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I might buy a gun safe soon - but I only have handguns and the 1 rifle - my PS90. Anyway, the PS90 is obviously is short that it won't fit into the normal slots for rifle barrels in a regular gunsafe.
How are U guys doing it? I suppose I could lean it in the corner of the safe, but I'm not sure I want to worry about it sliding.
My main concern for locking stuff up is to kiddie proof my weapons. I won't be buying a super expensive one, so it won't be a 2000lb, immovable safe :roll: - It won't be super burglar proof anyway (although, I always have someone at home now). I just want to keep a child from getting to it as he gets older, and to cover my ass legally so I don't have a kid with one of my guns one day, and I'll get arrested (as a probation officer, I don't need that).
I was using a combination doorknob on a closet, and the door hinges have non removable pins now. I like the way my ammo is stored at the moment, and I have a hook and stabilizer mounted on the wall right now. So, the PS90 is free standing against the wall at the moment - looks pretty kewl too. I'd kind of prefer to keep a "gun closet." Moisture problems are less of an issue that way too.
But, the combo doorknob I have been using is broken, and I am returning it. I might get another one that doesn't have a motor that runs on batteries (the motor broke). But, before I spend another $100+ on a different combo doorknob, I might just buy a gunsafe.
However, I am not seeing any gun safe in my price range that fits what I want. I have mostly handguns, and most of these gunsafes are for rifles (with just 1 shelf at the top). I don't really feel like making shelves (I don't have the power tools and am allergic to wood dust, so I can't do it myself).
Gander Mountain sells a nice grey gun safe for $450. And, it has several shelves w/ it. However, when I looked at it again yesterday - it has NO way to mount it to the wall. There are no pre drilled holes like some other safes have. The $450 is already at the top of my budget - where my wife is claiming I must use my new gun money to buy it. However, for that money, I expect to mount it to the wall. It is too easy to tip over.
The cheap Sentry and Stack On safes at least have a kit to attach the safe to the floor or wall.
So, I am debating a Sentry safe or a combo doorknob. I can get the Sentry safe today if I want to - assuming I am happy with how to get everything in there - and I'm really not...
How are U guys doing it? I suppose I could lean it in the corner of the safe, but I'm not sure I want to worry about it sliding.
My main concern for locking stuff up is to kiddie proof my weapons. I won't be buying a super expensive one, so it won't be a 2000lb, immovable safe :roll: - It won't be super burglar proof anyway (although, I always have someone at home now). I just want to keep a child from getting to it as he gets older, and to cover my ass legally so I don't have a kid with one of my guns one day, and I'll get arrested (as a probation officer, I don't need that).
I was using a combination doorknob on a closet, and the door hinges have non removable pins now. I like the way my ammo is stored at the moment, and I have a hook and stabilizer mounted on the wall right now. So, the PS90 is free standing against the wall at the moment - looks pretty kewl too. I'd kind of prefer to keep a "gun closet." Moisture problems are less of an issue that way too.
But, the combo doorknob I have been using is broken, and I am returning it. I might get another one that doesn't have a motor that runs on batteries (the motor broke). But, before I spend another $100+ on a different combo doorknob, I might just buy a gunsafe.
However, I am not seeing any gun safe in my price range that fits what I want. I have mostly handguns, and most of these gunsafes are for rifles (with just 1 shelf at the top). I don't really feel like making shelves (I don't have the power tools and am allergic to wood dust, so I can't do it myself).
Gander Mountain sells a nice grey gun safe for $450. And, it has several shelves w/ it. However, when I looked at it again yesterday - it has NO way to mount it to the wall. There are no pre drilled holes like some other safes have. The $450 is already at the top of my budget - where my wife is claiming I must use my new gun money to buy it. However, for that money, I expect to mount it to the wall. It is too easy to tip over.
The cheap Sentry and Stack On safes at least have a kit to attach the safe to the floor or wall.
So, I am debating a Sentry safe or a combo doorknob. I can get the Sentry safe today if I want to - assuming I am happy with how to get everything in there - and I'm really not...