gun safes

[Venus Pax]

In the next few weeks, I will be ordering a gun safe from R & D Enterprises. Their gun safes were rated one of the highest in gun magazines.
I'm getting one that is large enough for three or four handguns, has a touch access combination, and can (and will) be bolted to a permanent fixture in the house.
My dad has one of these, and he highly recommends them.

What kinds of safe(s) do you prefer, or are you using?
What do you need your safe to do? (ie, keep your guns away from children, protect them from criminals, act as a safe place for storage?)

[jbirds1210]

To keep a locked wall between my wife and my other loves!

[Braden]

I have two.

One is a knock off of the Gun Vault pistol safe that is bolted to my nightstand. I keep my carry pistol in there. Just punch in a 5 number combination and the door pops open. There's nothing fancy about it, but my only intent in getting it was to keep my carry pistol out of my childrens' hands while still being able to get to it quickly if needed.

I also have a 14 gun Sentry safe bolted to the wall in my closet. That's where I keep my long guns and pistols that don't see everyday use.

[anygunanywhere]

I have an American Security 42 gun model to store my treasures in. It is set up with shelves for handguns, clips and other accessories in middle 1/3 of the safe with longguns on outside thirds.

I do not have any small safes since I have no younguns in the house.

I will aquire some small ones soon, as well as a wall unit for a black rifle or shotgun.

Mrs. Anygun swears that every time she opens the safe to retrieve any of her posessions that there is less open space - they seem to be multiplying.

Wait until the AR evil black rifles I will soon build start multiplying!

[jbirds1210]

The black rifle family tends to spawn twins and triplets...you better be very very careful. I was addicted to them for a brief time and got over it...they are great fun, but I prefer a pistola...something about going to the range and seeing fifteen of the same exact gun with very slight variance! Take care.
Jason

[anygunanywhere]

I am ordering three stripped lowers to start.

That should keep the appetite satiated for a few months.

Anygun

[cyphur]

I'm looking into building an AR this spring, M4 type. Are there good kits to start with?

I really like the LMT Monolithic uppers and the SOPMOD lower but may be a little rich for my blood right now.



As for gun safes, I will be picking one up shortly after purchasing a handgun for when I sleep. Eventually my girls will be out of their cribs, and I'm fixin to get some pets, and I would rather start off training the way I will have to in the future then have to change my habit.

[longtooth]

I'll put the thread back on track. My "safe" is for security only. I made it. Lag bolted from inside to an inner wall of the garage. Takes 2 keys to get in. Very thief proof. Not very fire proof. Store all hunting & defense long guns & range hand guns in it. There is room for all my hunting ammo and PD ammo with room to spare.

[Diode]

I'll put the thread back on track. My "safe" is for security only. I made it. Lag bolted from inside to an inner wall of the garage. Takes 2 keys to get in. Very thief proof. Not very fire proof. Store all hunting & defense long guns & range hand guns in it. There is room for all my hunting ammo and PD ammo with room to spare.

Is your Garage attached to the house?

[Venus Pax]

longtooth, that sounds like a good system for most guns and rifles. Do you just put your carry gun nearby you when you and your wife are asleep? (I'm always of the opinion that some type of weapon should be in one's bedroom at night.)
Even after I get my safe, I'm not going to be too picky about locking up my carry gun at night. I will change my mind when I have children.

The reason I will be ordering this one so soon is that I will soon be tutoring out of my home, and want a safe place for other guns while I'm working with a kid. I don't want a waiting kid to get bored and find "the good toys."

[longtooth]

Diode. Garage attached to the house & secure G. doors. Steel doors & steel lock bars on inside to hold them down.
Venus, yes maam. When my feet hit the floor my R. hand is on my carry pistol. Wife has to take about 2 steps to grab hers & head for the closet.

[carlson1]

Has anyone had any experience with "Liberty Safes?"

[DiverDn]

I have a Liberty safe and like it very much. I have never had any incidents so I cannot speak to their customer service or the "toughness" of the safe.

During my search for a safe all the major companies had their spin on how fire proof their product is. So I stayed with the majors and bought the higest rated model that I could afford.

One last comment about the fine print, according to what I could figure out, Cannon is the only company that will pay for shipping both ways when their product needs to be serviced. All the other companies require that you pay for the return shipping to them.

[Braden]

I'll put the thread back on track. My "safe" is for security only. I made it. Lag bolted from inside to an inner wall of the garage. Takes 2 keys to get in. Very thief proof. Not very fire proof. Store all hunting & defense long guns & range hand guns in it. There is room for all my hunting ammo and PD ammo with room to spare.

Just out of curiosity, what is your "safe" made out of? I'm in construction and know a lot about construction materials and how houses and buildings are built. I'll tell you that unless your "safe" is made of steel or reinforced concrete then I'm not sure that I'd consider it "very thief proof". I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but with the right tools it's pretty easy to get past a wood framed wall...even if it has bricks & mortar on the outside.

On that note, your typical stick & brick house is far from secure. People spend lots of money to secure their doors and windows and never even consider how EASY it is for a person go through walls or the roof....but I digress.

[TxFire]

On that note, your typical stick & brick house is far from secure. People spend lots of money to secure their doors and windows and never even consider how EASY it is for a person go through walls or the roof....but I digress.

If they come through the walls or roof, they want in worse than I want them out. But I agree that going that route is not really all that difficult. Been there and done that.