Need gun safe recommendations

SDstephan said:

others might learn....

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@SDstephan By reiterating similar or the same advice given 2 years ago? Yea ok. This is hardly a 2 page thread as it is.

How many threads fit that category?

Raden1942 said:

I have the 26 gun Winchester safe. It is excellent and the best for the money in my opinion. At least it was when I bought it 2 years ago. It's a very good safe and beats the piss out of Costco safes and that tiny cabelas safe.

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LOL COSTCO use to sell those and I think they still do sometimes. I should know I bought one, they are better than nothing butt are thin skinned. Any of them can be cut into even the 1/4" thick ones, it will just slow them down. I had a buddy that built a fake outward corner wall that opened up in his garage out of plywood to hide his, it even had tools hanging off that wall.

kayaker said:

I had a buddy that built a fake outward corner wall that opened up in his garage out of plywood to hide his, it even had tools hanging off that wall.

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Nice, hiding in plain sight is a good plan. Sort of like the fake cold air returns in the basement. A long time ago in a gun magazine or home handyman kind of magazine there was a write up of an electric water heater that died and a guy put a roller skate wheel on each of the heaters legs in a way where the water heater could be rotated to expose a hinged access door on the back side. He did some cleaning and painting of the interior, added a rack of sorts and added as best a lock as can be added to a sheet metal can, mostly to keep kids out of. He even had a length of armored cable and copper tubes go up into the floor joists a bit to look even more legit. Other than the tools needed, which he may have already owned, he did not invest a lot of money into a clever safe. Needless to say it didn’t have a high capacity but many people aren’t whack jobs like some of us who have too many guns, if that’s even possible.

Blackpaw said:

Good morning everyone, I have been browsing safes and would like to stay around the $500 mark. I saw a no frills but real safe from Cabela’s for $550, I missed the costco ones by a day, darnish. I would like 8-10 gun capacity

Any other places to look or recommendations?

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gun capacity is measured like pellet velocity IE the smallest thinnest with no attachments IE: no scope and no bipods , just iron sights and slim stocks .

IDEAS

Blackpaw said:

Thanks guys and I found this Winchester safe at tractor supply and for now it’s in budget and they will deliver $150 but what can I do. Thing weights 220 lbs so within weight limits and big enough for the near term. $450ish they said they will deliver. The store isn’t to far from my office so I’ll go check it out.


https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/winchester-gun-safe-12-gun-ts12-30

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I have this TS safe and for the money its really good. Get this product it will increase the number of guns a lot and keep them from touching one another. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being highest its a 9 only because its not free. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XKF7WR6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1&psc=1

This vendor has some very good products.