn't want to have that much point load going through the blocks to the carpet and slab (foundation)...

I also purchased a humidifier "rod" that keeps the inside of the safe at a generally low and constant level of humidity...Thats a good thing to get as well...

BTW, the whole rig I got weighed about 550# empty...

I don't keep an appreciable level of ammo in there either...Just enough to secure for a rainy day (or hurricane)...

Good luck on your search...It is a very wise thing you are doing in my opinion...