I currently own two Stack-On gun cabinets bolted to the studs. They are in my basement garage. I have about 14 long guns with about 10 pistols and its probably time to get a better safe.
My questions are do you think a $1400 to $1800 gun safe is necessary for most people?
I would be happy to buy another metal cabinet but having three of them is kind of ridiculous.
My plan is to buy a 30 Gun Safe like a Winchester Ranger or Liberty Colonial. Those are both available near where I live. I would put it in my basement which is for the most part very dry compared to most. I would then put one of the metal stack on cabinets in my upstairs garage for temporarily storing guns in during hunting season. So that I can quickly access them and keep them away from the kids. Kind of like a temporary gun storage locker. The other one I would use for some bb guns or storing reloading powders.
I was just wondering what people really use to store guns. I live in a good neighborhood and have never had any problem with theft. I feel like an idiot for asking if you should trust a $149 cabinet with $20,000 in guns. Two of my rifles and scope combos are worth $6,500.00 alone.
At one point, I planned on finishing the vault room in my basement and using it for storm and a gun room. I installed a metal door and a reg style lock in it. Then I questioned the security of the guns behind a cheap steel door and a reg door lock. Plus I would have to leave the door open sometimes to air it out. With kids this was not the best option so I have kept them in the steel cabinets until now.
Does everyone use the new electronic safe locks with key pad or is the old dial style better??
So do most people just bite the bullet and buy a big gun safe????
My questions are do you think a $1400 to $1800 gun safe is necessary for most people?
I would be happy to buy another metal cabinet but having three of them is kind of ridiculous.
My plan is to buy a 30 Gun Safe like a Winchester Ranger or Liberty Colonial. Those are both available near where I live. I would put it in my basement which is for the most part very dry compared to most. I would then put one of the metal stack on cabinets in my upstairs garage for temporarily storing guns in during hunting season. So that I can quickly access them and keep them away from the kids. Kind of like a temporary gun storage locker. The other one I would use for some bb guns or storing reloading powders.
I was just wondering what people really use to store guns. I live in a good neighborhood and have never had any problem with theft. I feel like an idiot for asking if you should trust a $149 cabinet with $20,000 in guns. Two of my rifles and scope combos are worth $6,500.00 alone.
At one point, I planned on finishing the vault room in my basement and using it for storm and a gun room. I installed a metal door and a reg style lock in it. Then I questioned the security of the guns behind a cheap steel door and a reg door lock. Plus I would have to leave the door open sometimes to air it out. With kids this was not the best option so I have kept them in the steel cabinets until now.
Does everyone use the new electronic safe locks with key pad or is the old dial style better??
So do most people just bite the bullet and buy a big gun safe????
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