Get a Safe.

[S&W-Keeper]

If you do not have a gun safe, get one. One of my shooting buddies had his house broken into this week.They stole 14 of his handguns. All he has left are the ones stored at his range locker.

 

[Doug M.]

*sigh* We sold the great safe we had in our second house, when we were trying to sell the house as the crash came. When we started using the house again, we did not have a safe in it. Came home after a weekend this past summer, and had been burgled. Lost a patrol rifle (Noveske N4), patrol shotgun (Vang modified M590), and a 625-6. I never leave guns there now.

 

[charlie sherrill]

Gun safes are a good thing. I've got two of them and my house has an alarm. I've only see one successfully burgled in the last 13 years. That one was removed from a house while the owner was out of state working. It was found peeled over in Louisiana. The safe company replaced the safe but the contents were gone. I suspect his druggie ex-stepson was involved but there was no proof of this. I have seen several failed attempts at breaking into a gun safe. These things will also help protect your stuff in some house fires. Depends on what your safe is rated for and how hot the fire is. Occassionally we'll get a wave of house burglaries followed by a wave of safe buying.

 

[Muddyboot]

A safe was the best purchase I ever made, but I filled it and need a second.
Would like one for handguns and one for rifles, plus an ammo safe would be cool.Hmmmmm, might be better off with a vault.

 

[wetdog]

I've been thinking of a display case so that I could show them without being handled. Not a good idea. I'm going to go with a safe.

 

[oldman45]

Buying a gun safe is only part of what is needed.

Install it securely mounted to the floor. A safe that just stands on the floor can be carried away by 2-3 good sized guys using an appliance dolly.

Then keep the door closed and LOCKED. Never leave the combination one number from completion. A lot of people do so and their safes are easily compromised.

A good safe is a lot cheaper than replacing one good gun.

 

[jeffsmith]

I am still amazed when I visit a Gunowner's house
& see guns stored in a glass front wooden cabinet

 

[Sprefix]

My Canon safe was THE BEST MONEY spent for any part of my shooting hobby. When I had 20 plus guns, it hit me one day when I realized that a single gun cost more than the money I paid for my Limited Edition 2nd Amendment safe. I'm in it a minimum of twice per day.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

I am still amazed when I visit a Gunowner's house
& see guns stored in a glass front wooden cabinet

I worked with a Dr. once that was a serious gun nut and collector. I went with him one time to pick up some guns from a gunsmith and was amazed to see he had some Montgomery Wards rifles and shotguns and H&R revolvers highly blued and the wood poly-urethane coated. When I asked him why he spend so much money on getting the guns prettied up - especially when the dress-up in some cases exceeded the value of the gun - he told me they were his "bait guns". He would place the "bait gun" in locked, glass cabinets while the good stuff was locked up in hidden gun safes. He had been the victim of a few robberies, and the thieves smashed and grabbed all of the bait guns and didn't bother anything else in the house. By the way, he had also had the gunsmith carefully deactivate each gun by doing things like shortening the firing pins.

Regards,

Dave

 

[Sprefix]

Quote--"By the way, he had also had the gunsmith carefully deactivate each gun by doing things like shortening the firing pins."---ROTFLMBO!!!! hahahahahahhhahahhaahhaahhahaah

 

[BuckeyeChuck]

One of the first things I did when I got serious about handguns was to purchase a Liberty Centurion 30. This is an entry-level safe, offering only moderate fire protection. Since I own no collectible guns, I am not worried about losing them during a serious home fire. For the valuables that I am less willing to lose (the gigs and gigs of family phiotos and videos, for example) I have (so far) purchased two fire-resistant, water-resistant boxes that sit in the fire-resistant safe. I'll get about an hour of 1200F protection from that arrangement, and unless the fire department (which is only a mile away) simply cannot get here, a fire of this magnitude is unlikely.

The total price, including the safe, sales tax, delivery, and a tip for the *excellent* delivery dudes, was about $1200. For another $100 I could have purchased one of Liberty's fat boy safes, but since the extra foot of width would make it much more difficult to store in my postage-stamp house, I opted for the smaller model. Good thing, too. The Centurion 30 *barely* made it up the stoop to my rear door in my enclosed patio room, having less than 1" clearance when rotated to get into the house. The fat boy would have gone back to the store on the truck.

 

[fat tom]

I've been thinking of a display case so that I could show them without being handled. Not a good idea. I'm going to go with a safe.

Wise decision. I've got a beautiful,glass-front walnut gun cabinet and a glass-topped chest that I don't use anymore. It sucks that you have to lock 'em up out of site.
f.t.

 

[oldman45]

Wise decision. I've got a beautiful,glass-front walnut gun cabinet and a glass-topped chest that I don't use anymore. It sucks that you have to lock 'em up out of site.
f.t.

Even a glass cabinet is better than what I see in people's homes. Most of the places I go inside of has a couple of wall hanging racks where someone just has to lift the rifle. Fingerprints go with the gun.

 

[loknload]

My gun safe was my best purchase ever as well, of course it was empty and now it's filled. Now I need a second one!
Of course at one time I did have the gun cabinet but that was a Christmas gift from the wife. We still have it but it's not used any longer.
A good gun safe is a wise purchase!

 

[kennyb]

i must agree...my very large winchester safe was a smart buy

 

[lhump1961]

When I started adding up how much $$ I had in my guns I finally got a safe. I don't have to worry when I'm gone like I did before. All my guns stay there...except for the flavor of the day that I carry and have at night. Safes are a MUST have and like another post said...it cost less than most any of my guns!

 

[moosedog]

Yes, good reminder S&W keeper. Everyone thinks it only happens to others.
I've also got an alarm, a dog and LE neighbors who I shoot and hunt with.

 

[sophie]

Buying my gunsafe was the one of the smartest things I've ever done. It really eased my mind. I also have it bolted thru the floor. I've had it over 20 yrs. and the peace of mind has really been worth it. When I think about the times before I had a safe and worried a lot especially when out of town I don't know what took me so long. I also have bought a second one to catch overflow. It is full also.


_____
James

 

[chud333]

A good gunsafe bolted through the floor is a must IMHO.
I've got a hunting buddy who tells of a guy who had
two safes stolen from his house while he was away. The thieves
simply put a chain around the safes and pulled one right through a
window and the second right through the side of his house with a
pick-up truck i guess. The story is told that the safes we're both found
later in the country with the tops cut out by torch and all guns removed. The Homeowner bought a third safe and took it to a welder
to have a hidden compartment welded in the top of the new safe which was then filled with 5 pounds of black powder. I guess the third safe
gets taken and the police will find bits and pieces of the thief/thieves along side the safe when it's torched open. "Not something i would do".
But to each his own i guess.


chuck

 

[9c1 lover]

A good gunsafe bolted through the floor is a must IMHO.
I've got a hunting buddy who tells of a guy who had
two safes stolen from his house while he was away. The thieves
simply put a chain around the safes and pulled one right through a
window and the second right through the side of his house with a
pick-up truck i guess. The story is told that the safes we're both found
later in the country with the tops cut out by torch and all guns removed. The Homeowner bought a third safe and took it to a welder
to have a hidden compartment welded in the top of the new safe which was then filled with 5 pounds of black powder. I guess the third safe
gets taken and the police will find bits and pieces of the thief/thieves along side the safe when it's torched open. "Not something i would do".
But to each his own i guess.


chuck
side the

Great idea, but then he will get sued, especially if they survive and are maimed. Great country we live in.


Anyways, to all the guys that have their guns stolen because they have no safe, thank you for placing more guns in the hands of criminals. Safe gun handling starts with safe gun KEEPING, yes you should not have to, but the facts are you just helped arm people that are the reason our gun rights are under attack.

If you can afford a gun, you can afford a safe. Granted nothing will stop a determined thief, but at least don't make it easy for them to just walk in and walk out.

People having guns and not under lock and key when not home, imho, are completly irresponsible gun owners.

Glass front cases do not count, and the mentality that "it won't happen to me" is inexcusable.

To those who are responsible gun owners, who don't like helping thiefs get our guns so our right come under even more fire, to you I say THANKS.