what do you keep your guns in?
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Mike1234567
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^^^ In my area? Yes... close enough. 
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todd_g
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I find it very hard to understand why some of you folks choose to leave your firearms laying around free for the taking in your houses, garages and cars. There is just a thin screen or piece of glass keeping your handguns/rifles away from a criminal killing your friend, neighbors and children in your town. I applaud anyone who is at least trying to lock them up, even a cheap gun locker is better than nothing, most criminals are not going to be carrying grinders with cut off wheels or torches. But if you have one in your house or garage they may use them to get in. Most bad guys don't go to gun shops to buy guns, they get them from that guy who just broke into your neighbors house who stored his firearms in a similar fashion. How hard is it just to keep a gun on you at all times ! I realize there are gun free zones and your work may prohibit firearms but they make lockers for the car or truck that would be harder to steal from than your glove box, or under the seat. Instead of buying the next gun or two, invest in a more secure way of locking down your firearms.
ZCORR Jay
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At home I keep them in a cabinet. There's also a few locked up in my office that I use for product photos and working with proto-type ZCORR Bags.
todd_g said:
lol
I dare you to attempt entering my home. You might realize how silly your "free for the taking" comment is.
todd_g said:
Incorrect. Maybe that is the case at YOUR house.
todd_g said:
In find it pretty annoying to stuff a gun into my pajamas/mesh shorts/etc around the house. If you know of a 100% comfortable way to put a 4" .357 or full size .45 Glock in pajama pants while lounging around, please, by all means, share. In the meantime I'll continue to keep a loaded handgun on/in my coffee table and in my nightstand.
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www.center-of-mass.com is my choice here
Roverboy
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I keep mine in a Homak Home Security cabinet. I got it a Fleet/Farm. Not a gun safe but at least the guns are locked up except for my carry gun.
DAP90
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Good working order.
I have a cheap locking container. I will be upgrading to a safe as soon as I find the right deal and safe.
todd_g
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Warp, I don't know what kind a dwelling you live in, but I can walk down any street in my town and unless they have a nasty dog in their house which I do, or they are home, I can be in a house through a window on a minute.
JohnM
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I guess I'm an "other"
I've got a classic old glass fronted gun cabinet.
Home made, but who ever built it was a good furniture builder.
Pretty tall with a nice double door section on the bottom.
Problem is I have twice as many rifles stacked up in it as it should hold and it won't handle shotguns.
I'd like to get another old style gun case, but they're getting hard to find around here.
I've got a classic old glass fronted gun cabinet.
Home made, but who ever built it was a good furniture builder.
Pretty tall with a nice double door section on the bottom.
Problem is I have twice as many rifles stacked up in it as it should hold and it won't handle shotguns.
I'd like to get another old style gun case, but they're getting hard to find around here.
Leathermarshmallow
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Anyone who is determined can get into your house, your car, your safe, etc. Most generally, locks are meant to discourage people and to keep people honest.
Several years ago I had an idiot break into my business and try break into the security safe that was bolted to the floor. It evidently took them some time and effort. They used a pick-ax or maddock to break a hole in the top of the safe. They stuck their arm in and found a bunch of papers and no cash! They cut themselves on the jagged edges of the hole.
We never did catch the idiots, but we installed a really loud central monitored alarm system that very week.
Several years ago I had an idiot break into my business and try break into the security safe that was bolted to the floor. It evidently took them some time and effort. They used a pick-ax or maddock to break a hole in the top of the safe. They stuck their arm in and found a bunch of papers and no cash! They cut themselves on the jagged edges of the hole.
We never did catch the idiots, but we installed a really loud central monitored alarm system that very week.
gearchecker
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the greatest majority are in a Browning gun safe. A couple are always within an adults reach. And I have a pistol safe and a gun locker for a few others.
You can never have too many guns, or places to secure them within easy reach.
Regards,
Gearchecker
You can never have too many guns, or places to secure them within easy reach.
Regards,
Gearchecker
Lubricant
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Hip.Bedstand.Top shelf in bathroom.coffe table.cheapo gun lockers[bolted to cement wall].Security consists of Doberman,Pit Bull,And Rotty.
I bought a Visalia Safe years ago at a local gun show. When it was delivered it was nearly 3/4 ton!! Not going to fit in the house. I put it in the garage on steel levelers. Best investment ever Wifey doesn't know what is in the safe or how many I firearms I buy to put in that safe. But I always have one very close to me can't be to careful nowadays.
thefamcnaj
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Ok I feel better about the ole centurion now. Now after reading these post I'm scared of its location. Its in the house(thought it would be better for the guns). Its in my "man cave" room. Not hid or anything. Its just in the corner of the room beside a flat screen tv, screaming "come take me bg". Dang I wasnt thinking at all and was real new to the safe thing and the sales man really did a number on me. The safe is bolted to the floor in all four corners at the bottom. I don't know how much it weighs, but do you guys think I should un bolt and move it to another more less revealing place? I dont have a closet big enough closet for it....well the one in my bed room but is big enough, but I wouldn't dare ask my lovely wife to part with any of her shoes or hand bags
Another thing is I don't live in a high crime area at all.
Another thing is I don't live in a high crime area at all.
If people know the safe is there, you can potentially see it through a window, or people are likely to find out it is there I would consider moving it provided that the contents are highly valuable/valuable to you. It's not like if somebody breaks in they won't find a safe that you put in a closet, given a little bit of time, but you don't want them to come prepared specifically for your make and model of safe. You don't even want them to know there IS a safe/gun safe ahead of time.
jonn5335
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I can't bring myself to buy a safe I always walk in with the thought don't go to the gun counter just pick a safe and pay for it but I always end up with a gun and it don't help with friends like mine thats say "would you feel more safe with a safe or a gun"
12gaugeTim
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Some people think that burglars are highly skilled professional criminals that pull off feats straight out of The Italian Job and therefore they need a safe that Jesus couldn't break into with all His holy might. If you can't lift it, bust it open with a crowbar, or open it in less than five minutes a burglar will probably pass it up. Just make sure the kiddos can't get in it either
There was a home burglary in Jupiter Florida last month where the burglars broke into a gun safe and stole all the guns. Thieves do break into safes.
A real safe is hard to break into. The walls and door are usually something like 1/2 inch thick. An RSC is what we all buy. The walls are usually 10 gauge mild steel. The really cheap ones are 12 gauge. My 4inch angle grinder from Home Depot will open a hole in the side of an RSC in 10 minutes or less.
Most thieves just pry the door off. The door doesn't bend, but the frame does. Do a search on Youtube. You'll be really surprised how easy it is. Knock it over on it's back, shove a long pry bar into the crack and bend the frame away from the door.
If you have power tools and/or pry bars laying around the garage, it's a good idea to lock them up somewhere or hide them.
A real safe is hard to break into. The walls and door are usually something like 1/2 inch thick. An RSC is what we all buy. The walls are usually 10 gauge mild steel. The really cheap ones are 12 gauge. My 4inch angle grinder from Home Depot will open a hole in the side of an RSC in 10 minutes or less.
Most thieves just pry the door off. The door doesn't bend, but the frame does. Do a search on Youtube. You'll be really surprised how easy it is. Knock it over on it's back, shove a long pry bar into the crack and bend the frame away from the door.
If you have power tools and/or pry bars laying around the garage, it's a good idea to lock them up somewhere or hide them.
JTHunter
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All but 2 of my long guns are in a gun cabinet along with 2 handguns that would be "borderline" in a SD/HD situation. The rest are scattered around the house where I can get at them quickly.
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