ok.. since I'll be getting an AR tomorrow... I'm looking at getting a safe for my room. I've been looking around some, it seems like there is either pistol size, or OMG huge. All I need is room for my AR, Shotgun (foldover stock) and my Taurus 9mm. I'd want to bolt it to the wall. Prefer something easily accessable like a finger print scan, but don't want to spend big cash. Looks like most of the ones in my price point are key locks Several gun owners on here... would like to hear about your setups, brands and prices paid...
I have one from Dick's sporting goods bought it for like $100 when they had a really good sale....sits my rifles, handguns and ammo perfectly...i would check to see if they have any on sale now
^^ Checked Dicks website.. is this the one you have? http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p...d=12982249&cp=4406646.4413993.4414427.4414433 Looks good, just a bit larger than I need. Just gonna be 3 guns in there... From the looks of it, that one is about the smallest safe that will fit a rifle though.
Do you want it to be fireproof? A safe a little bigger then you need is always a good thing. If you ever expand your collection you will have the room. As far as price, remember what you keeping in there. A good safe is a worthy investment. And digital locks are sweet, but it's nice to have a manual lock or at least a back up lock just in case. Check out tractor supply and academy sports. They both run good deals from time to time.
Guess I never thought about fireproof... I would guess that wouldn't matter much. Will probably be $1800 worth of guns in there, I don't want to spend $500 to keep them safe. This is more so I can feel comfortable keeping them loaded and ready to defend... Without just keeping them in a drawer or something. Also being able to keep them locked up when I'm not there... Although, a determined thief could just pry the safe off the wall and take it, but at least this would make it more difficult.
Always get bigger than you need because you will fill it up… I would suggest going to tractor supply company because they seem to have much better prices than most places in a pretty good selection
And it's not necessarily about keeping your guns safe it's about keeping you safe if someone breaks in your house.
A great opportunity to pimp my other favorite forum... zombiehunters.org A breakdown of what makes a good gun safe and how most gun safes are little more than locking cabinets. http://zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=27418 hope it helps
make sure the fire safe is UL rated otherwise waste of money. gun safe in old house consisted of a breaker panel with door and a in-wall medicine cabinet with the door pulled off. Who the fuck is going to check the breaker panel?
What about an old non-working fridge? *edit* sorry, didn't see that this was for your bedroom. A fridge/safe would most likely only work in a basement scenario.
^^ Yeah, I'm going to check the other companies people suggested. I really would like something a bit smaller. I have the trifecta... I don't plan on getting more guns. If anything, I would upgrade the AR to something in .308 someday, but that wouldn't need more room. Anyone now of anything smaller?