Champion Safe/In The House/Thanks!!

AdamsQuailHunter

SP45 - ED P - 32wsl and others. Thanks for the input gentlemen. I have been saving for about 3 years to buy a good gun safe.It is now in the utility room and all of the "jury-rigged" stuff with the chains and pad locks are gone.I built the ramps out of two layers of 3/4 inch plywood, supported all the way across - so no sags in the middle as the Orlando safe company distrubutor instructed me to do. It would have been impossible to move this nearly 1 ton monster on the grass, but I had informed the distributor in advance that there was going to be 6-8 feet of this. No problem as he had several 1/8 inch - 2 X 3 feet sheets of plate steel. We just put it down on the grass and away we went.Everything went very well and it is sitting on a piece of 3/4 plywood and is equipped with a "golden-rod" as several of you have suggested.Again I would like to thank you all for the imput.AdamsQuailHunter

AdamsQuailHunter

whoops!!Forgot to mention that I decided to go for the higher fire rating - the 1400 degree one.Thanks Again Gentlemen For The Input:I will shut-up now.

ironsites

Just wandering- why plywood? is it on a concrete floor? If you have concrete I suggest bolting it to the floor and to the wall. I know it's heavy, but a neighbor of mine had his safe stolen from his home while on vacation-that safe weighed approx. 1,800 pounds full. They got his safe and papers and guns. These guys are getting hungry!

He Dog

Congrats! I admire your persistence in saving up for it. So many these days put it on the card and pay interest for a couple of years. I too would bolt it down if possible. A friend of a good friend (sounds like urban legend doesn't it) had his safe stolen also. took the guns out at their leisure and the safe went in the Kaw River near Lawerence KS. Be a shame to lose it all after you saved so long.

hacker

a ton in weight? holy cow, how big is this thing?

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i never make misteakes.

ironsites

my safe is smaller 30 inch. wide, 24 inch. deep and 60 inch. tall. It is about 650 lbs.Loaded is about 900 lbs (lots of ammo. and guns).Made of 10 ga. metal walls and lined with the fire stuff. Door is 3/8" metal and with the solid stainless locking rods (1") and all the saftey break in proof glass and rods it is heavy. If someone tries to hammer off the lock, the safe will seal itself and can't be opened. If someone tries to cut thru the metal walls- the safe seals the door and it can't be opened. The glass inside breaks and locks the door. Pretty neat huh? Forget the Combo. and your out of luck-call the manufacture.

ED P

AdamsQuailHunter,It definitely gives one peace of mind to have a safe when you're not home- I had a removable sheetrock in the closet type setup to hide my stuff for far too long. A real pro can get in any safe, but it will stop kids and hit and run burglars, which I think are the biggest worry.Though I have no plans to bolt mine down, I've been thinking for quite some time of bolting a piece of I-beam using the bolt holes under the safe, as I have a few feet behind the safe in the closet for it to stick out, so it couldn't just be carried off without addressing the I-beam first.[This message has been edited by ED P (edited 10-24-2001).]