Storing guns in a wooden chest?

[Texan Scott]

If the wooden chest is itself kept in a climate- controlled place, I wouldn't hesitate to store guns in it.
As for security ... a heavy well- built steel strap-bound chest of oak (or some really really nice wood, like hornbeam) could take an INCREDIBLE amount of effort to open or move.

I may have to add that to my list of projects.

 

[Bruno2]

Oh I agree , it has to be more secure than a wooden box.

 

[Ed Ames]

I'd like one of those myself. As far as prying, that depends on the design. If the design prevents the attacker gaining leverage it is going to be more secure than a vertical safe.

I don't understand the concern about multiple rifles.

I once talked to a c&r collector who was totally excited to show me the couch he had built. It looked like a high-end futon style couch.... But when you pulled up the mattress and lifted up a cover he had 24 rifles, 2 banks of 12 bolt action rifles, stored horizontally under the seat, half pointing left and half to the right. They were all mosins and the like. They were packed tightly but not touching. Based on that, I'd estimate that the bed pictured above could probably hold 60+ rifles if you stacked 'em properly. It could easily hold 40 or more without any fuss.

 

[Delford]

The bed solution has locks on it so having to remove the mattress before trying to break the locks might take more time than a fast moving B&E man may want to spend in an apartment complex. I like it and hso's solutions.
I was thinking on a similar vein: put your stack on inside a wood box and bolt them together. Then secure the wood box to the studs. You could patch the holes before you move out.

 

[Bruno2]

I have a vertical gun safe with lots of room and 11 or 12 long guns are hard pressed to not be laying on top of one another as it is. Also the access to them is a PITA. It takes 10 minutes to unload it and reload it whenever I need to take a couple of them hunting. The pistols are no problem at all . They are hanging in Velcro holsters on the door. So they are an easy grab.

 

[we are not amused]

To the people concerned about the bed safe. They are perfectly fine, and work very well. They are very difficult to remove from the premises, and are no easier to open than any other safe.

For that matter, no safe is perfect. Any of them can be broken into or opened, given a burglar with enough skill and time to do so.

Liberty Safes can be opened with simple metal cut off saws, ifthe burglar has enough time to do so. Admittedly, he will need an awful lot of it.

A safe merely makes it harder to steal, (much harder) not impossible.

 

[kaibrerampton]

See according to my view the wooden chest would be really an affective one since it will be of wood so it will perform better than a metal cabinet for moisture and rusting issues!!

 

[fdashes]

I have had a dozen rifles stored in my wife's hope chest for over 40 years. Of course I take them out to use, lol. They have all lived in there very happy and without a single issue. I really don't think they like the wedding dress stored on top of them though.

 

[Levi]

I have had a dozen rifles stored in my wife's hope chest for over 40 years. Of course I take them out to use, lol. They have all lived in there very happy and without a single issue. I really don't think they like the wedding dress stored on top of them though.

My dad built a gun safe into our house that doubled as a telephone stand and book storage. Never had a rust problem and thieves would have never found it.

 

[Levi]

My dad built a gun safe into our house that doubled as a telephone stand and book storage. Never had a rust problem and thieves would have never found it.

And, he used it for about 40 years too

 

[TheCracker]

I don't see why your metal cabinet couldn't be hidden in a closet out of sight at least