TheGunGeek
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This is why I say don't bother with "gun safes" and stick to cabinets, unless you're willing to put some real money into a real safe. A good TL 30 concrete composite safe will be ~4-8 thousand, therefore you should have enough assets that need protecting to justify the purchase. The next step down would be heavy gauge steel like a Sturdy Safe, however these are still susceptible to a cutting wheel. In all cases whether a safe or cabinet, they need to bolted to the floor or wall to be effective.
All safes and cabinets can be broken into given the right equipment and enough time. The purpose is to buy time until the police or you can react, and you can accomplish this by having multiple layers to your security "onion". The first layer is your exterior doors and windows, followed by an alarm system or electronic monitoring, followed by the room the safe or cabinets are in, and finally the safe or cabinets themselves.
You can have a pretty good home system by first strengthening your entry points. Add an alarm system to cover your outside entry points and the gun room that alerts you directly if tripped. Finally placing the cabinets in a walk-in closet with a strong door and frame will add another layer. None of these things are prohibitively expensive. It all depends on how much you have invested in your stuff, and then layer appropriately. Finally, be careful who knows what you have. Safes in open view to everyone is advertising, and increases risk substantially.
Again, it all depends on what your goals are. If the goal is just to keep them secured from unauthorized household members, the solution is much more simple.
All safes and cabinets can be broken into given the right equipment and enough time. The purpose is to buy time until the police or you can react, and you can accomplish this by having multiple layers to your security "onion". The first layer is your exterior doors and windows, followed by an alarm system or electronic monitoring, followed by the room the safe or cabinets are in, and finally the safe or cabinets themselves.
You can have a pretty good home system by first strengthening your entry points. Add an alarm system to cover your outside entry points and the gun room that alerts you directly if tripped. Finally placing the cabinets in a walk-in closet with a strong door and frame will add another layer. None of these things are prohibitively expensive. It all depends on how much you have invested in your stuff, and then layer appropriately. Finally, be careful who knows what you have. Safes in open view to everyone is advertising, and increases risk substantially.
Again, it all depends on what your goals are. If the goal is just to keep them secured from unauthorized household members, the solution is much more simple.
