Gun Safe Question

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Originally Posted by 73hunter

https://www.cabelas.ca/product/13414...348918&ps=True

OP, this looks like a bargain to me

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I picked one of these up on boxing day from Cabelas. Couldn't believe the lineup outside the store at 7:50 in the morning. Then to get in, and line up to fill out paperwork for the safe, then to go to another line to pay for the safe.

In any event this was a darn good deal. Bit of a PIA to move to the basement but my wife and I managed. I took the door off, and strapped it to a dolly and hooked it to the winch on my truck for safety if we couldn't hold it on the stairs. The safety precaution not needed as we slowly rolled it down without issue.

I will say - 24 guns my - I have 12 in it now and its jammed. It may take like 16 if none of them have scopes.

The reason I wanted the bigger safe was purely because I have young kids who will eventually have untrustworthy friends lol. I want to know I am the only one with access to the safe. The other two stack on's are holding ammo.

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Originally Posted by toddy

I picked one of these up on boxing day from Cabelas. Couldn't believe the lineup outside the store at 7:50 in the morning. Then to get in, and line up to fill out paperwork for the safe, then to go to another line to pay for the safe.

In any event this was a darn good deal. Bit of a PIA to move to the basement but my wife and I managed. I took the door off, and strapped it to a dolly and hooked it to the winch on my truck for safety if we couldn't hold it on the stairs. The safety precaution not needed as we slowly rolled it down without issue.

I will say - 24 guns my - I have 12 in it now and its jammed. It may take like 16 if none of them have scopes.

The reason I wanted the bigger safe was purely because I have young kids who will eventually have untrustworthy friends lol. I want to know I am the only one with access to the safe. The other two stack on's are holding ammo.

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Yeah it's a good deal for sure. There were no lineups at Bass Pro for them. I had them set one aside for me but decided I didn't need one that big and that I should stay in my $300-400 budget. Hopefully I won't regret it lol.

Just giving this a bump. Still patiently on the lookout. Ideally a fire-rated safe for $300-400. I don't have a Costco membership but if anyone happens to see them there (or a good deal anywhere, new or used) please pm.

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Originally Posted by Douger

Just giving this a bump. Still patiently on the lookout. Ideally a fire-rated safe for $300-400. I don't have a Costco membership but if anyone happens to see them there (or a good deal anywhere, new or used) please pm.

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For another $250 I think you may regret not getting the 24 gun (which is really a 12 gun). I use one side for guns and the other for ammo & documents etc - nice to have the space, but they do take up a little more room, mine is stuffed in a closet and there’s not room for much else

You can improve storage in most gun safes with rifle rods. I made some with sticks from balloons and they work OK. If you follow Hickok45 on YouTube I believe he stores all his firearms in socks. This has the advantage of reducing damage if you have the rifles leaning up against each other.


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Originally Posted by Rob Stewart

You can improve storage in most gun safes with rifle rods. I made some with sticks from balloons and they work OK. If you follow Hickok45 on YouTube I believe he stores all his firearms in socks. This has the advantage of reducing damage if you have the rifles leaning up against each other.


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Works great as long as humidity is controlled, and the firearms you are storing go in completely dry. Otherwise, as many a novice has discovered, storing blued steel firearms in a cloth sock, etc can have disastrous outcomes.

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From the TSC flyer...

After several months of fairly consistent searching, nothing suitable came up used. Seems these puppies tend to stay put once they're purchased. I came close to buying the Cabela's/Liberty 24-gun safe on sale for $600 (half-off). Glad I didn't because I don't think I could have got it down my narrow stairs.

Seems this one is the best deal for my needs, Cabela's 10-gun safe by Liberty. $499 at Bass Pro. For some reason it's not on the Cabelas.ca website.

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/cabe...gun-safe#close

So the neighbour and I get it down the stairs and set it up and the lock doesn't work. Great. After reading the instructions line-by-line and trying multiple times, I call Liberty in Utah. Within 10 minutes she says she's going to find me a locksmith and have them replace the entire lock. It's nice to get actual customer service when you're expecting a battle.

Unless you have some high priced hardware just about any steel box will do. You want legal ? Trigger lock on your gun plus your front door lock meet that requirement. You want to keep the kids out of your stuff ? Any gun cabinet can provide that. Always lock up ammo separately so buy two cabinets.

Yup...my first 'safe' was an old school locker with a hasp on it that I found at the dump. Meet the legal requirements and kept them out of sight. Later I picked up a real 'safe' at Canadian Tire in the discount area for $60. Had a huge dent in the side. Pounded it out and put that side against the wall...