Hiding spots for firearms

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I actually bury mine underneath the house. Makes it a pain whenever I want to change out what I am carrying.
 
There is no such thing as a "secret" hiding place for a career B&E man.

Even the above cabinet. The sides have to have piano hinges revealing that there is something there.

You can youtube "hiding a gun in a book" for some ideas. But one of the places a B&E guy will look is in/behind books. They'll take all the books down, as well as removing mattresses and drawers.

Given enough time, there's nothing safe. Not even a safe.
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Generally, I agree.

Bad spots include firearms hidden in ANY furniture, toilets, books, bookshelves, closets, appliances, etc. Bad guys simply know where to look. Forget the fake water heater, too.

There may be some decent temporary spots that could suffice for a day or two but are largely insecure. Under a pile of dirty underwear in the hamper comes to mind, as does the bathroom garbage can (avoid kitchen garbage - thieves may look for receipts). But those spots are far from perfect.

In my opinion, there are 2 real options: Strong storage (safes, safe rooms), and architectural concealment.

Strong storage will keep the average smash and grab thief from grabbing firearms, but these spots are usually visible, and given enough time WILL be breached. Just plan on insurance.

By "architectural concealment" I mean that the gun is hidden as *part* of the house.

WELL hidden compartments under floors, behind drywall, etc. But I stress, there cannot be ANY seam or evidence of a hiding spot. Stairwells naturally have some cavernous areas to hide things under them, and who thinks to pull up a stair? Generally, thieves will not peel back drywall between every stud in the house - keep that in mind.

In the end, no gun is safe in your house but at least make them spend brute force or time and you may stand a chance.
 
There was a book I found by accident at a local library detailing how to create small hiding spots using carpentry. Skills and various home features. Base boards shelves light fixtures etc. Good stuff but it seemed to take a great deal of skill.
It was this authors job for a time and he wrote a book with specific instructions.
 
I'm kind of partial to putting a gun in an old cigar box where it's handy by my TV chair and one on my desk. Also on small racks mounted on the bottom of shelves, not visible unless someone is down on their knees. Most burglaries are a quick in, grab what they can, and out. It's only going to be a very small % of burglars who are sophisticated enough to plan when occupants are going to be gone and for how long so that they can search every nook and cranny.
 
Bolted to the floor support and inside a fake floor register. This is in a second story master bedroom where the A/C ducting runs under the floor. It matches the others in the room.

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Wow! Great thread and great ideas/hiding spots.

I would think the worst spot to hide one is in the top dresser drawer...
 
Trunk Monkey - "It worked for Michael Corleone"
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This would be a good time to re-visit a great movie. The gun was hidden between the tank and the wall.
 
DammitBoy said:
Nice cabinet, did you make it from plans? Anymore pics of the sides?
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I don't have any plans...These were pretty much "back of a napkin" kind of plans. I don't have any really good pics of the back or sides. It is pushed back into a corner between my tv stand and end of a couch, so you kinda have to make an effort to see the sides of it. I snapped a pic (below) just now, but it's pretty bad pic...may give you an idea tho. Also, it does lock. I ended up using two elevator bolts that drop down through the floor of the dvd doors (they are flush mounted and the dvds cover them) into the bottom cabinet (which has a lock on it). This is how I typically keep it. I can also threw a couple wing nuts onto each of the bolts (from inside the bottom cabinet) if I was worried about someone pulling the pins out from the top. Locking the cabinet was the one thing I had a problem with as I couldn't find a lock to suit what I wanted to do. With this method, one lock effectively locks the bottom cabinets and keeps the top cabinets locked as well.

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Decades ago, when my first wife and I were together, we never used our dishwasher. Just never had enough dirty dishes. That's where the few handguns I had at the time typically went.
 
there are some terrific ideas on here! I love these kinds of threads. I suppose it depends on what kind of threat you are trying to protect from. from thieves or children or from government thieves with metal detectors. I have been trying to work out how to keep them safe from all types but maintaining quick access. so far the only one I can think of (and haven't done it yet) is the chimney on top of the flue or attached, and that isn't all that quick.
 
If you don't need to get to it really fast, do this. If you have a concrete floor in your basement, find a spot with relatively low traffic. Up against a wall, near a corner works best. Make sure there are no pipes running under this section. Break the concrete in a 7"X7" square. Use a post digger (or your meaty hand) to dig a deep hole into the ground. When it's deep enough for a gun to fit, head to the hardware store. You need 6" PVC pipe, a 6" end cap, and a 6" threaded plug (and the thing that screws into. I'm going to school for plumbing. I should really know what that's called lol). Cut the pipe to size, glue on the cap, glue on the thing that turns the end into a 6" female threaded thingy, put a beer in the freezer, insert tube into ground, use cement to keep it in the ground and make it look legit, wrap gun in towel, insert into tube, screw the plug in, wipe sweat from brow, fetch beer from freezer, enjoy beer.
 
We have kids, hiding spots are no bueno, kids are better at finding things that I'll ever be at hiding them.

The home defense firearms are in plain sight, and everyone knows where they are - either in a holster on my person, or in a quick release safe next to the bed.

The rest of the collection are "toys," and are separated from the HD guns, locked in a fire resistant safe.

Frankly, I'm not really sure of the purpose of hiding the guns. I think they're more secure in a safe than stashed somewhere around the house. And in the unlikely scenario that the safe is broken into or damaged, insurance will replace them. I do have a couple SHTF firearms stored as backups in an undisclosed, but conventional location - think safe deposit box, not hidden in the toaster.
 
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