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Gun Safes

koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
i have a liberty gun safe. is it possible to beat it open with a sledge? if the police had a warrant how would they get into it if the owner wasn't there? only i have the combination. if i cash in could my wife hire a safe cracker?
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just got a gun safe and put it in the bassment
    I have a dehumidifier in the bassment would this keep
    moisture out of the safe or should I get a
    Goldenrod dehumidifier for in the safe?
    How about silica gel crystal packs would they be
    better?
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've finally decided it's time for a gun safe since my neighbors housed was recently broken in to. I poked around Cabelas website and saw a Sentry 14 gun safe that looked good, but have not done enough searching to make a commitment on anything. Does Sentry have a good rep? Are there better brands out there in the same price range? ($1500 max) I'll need storage for about 15 guns, and plan on getting a firelined safe just for extra safety. I guess my question is, what brands should I look at / features to check for, etc. Thanks for your help.
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone ever heard of a Winchester Gun Safe?...whats the dope?
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Finally got a safe (Remington E23). Any advise on moving, location, etc. would be appreciated. I have a walkout basement with easy access hidden fron view so not sure that is best location. Would like to put it in the den above the garage but don't know if floor can handle the weight (510lbs). Any suggestions? Thanks.
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been doing some research on a new gun safe. I think I want the Zanotti one. Does have any experience with this safe? It looks like you take it in the house in pieces and you put it together. I found their site out of shotgun news. www.zanottiarmor.com

    Let me know if these are good safes.

    Thanks in advance

    Andy
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The article about the E-Z open gun safe got me to thinking about getting one. I've thought about it before but hadn't given it much priority.
    Would youse troops be kind enough to give me some input from your experience with different safes? I can't afford one of the really expensive ones so try to keep the price reasonable please.

    Mudge the suddenly paranoid

    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!<BR>
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been noticing alot of post on gun safes on multiple forums lately. I mean many more than usual. Is there something to this? Or did everyone just decide to get a safe at the same time[?]
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    well dad is starting to look at a few gun safes snice his house has been hit twice
    any good choics that wont brank the bank hes 70 and is on a budget

    he looked at the ones at wal-mart but I told him not to waist his money on those as i did not think they would hold up to a robber.


    taz
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    has anyone seen or heard of pentagon gun safes.
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am looking at getting a couple of those heavy fire proof gun safes. What is the best kind to get? If there is a fire can they get hot enough inside to do any damage to the guns such as melting the finish or any other type of damage?
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ive been looking at safes for quite some time now and found what I feel to be a very good bargain. Last night I went to Walyworld (Walmart) and they have a Sentry 14 gun safe for $329.00 It is completely lined and to my amazement has 5, 1-1/2" locking lugs and the body is 1/8" enamel covered steel. I am going to put it on lay away this evening and make weekly payment until its paid for.

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....




    Edited by - 4GodandCountry on 09/03/2002 10:44:41
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  • koolkoinskoolkoins Member Posts: 102 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've decided I need to buy a gun firesafe, and was wondering if placing it in my garage would be safe storage for the guns. I live in the Texas "Hill Country" where temperatures can get as high as 105 degrees in the summer and as low as 25 degrees in the winter. Humidity is usually around 40 to 60%. Would my guns be safely protected in this environment.
    Thanks for any advice.
    Koolkoins
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    drastic temp changes are a no-no. That and having them in the garage makes the safe easily accesible to theives. Your heat pump (HVAC) system works by removing humidity from the air, and thus is the best place to have the safe. Keep your safe inside the house IMHO
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  • Riomouse911Riomouse911 Member Posts: 3,492 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The interior of the safe won't fluctuate as much nor as quickly as a garage does, especially if it's uninsulated like our ranch garages were, so I wouldn't be super worried about the changes. Is it better too keep the safe inside the house? Yes. But if you don't have room, the garage will work. With occasional checking and reoiling the steel and actions when needed, you'll be OK. IMO Texas humidity is the real killer of steel, so a dehumidifier is a must for any safe down there. (My family's ranch straddled the border of Kerr/Bandera Counties near Camp Verde, I'm pretty familiar with Hill Country weather you describe. For all the years of hunting and use the guns in the racks had, rust on them was never an issue with a bit of care.)
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  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just bought a safe on-line from Wal-Mart. Before it was even delivered their price went up $200.[:D] I was going to rent a truck to pick it up but the delivery fee was less than the rental fee.
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  • Turbo72Turbo72 Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There is a guy in my street that has his safe in the garage and when his garage door is open its right there in plain sight advertising to any thief that may drive by. Makes me cringe! My opinion keep it inside and save yourself the worry of rust and thieves.
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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,565 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bad Idea. Keep them in a controlled inviroment like everyone else suggested.
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,051 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Turbo72
    There is a guy in my street that has his safe in the garage and when his garage door is open its right there in plain sight advertising to any thief that may drive by. Makes me cringe! My opinion keep it inside and save yourself the worry of rust and thieves.


    Maybe that's the "distraction" safe. The theives may enter and open that and then it trips the security system. After a while it's the "Gimp" and "Zeeke" action over the saw horse for the would be thieves [:D].

    Hell I'd leave one in the back yard and use that as a smoker. Now if I could master the universal laws I'd turn that said safe in to a pressure smoker. Do a 200 pound hog in 45 to one hour.
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  • gearheaddadgearheaddad Member Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In my humble opinion, a garage is a place to keep cars and motorcycles.
    Guns should not be in a garage. If you care enough for your guns to bother buying a safe, for gods sake put the safe in the house!![:D]

    My favorite thing to see is $100.00 worth of unorganized junk in a garage and two $25,000.00 dollar cars sitting on the street or in the driveway!!
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