Gun Safe Questions

racedoll · 12-30-2010, 09:34 PM

Yes, another "gun" question on a bike forum, go figure... it's winter in Ohio and I have nothing better to do than wish. Wish for more money so I can afford everything I want.

Anyway, what are the pros and cons of a composite door. Liberty and Heritage seem to the two popular brands of safes sold at the local store. The Liberty have a composite door where the Heritage does not.

Just wondering thoughts on this....

askmrjesus · 12-30-2010, 10:42 PM

Given the knowledge base of the average thief, I don't think it matters. There aren't many people who can break into a half-way decent safe, without dragging it into the woods first.

Anything heavy, that's attached to your house, (bolted to the floor, studs, foundation...) will probably be there when you get home.

JC

derf · 12-30-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Given the knowledge base of the average thief, I don't think it matters. There aren't many people who can break into a half-way decent safe, without dragging it into the woods first.

Anything heavy, that's attached to your house, (bolted to the floor, studs, foundation...) will probably be there when you get home.

JC

Agreed, anything that locks and can't leave your house is good. If someone is motivated enough to get into any gun safe then you really have no way of stopping them, and you're probably already dead, or not going to stop them anyway. Save your money for bullets

Amber Lamps · 12-30-2010, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by derf

Agreed, anything that locks and can't leave your house is good. If someone is motivated enough to get into any gun safe then you really have no way of stopping them, and you're probably already dead, or not going to stop them anyway. Save your money for bullets

This. Get something reasonable and bolt it down to the floor...good enough. I don't know you but I doubt that you're rich enough to merit world class safe-crackers breaking into your house...

Hydrant · 12-30-2010, 11:27 PM

Vance Outdoors has the Liberty Centurion 20 and 23 for $600 and $650 in the sale flyer they are sending out.

http://www.vanceoutdoors.com/flyer/flyer.pdf

tallywacker · 12-31-2010, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Hydrant

Vance Outdoors has the Liberty Centurion 20 and 23 for $600 and $650 in the sale flyer they are sending out.

http://www.vanceoutdoors.com/flyer/flyer.pdf

I wonder if it's $700 in shipping fee's as well.

MILK · 12-31-2010, 06:07 AM

Thread jack ! Anyone have one of those little ones that reads your fingerprints? Not for thieves but for safety reasons. Are they decent?

nhgunnut · 12-31-2010, 07:28 AM

The safest gun safes are the ones thieves don't recognize as a safe. One of the most elegant solutions I have seen is a wal mart metal gun locker with a industrial breaker handle bolted to it and a couple of pieces of conduit running in and out. bolted to a wall. IT doesn't announce there is something in here worth stealing traditional safes do.
We do have one of the little fingerprints units. It is a cheapo lock box with a slightly more sophisticated lock it works most of the time. It runs on batteries so if you don't change the batteries you are left to look for the key, Which is a bitch cause to to quote Col Cooper " You very rarely need a a gun but when you do you need it Very Badly"

racedoll · 12-31-2010, 08:08 AM

Thanks everyone.

Hydrant - I saw those prices at Buckeye. I check there frequently because they do have awesome pricing on most everything.

I was asking more about the door in terms of fire/water more than security from thieves.

Gas Man · 12-31-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nhgunnut

The safest gun safes are the ones thieves don't recognize as a safe. One of the most elegant solutions I have seen is a wal mart metal gun locker with a industrial breaker handle bolted to it and a couple of pieces of conduit running in and out. bolted to a wall. IT doesn't announce there is something in here worth stealing traditional safes do.
We do have one of the little fingerprints units. It is a cheapo lock box with a slightly more sophisticated lock it works most of the time. It runs on batteries so if you don't change the batteries you are left to look for the key, Which is a bitch cause to to quote Col Cooper " You very rarely need a a gun but when you do you need it Very Badly"

Really got a link? That sounds sweet!

12-30-2010, 09:34 PM	#1
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Gun Safe Questions Yes, another "gun" question on a bike forum, go figure... it's winter in Ohio and I have nothing better to do than wish. Wish for more money so I can afford everything I want. Anyway, what are the pros and cons of a composite door. Liberty and Heritage seem to the two popular brands of safes sold at the local store. The Liberty have a composite door where the Heritage does not. Just wondering thoughts on this....

12-30-2010, 10:42 PM	#2
askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	Given the knowledge base of the average thief, I don't think it matters. There aren't many people who can break into a half-way decent safe, without dragging it into the woods first. Anything heavy, that's attached to your house, (bolted to the floor, studs, foundation...) will probably be there when you get home. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

12-30-2010, 11:27 PM	#5
Hydrant WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Moto: 2003 Suzuki TL1000R, 2002 Honda CBR 600 F4i Posts: 660	Vance Outdoors has the Liberty Centurion 20 and 23 for $600 and $650 in the sale flyer they are sending out. http://www.vanceoutdoors.com/flyer/flyer.pdf __________________

12-31-2010, 07:28 AM	#8
nhgunnut gun totin redneck Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South West New Hampshire Moto: turbo busa 999 Duc Goldwing & Victory Posts: 1,130	The safest gun safes are the ones thieves don't recognize as a safe. One of the most elegant solutions I have seen is a wal mart metal gun locker with a industrial breaker handle bolted to it and a couple of pieces of conduit running in and out. bolted to a wall. IT doesn't announce there is something in here worth stealing traditional safes do. We do have one of the little fingerprints units. It is a cheapo lock box with a slightly more sophisticated lock it works most of the time. It runs on batteries so if you don't change the batteries you are left to look for the key, Which is a bitch cause to to quote Col Cooper " You very rarely need a a gun but when you do you need it Very Badly" __________________ Evolution requires a body count, Count or be Counted!

12-31-2010, 06:07 AM	#7
MILK The cows want you dead. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,087	Thread jack ! Anyone have one of those little ones that reads your fingerprints? Not for thieves but for safety reasons. Are they decent?

12-31-2010, 08:08 AM	#9
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Thanks everyone. Hydrant - I saw those prices at Buckeye. I check there frequently because they do have awesome pricing on most everything. I was asking more about the door in terms of fire/water more than security from thieves.