Got a Gun Safe???

[Schnugg]

Holy Cow....I just got finished moving a gun safe into my garage. Holy crap it must weigh 800 freakin' pounds. It is made by Pro-Steel. With 10 locking pins in the door. The steel is 3/8 plate all over. Lock is Sargent and Greenleaf.

The thing is about 52" tall, 29" wide and 24" deep. What a huge pain to move. It took four neighbors and me to move it out of the back of the Durango (with the safe door off) and into the garage. I wager money that four typical house theives could not move this to try to steal it. It has smooth rounded corners and nothing to grab onto. Not bad for $400.

Here she is. Fully loaded out. Yardstick for comparison. Ohhh my achin' back.

What do you all store your guns in? :icon_mi_1

 

[Fly Navy]

Nice. I need a safe like that BAD. I need one with at least a 20 long-gun capacity.

 

[E5B]

Nice. I need a safe like that BAD. I need one with at least a 20 long-gun capacity.

Me too!!

Although I somehow forsee you passing me in the guns deptartment....I dunno maybe it's because you're single and I have 2 kids and a mortgage?

 

[Fly Navy]

Hey schnug, how do you combat moisture and such? Dessicant?

 

[A4sForever]

Gun safes are a must if you have firearms @ home -- to protect you from others and to protect others from themselves. I have safes in the "gunsmithing" room and upstairs for "personal belongings". I will never move them again, however --- I'll hire it done next time.

My storage areas are temp & humidity controlled --- if not you'll need high quality dessicants and need to check/change them regularly. I initially made the mistake of not checking often enough when living in a prior location --- I went on a 2 week trip -- returned to find some of the leather slings developing mildew. Some high end safes come with internal systems -- you've got too much money tied up in firearms, you have to protect your investment, safety considerations aside. Now that's news .... right??

 

[feddoc]

I must be a lucky sob....I have three safes and will soon need a fourth.....unless my wife actually goes out in the garage.

I use 'goldenrod' dehumidifiers in all of them. Well worth the investment.


I used to move my first one by myself....1100 lbs..but, sh*t, I am a big boy, squat 550, BP 375...I can handle it...a couple of oak dowel rods, a 1500lb appliance dolly....smooth as a baby's butt. Until...

That fateful day in Fallon. I was backing up and tripped. (ORM not present)In that microsecond that the event took, I saw myself on the corner selling pencils and telling stories. The safe stopped, but only because luck had two 40mm ammo cans to break the fall. I actually felt the safe touching the hairs on my kneecaps.

I sat there for awhile, squeezed out from under it and went to the casino. Next day I bribed some SEAL buddies to help me lift it upright.

This grasshopper learned that it is much easier to pay professional movers.

FWIW, fire rated is the way to go.

 

[VetteMuscle427]

Speaking of gun safes.... anyone in the DC area need a nice Sentry safe? I figure it is easier for me to sell it here than take it down to P-Cola.

 

[Schnugg]

I plan on using a Goldenrod element. I'm using dessicant bags (1# size) until I get the heating element installed.
Next time, I'll pay some movers. Hopefully will never have to move it.
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