Posted on 12/15/2022 6:03:02 AM PST by Excellence
I would like to buy a gun safe for my son for Christmas. It needs to hold both long guns and semi-autos. I'm on Social Security, so I don't have an infinite amount of money. He does a lot of target shooting, so it needs to hold boxes of bulk ammo. My son served four years in the Marines, so he knows what he' doing. We live in Central Texas, so if you know of places near, say, Waco, that would be helpful. If you've upgraded and have one for sale, that would be okay, too.
Oh boy.....gun safe porn.....only think more popular is gun porn itself. Lol!
Dean safes offer some well priced safes. I have one myself.
You’re on ss. Hes a big boy now, Let him buy his own safe.
I know very little about this, but I always thought ‘snap safe’ was a cool Idea
Just note, most reasonably priced gun safes will not stop a burglar who knows what they are doing. It may stop some dumb kid or keep them from small children and other guests but that’s all. You can peel them in 10 minutes or even faster using an angle grinder to cut through the side. There are lots of videos on YouTube about this. Not trying to dissuade you just giving a heads up.
I bought one of these “Bighorn” safe’s about 8 years ago. Man oh man they have gone up in price...At the time I paid $500 but it’s more than that now. Also, later on I changed the electronic keypad and installed a “Sargent and Greenleaf” combination lock.
Remember, whatever these safes state that can hold immediately divide that number in half. Also, remember, these are very heavy so think about that before moving. If you do move it yourself, remove the door and all the sheetrock (fireproofing) from the internals.
These are not “bank vault” quality but they will help again the “smash and dash” type criminal.
We have a Liberty safe - open when we’re home, locked when we’re not.
Sorry—here’s the link for the Bighorn similar to what I have.
Go to Bass Pro Shop in Round Rock. Tons of quality options there. Also… why store the ammo in the safe?
Get the biggest safe that will fit in the space you plan to keep it. You’ll be putting other valuables in it besides guns.
They aren't cheap. If you are worried about theft vs. say fire protection you might get a good cabinet and fasten it to the wall and floor. They can be broken in to but it might take long enough to get police there if you have some security cameras.
Thank you for the link.
I had not heard of this approach.
That’s why more importantly, is putting the safe in a place that would be one of the last places for a criminal to see....even building out a false wall or covering it up to look like anything but a safe.
These days I honestly wonder if gun safes are worth it, especially the expensive ones.
We had a nice, 500+ LB. Liberty safe stolen from a house back in February — the bastards wenched it out of the basement with a rollback truck.
Then the geniuses used their phone to film themselves breaking into it. It took them all of five minutes, literally, with two crowbars to have that Liberty safe open. We were floored.
In my current home we just have a couple of metal gun cabinets, and those will move with us when we relocate.
Snap safes are cool. Specs are hi temp and how long at hi temp. Snap safes are above most in this area.
Always smart if possible.
An important point, aside from the size or the brand.
KEEP IT A SECRET. Emphasize to him that he should NOT show it off to friends. If he does, he might as well post photos of it along with its location on Facebook.
Install it in a place where it can be hidden or camouflaged. Repairmen, social visitors, etc, should NOT be able to see it and identify it.
The same goes for safes holding other valuables. Once word gets out that you have a safe with guns or gold or cash in it, home invaders will be able to force the home owner to open it. SOP is to threaten to kill or torture a wife or children to force the owner to open the safe.
The safe is only as secure as its SECRECY.
In fact, secrecy is probably more important than the quality of the safe.
PS to safe secrecy: bring it into the house with the box names and logos concealed from curious eyes. Do NOT throw the box out with the trash or recycling. The whole point is to maintain secrecy. This even means from best friends. Loose lips etc.
That’s really key advice. People can probably due without advertising on their front door with a “Home protected by Smith and Wesson” sticker as well. I find an oversized dog dish next to the door is a better idea.
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