Gun Safe Questions

Rangerscott · 10-20-2011, 10:17 PM

What about cutting a hole out in the foundation, have a weld shop make a steel box, put it in the hole, have a nice thick sheet of steel for the door with inside hinges so it'll close flush with the foundation, then throw a rug over it and call it a day.

If not then I would look at three things.

1. Dimension size - Gotta be able to get it into your house

2. Gun count - On this, I've learned from reviews that what the company puts as the gun number is usually higher than what it actually is. It's as if they just see how many rods will fit and say thats how many rifles will fit. Plus add scopes or any accessories on your rifles and the actual count drops even more.

3. Fire rating - Look at the temperature rating and for how long. I'm sure a house can burn more than 30 minutes. If you have a brick house I'm sure it gets hotter than a siding house.

askmrjesus · 10-21-2011, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

What about cutting a hole out in the foundation, have a weld shop make a steel box, put it in the hole, have a nice thick sheet of steel for the door with inside hinges so it'll close flush with the foundation, then throw a rug over it and call it a day.

That's not a gun safe, it's a missile silo.

JC

Particle Man · 10-21-2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

That's not a gun safe, it's a missile silo.

JC

Tomato, tomahto.

Papa_Complex · 10-21-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

That's not a gun safe, it's a missile silo.

JC

Well where else do you store your LGM-30; the garage? What are you thinking man!

racedoll · 10-21-2011, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

What about cutting a hole out in the foundation, have a weld shop make a steel box, put it in the hole, have a nice thick sheet of steel for the door with inside hinges so it'll close flush with the foundation, then throw a rug over it and call it a day.

If not then I would look at three things.

1. Dimension size - Gotta be able to get it into your house

2. Gun count - On this, I've learned from reviews that what the company puts as the gun number is usually higher than what it actually is. It's as if they just see how many rods will fit and say thats how many rifles will fit. Plus add scopes or any accessories on your rifles and the actual count drops even more.

3. Fire rating - Look at the temperature rating and for how long. I'm sure a house can burn more than 30 minutes. If you have a brick house I'm sure it gets hotter than a siding house.

Too much work to do what you said & don't know if I'll be in this house forever. Regular safe is easier.

I know to look at the ratings. Understanding why one manufacturer has higher ratings & time than another yet they are cheaper is my 'dilemma'.

I also know to get one bigger than I need because it WILL get filled. I know this and expect it.

I have a budget and want to find the 'best' one I can to suit my needs.

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Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	What about cutting a hole out in the foundation, have a weld shop make a steel box, put it in the hole, have a nice thick sheet of steel for the door with inside hinges so it'll close flush with the foundation, then throw a rug over it and call it a day. If not then I would look at three things. 1. Dimension size - Gotta be able to get it into your house 2. Gun count - On this, I've learned from reviews that what the company puts as the gun number is usually higher than what it actually is. It's as if they just see how many rods will fit and say thats how many rifles will fit. Plus add scopes or any accessories on your rifles and the actual count drops even more. 3. Fire rating - Look at the temperature rating and for how long. I'm sure a house can burn more than 30 minutes. If you have a brick house I'm sure it gets hotter than a siding house.