Firearms and ammo storage
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hoosierboy
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I had the same problem, I acutally bought 2 used guns last week and just couldn't find anymore room in my safe. I took my ammo out and bought another cabinet, put a hasp on it and locked my ammo and holsters in it. It is on top of my safe bolted to the wall.
My answer is I do separate them, and that is just what I have been told. Reasoning is that if g-d forbid a child (we don't have any yet) in the house got into it they would load it and possibly cause damge to property or themselves. I keep all of my guns unloaded in my safe and the gun I happening to be carrying that week stays on me at all times and comes off me and goes on the night stand before I go to sleep. Also, I take the bullet out of the chamber when I sleep. I think the sound of me racking the slide would scare an intruder off anyways.
It looks like I got off topic, but as many opinions are on this board, I am sure someone else will share their own!
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"We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force."
--Ayn Rand, in "The Nature of Government"
My answer is I do separate them, and that is just what I have been told. Reasoning is that if g-d forbid a child (we don't have any yet) in the house got into it they would load it and possibly cause damge to property or themselves. I keep all of my guns unloaded in my safe and the gun I happening to be carrying that week stays on me at all times and comes off me and goes on the night stand before I go to sleep. Also, I take the bullet out of the chamber when I sleep. I think the sound of me racking the slide would scare an intruder off anyways.
It looks like I got off topic, but as many opinions are on this board, I am sure someone else will share their own!
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"We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force."
--Ayn Rand, in "The Nature of Government"
Hoosierboy, I also have a pump shotgun near the bed, but I am not under any illusion that just by racking the slide, the bad guy(s) will turn and scoot.
There are plenty of bad guys who will still come at you, especially in these days where so many of these hot prowlers are stoked on drugs.
In my opinion, the instant you rack that slide, you'd be more than wise to be extremely alert and ready to shoot, because some of 'em just ain't scared of your gun.
JMO. J.B.
There are plenty of bad guys who will still come at you, especially in these days where so many of these hot prowlers are stoked on drugs.
In my opinion, the instant you rack that slide, you'd be more than wise to be extremely alert and ready to shoot, because some of 'em just ain't scared of your gun.
JMO. J.B.
Being one of the poor people here.. no, I don't store my ammo away from my guns in my safe. Heck, it took alot of money just to buy the dang safe in the first place. For the money I spent, it better hold up in court (prob. won't, but hey, I don't have another $800 dollars to spend). All my guns, gun gear, and ammo (as well as cleaning kits, reloader dies/empty casings/primers/powder) are in this safe. It weighs too much to move by hand (no dolly's around) and is supposed to be hard to get in to. If the anti's, government don't like that... F*ck em. As for loaded guns... Yes, I have a loaded and chambered 12ga, a loaded and chambered .45, and a loaded and chambered SKS in the safe. Why... because if I can get the dang thing opened before I have to use my loaded/chambered .38 then I know I have more opinions to use and don't have to worry about loading anything I may use. Kids.. sure, they can come over and play... they can roam the downstairs.. but they know if they go upstairs.. and into my room... it's child beatin' time. No, I don't beat them, I just lay down the rules of the house. And, you say.. what if they watched the commercial from hci or vpc (I think it was) a couple of years back when they taught children how to break (hack) codes... well, I do have a motion senser hooked up also. Paranoid.. naw. More cautious then I have to be.. Yes. Why... because of the damned government and them trying to blame everything on us instead of bad parenting/bad people. USP45usp
Tatters, and for that matter USP45usp,
Cheap peace of mind come from having everything locked up.
Even my bedside guns are in a quick-access lockbox (GunVault) bolted to the side of the bed. A feature I like about the GunVault is that the electronic touchpad feature 'goes to sleep' for 30 minutes if five wrong entry code attempts are made. It also has a keylock if the batteries should go dead.
The rest of the guns are in a safe in the guest bedroom, out of sight from a casual viewer. NO ONE has access to the bedroom areas of our house when they visit. I like the idea of a motion detector anyway--thanks for the tip USP! I may just put a door-ajar sensor on that room for good measure.
My 'problem' is that my collection of guns seems to be growing.
I don't know what those evil things are doing in the confines of the dark secluded safe, but I ran out of room for both the guns and the ammo in the same safe. I need a bigger safe! The next house will have a walk-in safe-room! 
Filled concrete block walls and a safe-style entry door and a 10x10 room ought to do the job! 
For now, I have dealt with the problem in another manner. I bought a couple of the cheaper metal gun cabinets from Wal-Mart (8 gun cabinet for $89) just to store the ammo in. My wife was getting a little freaked out when she would open the guest room closet and see a couple cases worth of various ammo stacked on the shelf and in ammo cans on the floor. The metal gun cabinets are tucked away in the closet--out of sight, out of mind! I did have to make some shelves for the cabinet to stack the ammo a little neater, but that was no problem.
Good Luck!
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Remember, just because you are not paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you!
Cheap peace of mind come from having everything locked up.
Even my bedside guns are in a quick-access lockbox (GunVault) bolted to the side of the bed. A feature I like about the GunVault is that the electronic touchpad feature 'goes to sleep' for 30 minutes if five wrong entry code attempts are made. It also has a keylock if the batteries should go dead.
The rest of the guns are in a safe in the guest bedroom, out of sight from a casual viewer. NO ONE has access to the bedroom areas of our house when they visit. I like the idea of a motion detector anyway--thanks for the tip USP! I may just put a door-ajar sensor on that room for good measure.
My 'problem' is that my collection of guns seems to be growing.
I don't know what those evil things are doing in the confines of the dark secluded safe, but I ran out of room for both the guns and the ammo in the same safe. I need a bigger safe! The next house will have a walk-in safe-room! Filled concrete block walls and a safe-style entry door and a 10x10 room ought to do the job! For now, I have dealt with the problem in another manner. I bought a couple of the cheaper metal gun cabinets from Wal-Mart (8 gun cabinet for $89) just to store the ammo in. My wife was getting a little freaked out when she would open the guest room closet and see a couple cases worth of various ammo stacked on the shelf and in ammo cans on the floor. The metal gun cabinets are tucked away in the closet--out of sight, out of mind! I did have to make some shelves for the cabinet to stack the ammo a little neater, but that was no problem.
Good Luck!
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Remember, just because you are not paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you!
tatters, For now all my ammo is stored in the safe with my guns. That will soon have to
change since my safe is running out of room for more guns I do have two guns,mags removed,where I can get at them real fast.
I have not decided yet where I will move my ammo to and how I will store it.
Happy Shooting
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We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge.
Anonymous
change since my safe is running out of room for more guns
I do have two guns,mags removed,where I can get at them real fast.I have not decided yet where I will move my ammo to and how I will store it.
Happy Shooting
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We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge.
Anonymous
Ragin Cajun
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I keep most of my ammo separate from the guns because of space limitations. I now use what's called a "gang box" to store ammo. These are used to store tools at construction sites and are heavy steel with two protected wells for the padlocks. They come in various sizes starting from four feet wide, two feet deep and two feet high. It would take serious time, noise, etc. to get in one. Also a good place to keep tools, too. Cost from about $275 up.
David Scott
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Cajun has a good idea; another useful source for strong lockable boxes is a truck accessory place. Those diamond-pattern aluminum tool boxes make good ammo storage. They come in various sizes to fit your closet floor or wherever.