Just ordered a gun locker

burbguy82 said:
Sure, as long as your safe is not just being held in by a sheet metal screw....... was my point. No structural metal studs can get a screw ripped out easily.
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Oh...I think I get what you're suggesting. Just put a short length of 2x4 or something inside the metal stud and shoot a decent sized screw through the metal stud into the wood behind it. You'd need a crowbar and a lot of time to pull the locker out.
 
Cropduster172 said:
Oh...I think I get what you're suggesting. Just put a short length of 2x4 or something inside the metal stud and shoot a decent sized screw through the metal stud into the wood behind it. You'd need a crowbar and a lot of time to pull the locker out.
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exactly. I mean if you ran a few screws through it into the metal stud, it would likely be fine, no normal person would be able to remove it, but.........

non structural metal stud used in construction as ONLY made to hold up sheetrock. Structural studs are thicker and made to hold weight. You likely have non structural type, which is why I brought it up.

I like your choice in cabinet. It is economically low cost, but fits the bill. I think beyond a gucci collection of guns, a high dollar safe is overkill, nice, but not nessessary.

In Switzerland, every male who serves in the Army, gets to keep their rifle, and many use the government issued weapons cabinet, which is just a steel cabinet, with an expanded metal enclosure, which allows airflow.
 
burbguy82 said:
exactly. I mean if you ran a few screws through it into the metal stud, it would likely be fine, no normal person would be able to remove it, but.........

non structural metal stud used in construction as ONLY made to hold up sheetrock. Structural studs are thicker and made to hold weight. You likely have non structural type, which is why I brought it up.

I like your choice in cabinet. It is economically low cost, but fits the bill. I think beyond a gucci collection of guns, a high dollar safe is overkill, nice, but not nessessary.

In Switzerland, every male who serves in the Army, gets to keep their rifle, and many use the government issued weapons cabinet, which is just a steel cabinet, with an expanded metal enclosure, which allows airflow.
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That's how I view it. Was on a dedicated gun forum and posted about this locker.
Of course there's always some tool that thinks he's the seasoned, been there-done that expert...touting how easy it would be to grind the exposed hinges off with an angle grinder. Guys like that are why the ignore feature was invented.
 
Cropduster172 said:
touting how easy it would be to grind the exposed hinges off with an angle grinder.
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Where I live, I am required by law to store my guns in a safe - and state officials can show up, unannounced, and request to see my safe and its contents. Any form of gun safe is better than no gun safe. The safe is a theft deterrent, however, given enough time and the right tools, consumer grade safes can be breached. In the hunting group that I am in, a hunter was away from his home for about a week and someone breached his safe and stole all of his guns and ammunition. The police believe that the safe was opened with a device similar to the hydraulic rescue tool used by the fire departments to pry open wrecked cars and free occupants.
 
Jeffrey said:
Where I live, I am required by law to store my guns in a safe - and state officials can show up, unannounced, and request to see my safe and its contents. Any form of gun safe is better than no gun safe. The safe is a theft deterrent, however, given enough time and the right tools, consumer grade safes can be breached. In the hunting group that I am in, a hunter was away from his home for about a week and someone breached his safe and stole all of his guns and ammunition. The police believe that the safe was opened with a device similar to the hydraulic rescue tool used by the fire departments to pry open wrecked cars and free occupants.
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As previously stated. The intent was to secure them better than standing in the corner of a walk-in closet, not high level theft protection or security. Safely secured. Not secured in a safe.
The unit serves my intended purpose well and I believe was decent value for the money.
 
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Cropduster172 said:
As previously stated. The intent was to secure them better than standing in the corner of a walk-in closet, not high level theft protection or security. Safely secured. Not secured in a safe.
The unit serves my intended purpose well and I believe was decent value for the money.
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You must have bought the supply....

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Cropduster172 said:
That's how I view it. Was on a dedicated gun forum and posted about this locker.
Of course there's always some tool that thinks he's the seasoned, been there-done that expert...touting how easy it would be to grind the exposed hinges off with an angle grinder. Guys like that are why the ignore feature was invented.
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Have you seen the videos of the " Pro " breaching a gun safe in 10.75 seconds or some such ? The guy is always out in a big workshop with all sorts of room to work and using tools that most smash and grab burglars wouldn't be carrying .
 
nomas said:
Have you seen the videos of the " Pro " breaching a gun safe in 10.75 seconds or some such ? The guy is always out in a big workshop with all sorts of room to work and using tools that most smash and grab burglars wouldn't be carrying .
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Have not seen but if that's the case, why bother with a 600lb safe over an 80lb locker?
Also, wasn't there an issue with Liberty Safes where they could remotely read every combination programmed into their safes at any time?
 
Great thinking on the location. My gun safe is in a similar location, behind the door to the room it is in. I picked the location in part, in hopes that the safe would be overlooked by a thief, unless they were a close friend or family member, who knows where it is located.
 
BHopkins said:
Great thinking on the location. My gun safe is in a similar location, behind the door to the room it is in. I picked the location in part, in hopes that the safe would be overlooked by a thief, unless they were a close friend or family member, who knows where it is located.
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See post above.
 
Cropduster172 said:
Yeah. I stocked up on ammunition years ago when 9mm was $8-$9/box. Sometimes cheaper. I bought cases of 9mm,.223, .22 and some .45.
Bought some of those plastic storage shelves from Home Depot and I keep it all in the same furnace room as the new gun locker. In hind sight, I wish I had stocked up more on .38, which I'm finding lately is expensive and minimal selection.
Best deal I found lately was $15/box from Target Sports USA...limit of 5 boxes per customer. Not great stuff either. 4-5 duds in 2 boxes. I think it's New Republic brand. Have shot a ton of their 9mm with no issues. But the .38...👎👎
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Will .40 cal S&W go the way of .38 special ?
 
Cropduster172 said:
Took about 1.5 hours to assemble and place on a 8" block to keep it above any potential leaks in the furnace room as the water heater and other plumbing is in their. Fit and finish is pretty good. It's not a safe but I don't want a safe. It's secure and screwed to a steel stud. View attachment 263395View attachment 263396
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Is the humidity low in that basement? I'd check it before putting guns down there. I'd even have a humidity sensor there in case!
 
Astro14 said:
Calibers come and go - .38 Special is still plentiful and available - so, for a caliber to “go the way of .38 Special” and remain widely available seems pretty good to me.
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I generally agree however it's considerably,ore expensive than 9mm, although deals can be had. I'm hoping it drops in price with time.
 
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