Where is the best place to put a gun safe? - Page 3

Scot Van · June 3rd, 2008, 04:09 PM

Easy...INSIDE another gun safe that is part of a vault inside a guarded compound...

I think RamRod had the best answer first...mine is inside a closet, secured to rebar attached to our foundation. If you wanna' haul my guns off, you'll need to have the ability to haul my house with it.

armado · June 3rd, 2008, 06:07 PM

I keep my safe in a closet in the spare bed room,concealed by a sliding door. It can hold 12 long guns and several pistols. I also have a mini vault in my bedroom that holds my ready gun.

limatunes · June 3rd, 2008, 06:24 PM

Our safe is in our bedroom about two and a half feet from my side of the bed (soon to be JD's side of the bed when baby gets here (I have a weird thing about not sleeping on the same side as a closet (something about sleeping next to a closet disturbs me), but sacrifices must be made, eh? anyway...)). It makes for very easy access should anything go wrong and it looks pretty good in my opinion.

Of course we live in an apartment and we may change things when we get into a house but I'm thinking that even if we were in a house I would still like the safe in the bedroom for that ease of access and control. It's really nice to roll out of bed and get what you need without even having to wipe the sleep out of your eyes.

Krmnnghia · June 6th, 2008, 01:24 PM

We have a small 2 handgun safe that is in the corner of our walk in closet. I put it in the corner so I could bolt it to 3 seperate studs from the inside at the same time. It is behind our hanging clothes so you only see it if you remove about 100 pieces of clothing but we know where to throw our hands through to thumb print it fast and pull out the guns if we have to. It's not ideal but it was either a second gun for the wife and a cheaper safe or a really nice safe and no gun for the wife.

coffeecup · June 9th, 2008, 04:57 PM

Put it out on your front porch and give me a call for free haul off. I need another one.

Edited to add---dont forget to write down the combination and put on the OUTSIDE of the safe.

Paco · June 9th, 2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by limatunes

soon to be JD's side of the bed when baby gets here

Shoot, forget the gun; grab the kid and squirt either end at the BG. That is MUCH worse than an overdose of lead, and cheaper.

AZ Husker · June 9th, 2008, 05:14 PM

Call a concrete sawing company and bury it flush with the floor. Then cover it with a rug and piece of furniture. Safe companies have vertical vaults just for this. Make sure it's moistureproofed first!

mousehunter · June 17th, 2008, 11:03 AM

My safe is still in the showroom, so anyplace you place yours at your residence is probably better.

That said, I do have a few storage lockers. One of my favorite "safes" was built into a sleeper sofa (sleeper part removed). Currently moving into a new house and the safe will be directly off of the man cave (in a dedicated closet).

chickdiver · June 17th, 2008, 11:57 AM

Ours is in the office (3rd bedroom) closet. Not sure it is the *best* place, but it is about the only place for it in our house.

Funny Story:

Christmas of 2006 my Dad was sooo proud of himself. He'd bought the best gift ever for his two girls and thier husbands. "Something everyone should have!" Now, you have to understand that my Dad ~never~ buys gifts. He gives cash. He figures you know what you want better than he does. So you can imagine how monumental this was...

We celebrated Christmas in the usual way- dinner with Dad and his wife, my sister, me, our husbands and my Grandfather. Afterwards we adjourned to my grandfather's house to exchange gifts. Dad wants to go last. We've been betting on what our gifts could be- a nice grill? how about a generator? "Something everyone should have."

Dad takes us out to his truck, opens the cover.....and shows us..... gun safes?!?! Not just any gun safe- this sucker is like 5.5 feet tall. It's HUGE and it weighs 9 tons (well, maybe not really, but when we moved it sure seemed like 9 tons)!

Gotta love my Dad- he is certainly unique :).

mrreynolds · June 17th, 2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by exactlymypoint

I am thinking I need to upgrade my gun safe. Currently I have a real cheapo that had the intended use of keeping the kids away from the small number of handguns I owned.

But now, the kids are grown and so has my arsenal. I am thinking of getting a much better safe, but I am not sure where to put it. I have a one story ranch with 4 bedrooms and a garage. No basement. I want to place in somewhere where normal visitors won't see it, but I am not sure where?

Any suggestions.

If you have space limitations you might be interested in one of these ZanottiArmor Safes

June 3rd, 2008, 04:09 PM	#21
Scot Van Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Versailles, KY Posts: 659	Easy...INSIDE another gun safe that is part of a vault inside a guarded compound... I think RamRod had the best answer first...mine is inside a closet, secured to rebar attached to our foundation. If you wanna' haul my guns off, you'll need to have the ability to haul my house with it. __________________ “What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that the people preserve the spirit of resistance?” -Thomas Jefferson

June 9th, 2008, 05:14 PM	#27
AZ Husker Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,968	Call a concrete sawing company and bury it flush with the floor. Then cover it with a rug and piece of furniture. Safe companies have vertical vaults just for this. Make sure it's moistureproofed first! __________________ Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse.

June 17th, 2008, 11:57 AM	#29
chickdiver Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 88	Ours is in the office (3rd bedroom) closet. Not sure it is the best place, but it is about the only place for it in our house. Funny Story: Christmas of 2006 my Dad was sooo proud of himself. He'd bought the best gift ever for his two girls and thier husbands. "Something everyone should have!" Now, you have to understand that my Dad ~never~ buys gifts. He gives cash. He figures you know what you want better than he does. So you can imagine how monumental this was... We celebrated Christmas in the usual way- dinner with Dad and his wife, my sister, me, our husbands and my Grandfather. Afterwards we adjourned to my grandfather's house to exchange gifts. Dad wants to go last. We've been betting on what our gifts could be- a nice grill? how about a generator? "Something everyone should have." Dad takes us out to his truck, opens the cover.....and shows us..... gun safes?!?! Not just any gun safe- this sucker is like 5.5 feet tall. It's HUGE and it weighs 9 tons (well, maybe not really, but when we moved it sure seemed like 9 tons)! Gotta love my Dad- he is certainly unique :). __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history. -Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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June 3rd, 2008, 06:07 PM	#22
armado Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 67	I keep my safe in a closet in the spare bed room,concealed by a sliding door. It can hold 12 long guns and several pistols. I also have a mini vault in my bedroom that holds my ready gun.

June 6th, 2008, 01:24 PM	#24
Krmnnghia Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 74	We have a small 2 handgun safe that is in the corner of our walk in closet. I put it in the corner so I could bolt it to 3 seperate studs from the inside at the same time. It is behind our hanging clothes so you only see it if you remove about 100 pieces of clothing but we know where to throw our hands through to thumb print it fast and pull out the guns if we have to. It's not ideal but it was either a second gun for the wife and a cheaper safe or a really nice safe and no gun for the wife.

June 9th, 2008, 04:57 PM	#25
coffeecup Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cadiz,Ky Posts: 405	Put it out on your front porch and give me a call for free haul off. I need another one. Edited to add---dont forget to write down the combination and put on the OUTSIDE of the safe.

June 17th, 2008, 11:03 AM	#28
mousehunter Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 124	My safe is still in the showroom, so anyplace you place yours at your residence is probably better. That said, I do have a few storage lockers. One of my favorite "safes" was built into a sleeper sofa (sleeper part removed). Currently moving into a new house and the safe will be directly off of the man cave (in a dedicated closet).