Just picked up a nice gun safe - The Firearms Forum

Coltonator · 07-10-2007, 06:44 PM

It holds 14 long guns and quite a dang few handguns. It feels much better knowing that my guns aren't just sitting in the closet.

Crpdeth · 07-10-2007, 07:49 PM

What kind did you get?

Pictures????

Proud to hear it Colt, thats one purchase that I've never regretted.

Crpdeth

Coltonator · 07-10-2007, 08:30 PM

It's a Sentry. Saw it at Home Depot and couldn't refuse the modest price! No pictures yet, it's still in the box

About $330 out the door ain't bad eh?

southernshooter · 07-10-2007, 08:36 PM

durk · 07-10-2007, 10:59 PM

Is it fire proof?

Coltonator · 07-10-2007, 11:26 PM

Durk~ It's supposed to be fire proof but, I haven't tested

southernshooter · 07-11-2007, 05:59 AM

ibtrukn · 07-11-2007, 06:35 AM

Colt I got the same one cupple yrs ago. nice but it'll be a squeeze to get 14 anythings in there unless theyB single shot falling blocks

mine has 1 shelf I cramm a buncha franklyns an grantzin2. had to "Fabreeze" mine out 4 a week first, but 4 da jing itz fine

OHshooter · 07-11-2007, 07:09 AM

I've found that any safe out there will only hold about 3/4 the number of long guns that it is rated for. Bolt handles and scopes take up a lot of room.

Make sure that you put either a heater or moisture absorbent inside the safe to keep rust away. Also be sure that it is anchored to the wall and floor. You'd be surprised at what two determined bad guys with enough time can walk off with. You can't stop them but if you make them spend enough time getting it, they will give up on it. A friend of mine had the bad guys take his chainsaw and cut out a section of the wall out to take his safe while he was on vacation. Then the A**hats took the chainsaw!

Crpdeth · 07-11-2007, 07:13 AM

IB is right...I bought the Cannon and I forget how many it is supposed to hold but I remember thinking that was a stretch when I tried it...The thing is, if you remove scopes and all those goodies their assessment is prolly pretty close, but I want my scopes so...

Another thing you can do is play around with storing some barrel end down and vise versa. I always store a freshly cleaned rifle, barrel end down, anyway, so that works out.

Nice safe Colt

Crpdeth

graehaven · 07-11-2007, 07:40 AM

I just picked up that same safe (earlier model) by Sentry for $150 from a guy across town. It is a pretty tight fit.

I've only got 4 long guns and a soon as i put one .30 cal ammo box in the bottom, there's hardly any room left. Plus the shelf up top is packed full.

But it is a lot better than having them all in my closet, and I couldn't beat the price.

The guy who sold it to me told me he'd had 5 calls on it that morning, but i was the first one there with the money and truck.

Coltonator · 07-11-2007, 03:13 PM

What can you suggest to keep moisture out? I live in Southern California. Would the moisture packets that the safe came with be enough?

Thanks,
Colt

southernshooter · 07-11-2007, 04:53 PM

Do a internet search for golden rod

cec · 07-11-2007, 06:04 PM

For moisture I use a large bag of silla gel pellets. Every few months dry them out in a oven for a few hours. Cost about 10 bucks.

I have had some people look at my safe (Granite Safe) and when asked I go into it's details. But I also remind them that anyone who is determined will just take the damn thing or break into. I just hope I am not home when it happens, anyone determined enough to lift that beast or take the few hours to break into it are not going to care that someone is in the house.

Coltonator · 07-11-2007, 07:13 PM

It's probably not bulletproof eh?

southernshooter · 07-11-2007, 09:22 PM

Colt you forgot the most important part............ Pics of the inside

Coltonator · 07-11-2007, 09:36 PM

I'll get some interior pics as soon as possible. Camera batteries are dead and it's too hard to make out the details and firearms with the cell phone.

Crpdeth · 07-11-2007, 10:15 PM

Ya know....

We have a ton of firearm picture threads...What we need is a safe pic thread.

Also I gotta go with Cec on this one, 550 lb safe full of guns, ammo and 1000's of unloaded bullets, bolted to the floor...It's gonna take a MAN to walk away with that baby...Especially after all this rain, I do believe they would sink trying to get out of here.

Crpdeth

Bruce FLinch · 07-11-2007, 11:20 PM

You must be sleeping better, Colt. Got all the lumps out from under the mattress!

Here in North Ca. I bought a cannister of the silica stuff. They sell it in Crafts Stores , used for drying flowers. $10 or 12, I believe. I bought & tried one of those Remington plug in Dehumidifiers. Ain't worth crap!

Coltonator · 07-11-2007, 11:34 PM

All I need now is that Ruger Redhawk Stainless to go right under the single-six on the door.

07-10-2007, 06:44 PM	#1
Coltonator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 201	Just picked up a nice gun safe It holds 14 long guns and quite a dang few handguns. It feels much better knowing that my guns aren't just sitting in the closet. __________________ < -->

07-10-2007, 07:49 PM	#2
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe What kind did you get? Pictures???? Proud to hear it Colt, thats one purchase that I've never regretted. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

07-10-2007, 08:30 PM	#3
Coltonator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 201	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe It's a Sentry. Saw it at Home Depot and couldn't refuse the modest price! No pictures yet, it's still in the box About $330 out the door ain't bad eh? __________________ <

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07-10-2007, 11:26 PM	#6
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ibtrukn Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: central N.J. Posts: 4,335	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe Colt I got the same one cupple yrs ago. nice but it'll be a squeeze to get 14 anythings in there unless theyB single shot falling blocks mine has 1 shelf I cramm a buncha franklyns an grantzin2. had to "Fabreeze" mine out 4 a week first, but 4 da jing itz fine

07-11-2007, 07:09 AM	#9
OHshooter Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 36	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe I've found that any safe out there will only hold about 3/4 the number of long guns that it is rated for. Bolt handles and scopes take up a lot of room. Make sure that you put either a heater or moisture absorbent inside the safe to keep rust away. Also be sure that it is anchored to the wall and floor. You'd be surprised at what two determined bad guys with enough time can walk off with. You can't stop them but if you make them spend enough time getting it, they will give up on it. A friend of mine had the bad guys take his chainsaw and cut out a section of the wall out to take his safe while he was on vacation. Then the A*hats took the chainsaw! Last edited by OHshooter; 07-11-2007 at 07:10 AM..*

07-11-2007, 07:13 AM	#10
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe IB is right...I bought the Cannon and I forget how many it is supposed to hold but I remember thinking that was a stretch when I tried it...The thing is, if you remove scopes and all those goodies their assessment is prolly pretty close, but I want my scopes so... Another thing you can do is play around with storing some barrel end down and vise versa. I always store a freshly cleaned rifle, barrel end down, anyway, so that works out. Nice safe Colt Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

07-11-2007, 07:40 AM	#11
graehaven Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,853	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe I just picked up that same safe (earlier model) by Sentry for $150 from a guy across town. It is a pretty tight fit. I've only got 4 long guns and a soon as i put one .30 cal ammo box in the bottom, there's hardly any room left. Plus the shelf up top is packed full. But it is a lot better than having them all in my closet, and I couldn't beat the price. The guy who sold it to me told me he'd had 5 calls on it that morning, but i was the first one there with the money and truck.

07-11-2007, 03:13 PM	#12
Coltonator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 201	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe What can you suggest to keep moisture out? I live in Southern California. Would the moisture packets that the safe came with be enough? Thanks, Colt __________________ <

07-11-2007, 04:53 PM	#13
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe Do a internet search for golden rod __________________ Only you can see this

07-11-2007, 06:04 PM	#14
cec Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 501	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe For moisture I use a large bag of silla gel pellets. Every few months dry them out in a oven for a few hours. Cost about 10 bucks. I have had some people look at my safe (Granite Safe) and when asked I go into it's details. But I also remind them that anyone who is determined will just take the damn thing or break into. I just hope I am not home when it happens, anyone determined enough to lift that beast or take the few hours to break into it are not going to care that someone is in the house. __________________ Carpe Jugulum When asked why I wanted my CCW, I was tempted to say "Fishing".

07-11-2007, 07:13 PM	#15
Coltonator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 201	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe It's probably not bulletproof eh? __________________ <

07-11-2007, 09:22 PM	#16
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe Colt you forgot the most important part............ Pics of the inside __________________ Only you can see this

07-11-2007, 09:36 PM	#17
Coltonator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 201	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe I'll get some interior pics as soon as possible. Camera batteries are dead and it's too hard to make out the details and firearms with the cell phone. __________________ <

07-11-2007, 10:15 PM	#18
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe Ya know.... We have a ton of firearm picture threads...What we need is a safe pic thread. Also I gotta go with Cec on this one, 550 lb safe full of guns, ammo and 1000's of unloaded bullets, bolted to the floor...It's gonna take a MAN to walk away with that baby...Especially after all this rain, I do believe they would sink trying to get out of here. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

07-11-2007, 11:20 PM	#19
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe You must be sleeping better, Colt. Got all the lumps out from under the mattress! Here in North Ca. I bought a cannister of the silica stuff. They sell it in Crafts Stores , used for drying flowers. $10 or 12, I believe. I bought & tried one of those Remington plug in Dehumidifiers. Ain't worth crap! __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

07-11-2007, 11:34 PM	#20
Coltonator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 201	Re: Just picked up a nice gun safe All I need now is that Ruger Redhawk Stainless to go right under the single-six on the door. __________________ <