Gun Safe Installation - Page 2

Thumper · December 9th, 2007, 07:42 AM

I too don't think bolting it down buys you much in your situation.

P7fanatic · December 9th, 2007, 09:07 AM

Difficult for me to do now with my current safe but I have decided that my next house will include a second, larger safe that will be bolted into the floor with a minimum of two bolts.

BikerRN · December 9th, 2007, 10:09 AM

We moved my Buddy's safe that wasn't bolted to the floor.

In fact we moved it to his new house with the aide of a dolly and a lift gate truck. BTW, this safe was a "Double Door Safe". In short, freaking huge!

The average burgler type nefarious piece of human flotsam may not remove your safe, but why take a chance. Bolt the dang thing to the floor and be done with it. The whole idea behind safes, locks, bolts ect. is to slow down the bad guy. Nothing is totally impenatrateable (sp?). In fact Ft Knox can be penetrated, if you have the time and resources to spare.

OK, that's my long winded answer. Bolt it and be done with it. You will be amazed at what a "Yard Pumped Prison type" can move if he truely wants your guns. Most don't want to work that hard, but I know a few that do.

Biker

Colin · December 9th, 2007, 12:18 PM

When you drill into your slab, make sure you do not go all the way through, if you have groundwater underneath it may come up through the holes, ask me why I know this....

B52 · December 9th, 2007, 12:22 PM

I have four 3/4" bolts securing mine, it was pretty easy to do. The guys at Lowes showed me what I needed and explained how to do it. The hard part was moving my safe on top of the bolts, I rigged my car jack and had a big pry bar. Good luck, I am not looking foward to moving the beast.

gimpy · December 9th, 2007, 05:22 PM

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. They are greatly appreciated.

It appears that the majority feel that anchoring to the floor or wall is the best solution.

I guess I will have to find a way to convince the wife to relent. Given the total investment in guns and a decent safe, perhaps she will agree that keeping them in OUR possession instead of risking their loss might be the least expensive way to go.

DrLewall · December 9th, 2007, 08:18 PM

One of the items I purchased was a "personal fire proof" safe that I bolted to the inside of my gun safe which is bolted to the floor..I saved $50 a year in safe deposit box fees...go ahead, take charge and bolt it down.

imatt · December 10th, 2007, 01:59 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=67JNmaNPf88

Bolt it down!!!

DrLewall · December 10th, 2007, 02:38 PM

But they cheated! The used the weight if the safe ON ITS BACK to gain entry..sure it was only 1:37sec to get in..but how long and hard would it be trying that on an upright safe? I can see where alot of circumstances would come into play here, will there be enough clearence for the pry bars to be used etc..it is however pretty dramatic video to see how easy it is to gain entry into a "Security on sale" safe..

Ram Rod · December 10th, 2007, 02:54 PM

It doesn't hurt to bolt one to the floor or wall. If mine wasn't, it might get a little tipsy with the door open because of carpet. I wouldn't have to worry about the safe tipping over---just the hardware falling forward and getting damaged. I love my guns.

December 9th, 2007, 07:42 AM	#11
Thumper VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,329	I too don't think bolting it down buys you much in your situation. __________________ ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!

December 9th, 2007, 09:07 AM	#12
P7fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texan in NWFlorida Posts: 1,046	Difficult for me to do now with my current safe but I have decided that my next house will include a second, larger safe that will be bolted into the floor with a minimum of two bolts. __________________ "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." -Thomas Jefferson "Liberalism is a Mental Disorder." -Michael Savage GOOD Gun Control is being able to hit your target! -Myself

December 9th, 2007, 10:09 AM	#13
BikerRN Distinguished Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: State of Discombobulation Posts: 1,698	We moved my Buddy's safe that wasn't bolted to the floor. In fact we moved it to his new house with the aide of a dolly and a lift gate truck. BTW, this safe was a "Double Door Safe". In short, freaking huge! The average burgler type nefarious piece of human flotsam may not remove your safe, but why take a chance. Bolt the dang thing to the floor and be done with it. The whole idea behind safes, locks, bolts ect. is to slow down the bad guy. Nothing is totally impenatrateable (sp?). In fact Ft Knox can be penetrated, if you have the time and resources to spare. OK, that's my long winded answer. Bolt it and be done with it. You will be amazed at what a "Yard Pumped Prison type" can move if he truely wants your guns. Most don't want to work that hard, but I know a few that do. Biker __________________ "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."

December 9th, 2007, 05:22 PM	#16
gimpy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 822	Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. They are greatly appreciated. It appears that the majority feel that anchoring to the floor or wall is the best solution. I guess I will have to find a way to convince the wife to relent. Given the total investment in guns and a decent safe, perhaps she will agree that keeping them in OUR possession instead of risking their loss might be the least expensive way to go. __________________ "Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. Its progress is only apparent, like the workers of a treadmill. It undergoes continual change; but this change is not [an improvement]. For everything that is given, something is taken." Ralph Waldo Emerson

December 10th, 2007, 01:59 PM	#18
imatt Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC Posts: 242	http://youtube.com/watch?v=67JNmaNPf88 Bolt it down!!! __________________ ~Matt imatt.us Track HR 1022

December 9th, 2007, 12:18 PM	#14
Colin Distinguished Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,247	When you drill into your slab, make sure you do not go all the way through, if you have groundwater underneath it may come up through the holes, ask me why I know this....

December 9th, 2007, 12:22 PM	#15
B52 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 441	I have four 3/4" bolts securing mine, it was pretty easy to do. The guys at Lowes showed me what I needed and explained how to do it. The hard part was moving my safe on top of the bolts, I rigged my car jack and had a big pry bar. Good luck, I am not looking foward to moving the beast.

December 9th, 2007, 08:18 PM	#17
DrLewall Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Drakes Creek, AR Posts: 669	One of the items I purchased was a "personal fire proof" safe that I bolted to the inside of my gun safe which is bolted to the floor..I saved $50 a year in safe deposit box fees...go ahead, take charge and bolt it down.

December 10th, 2007, 02:38 PM	#19
DrLewall Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Drakes Creek, AR Posts: 669	But they cheated! The used the weight if the safe ON ITS BACK to gain entry..sure it was only 1:37sec to get in..but how long and hard would it be trying that on an upright safe? I can see where alot of circumstances would come into play here, will there be enough clearence for the pry bars to be used etc..it is however pretty dramatic video to see how easy it is to gain entry into a "Security on sale" safe..

December 10th, 2007, 02:54 PM	#20
Ram Rod VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: crawford county, arkansas Posts: 3,500	It doesn't hurt to bolt one to the floor or wall. If mine wasn't, it might get a little tipsy with the door open because of carpet. I wouldn't have to worry about the safe tipping over---just the hardware falling forward and getting damaged. I love my guns. __________________ RamRod-----sans remords

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