Anchoring a gun safe - Page 2

retsupt99 · September 21st, 2006, 11:12 PM

you need to change neighborhoods...did they catch the culprits?

On safes...I have a Browing safe...waist high. Now I could bolt it into the concrete floor, but with guns and ammo it has to weigh at least 500#, and I have chosen to just keep in a back closet. We live in a great neighborhood with lots of 'curious' neighbors. I feel that break-ins are usually quick 'snatch and grabs'. It would take quite a few individuals to move this thing...
Is it that important that I bolt the thing down?...it has four holes in the botton for bolts. I guess that I'm not that worried about it!

ret

Betty · September 22nd, 2006, 01:43 PM

I did change neighborhoods. Nope, I don't think they ever caught them.

I do know a guy who turned his safe into what ended up looking like a "crypt" - he surrounded all the sides and top with cinder blocks filled with concrete and rebar. It would be really hard tipping that one over.

As long as nobody knows how to pick locks, use a cutting torch, or has lots and lots of time on his hands, his safe is fairly safe.

Sheldon J · September 22nd, 2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty

I did change neighborhoods. Nope, I don't think they ever caught them.

I do know a guy who turned his safe into what ended up looking like a "crypt" - he surrounded all the sides and top with cinder blocks filled with concrete and rebar. It would be really hard tipping that one over.

As long as nobody knows how to pick locks, use a cutting torch, or has lots and lots of time on his hands, his safe is fairly safe.

Ouch you need a better Real Estate Agent.

kd5nrh · September 22nd, 2006, 04:40 PM

Lots of people with basements never seem to think of putting the safe in the basement.

Ever tried to get 500+ lbs of anything up a set of stairs in one go? Especially when it's anchored to the nice concrete slab most basments are floored with?

If the store will deliver with a good winch, it's easy to get it in, and near impossible to get it out without alerting everyone for several blocks.

gddyup · September 25th, 2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kd5nrh

Lots of people with basements never seem to think of putting the safe in the basement.

Ever tried to get 500+ lbs of anything up a set of stairs in one go? Especially when it's anchored to the nice concrete slab most basments are floored with?

If the store will deliver with a good winch, it's easy to get it in, and near impossible to get it out without alerting everyone for several blocks.

That's where mine is going when I get it. I plan to build a small footing to place it on and have the lag bolts cemented right into the footing for the safe to sit on top of.

RSSZ · September 25th, 2006, 04:35 PM

Do as I have done. Get 3(Browning Pro Steel) and bolt them together.(side by side)

Total weight loaded.....?? Couldn't tip 'em much less move 'em. ---------

tegemu · September 26th, 2006, 10:31 AM

For $85.00, I had a professional locksmith come in and secure mine. It took about an hour and was VERY well worth the expense. He knew how and where and had all the tools and attaching hardware required. Sure saved me a lot of trouble and was worth every penny.

gddyup · September 26th, 2006, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tegemu

For $85.00, I had a professional locksmith come in and secure mine. It took about an hour and was VERY well worth the expense. He knew how and where and had all the tools and attaching hardware required. Sure saved me a lot of trouble and was worth every penny.

Teg, that's a nice idea. I never even thought of doing that. When I decide on a safe this spring I think I'll have a smith come by and set it up for me.

September 21st, 2006, 11:12 PM	#11
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 15,607	Betty... you need to change neighborhoods...did they catch the culprits? On safes...I have a Browing safe...waist high. Now I could bolt it into the concrete floor, but with guns and ammo it has to weigh at least 500#, and I have chosen to just keep in a back closet. We live in a great neighborhood with lots of 'curious' neighbors. I feel that break-ins are usually quick 'snatch and grabs'. It would take quite a few individuals to move this thing... Is it that important that I bolt the thing down?...it has four holes in the botton for bolts. I guess that I'm not that worried about it! ret __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

September 22nd, 2006, 01:43 PM	#12
Betty Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nashville Posts: 2,743	I did change neighborhoods. Nope, I don't think they ever caught them. I do know a guy who turned his safe into what ended up looking like a "crypt" - he surrounded all the sides and top with cinder blocks filled with concrete and rebar. It would be really hard tipping that one over. As long as nobody knows how to pick locks, use a cutting torch, or has lots and lots of time on his hands, his safe is fairly safe. __________________ "Americans have the will to resist because you have weapons. If you don't have a gun, freedom of speech has no power." - Yoshimi Ishikawa Broodings, Blunders and Broadsides: The Betty Blog (Friends only - Email me through there to let me know who you are first!)

September 26th, 2006, 10:31 AM	#17
tegemu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange Park, Fla. Posts: 997	For $85.00, I had a professional locksmith come in and secure mine. It took about an hour and was VERY well worth the expense. He knew how and where and had all the tools and attaching hardware required. Sure saved me a lot of trouble and was worth every penny. __________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence in their behalf. - George Orwell

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September 22nd, 2006, 04:40 PM	#14
kd5nrh Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 245	Lots of people with basements never seem to think of putting the safe in the basement. Ever tried to get 500+ lbs of anything up a set of stairs in one go? Especially when it's anchored to the nice concrete slab most basments are floored with? If the store will deliver with a good winch, it's easy to get it in, and near impossible to get it out without alerting everyone for several blocks.

September 25th, 2006, 04:35 PM	#16
RSSZ Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,847	Do as I have done. Get 3(Browning Pro Steel) and bolt them together.(side by side) Total weight loaded.....?? Couldn't tip 'em much less move 'em. ---------