Need to upgrade to a bigger model.
What do people have. Looking at 10 gun models but want them to actually hold 10.
Any experience with either of these or any other suggestions out there. Cheers
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Need to upgrade to a bigger model.
What do people have. Looking at 10 gun models but want them to actually hold 10.
Any experience with either of these or any other suggestions out there. Cheers
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Rule of thumb, divide by 2... Especially is you have scopes mounted. Have a 10gun and that fits 6 comfortably with room for maybe 1 more but would risk dints in stocks and scratches to metalwork.
I got one of those 11 gun safes, it holds scoped 5 rifles.
Maybe the best thing is to just keep on adding more gunsafes rather than getting bigger ones? I admit I've got 3 safes at present. Once they're all firmly attached to the floor and walls it just seems easier to add another one if necessary. An dif the new rules about how many rifles allowed in each safe that some people are talking about actually come to pass, additional safes might have more value than a single big one.
You can get to the claimed number of scoped guns in if you top and tail, there's nothing wrong with standing some on the muzzle
The police recommended 3mm steel thickness may become a regulation in the not too distant future, so I would be wary of buying one of the many safes available that have 2mm walls
Or go one better and buy used E cat 6mm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
x2 on going for a former E Cat safe. I'd also try and avoid electronic locks
That's possible of course. However, nearly all commercial gun cabinets have 2mm walls and a 3mm door. I think the police recommendations on the 3mm is due to a lack of knowledge of the commercially available gun cabinets out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
The police are looking to have firmer regulations around storage requirements (it was in amongst the other possible regulations they asked for submissions/feedback on earlier this year). My bet is the first step will be to make their recommended guidelines into the minimum legal requirement.
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
What I've always done. Any recently cleaned rifle, which I've saturated the bore with Hoppes is stored upside down. The barrel end rests inside the top of a used 2l milk bottle. Surplus fluid runs out of the barrel rather than back into the action, stock screws, trigger group.
I have never damaged any rifle using this storage method.
Recently got a Spika 12 Gun I think it is. Pretty happy with it. Only fit about 9 in there though
Keep using your old one and buy another.
thats an idea im instantly stealing. good thinking 99Quote:
Originally Posted by zimmer
Think of it as a 10 single barrel shotgun safe...
Maybe, but I can't personally see that all the tens of thousands of commercial gun cabinets out there (which are a huge step up from previous versions like clothing lockers and flimsy MDF cabinets) will become redundant. They offer a pretty good level of gun security. A determined thief will get into just about anything given time of course but generally time is not on their side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
Yes well that was the plan and buy another 6 gun. I've purchased my parents property and the old boy has informed me he has lost the keys to my safe. So it's either one big one or a couple small onesQuote:
Originally Posted by Slug
Given enough time, motivation, and skill. Anything can be stolen.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10-Ring
Increasing security increases the time and skill required is all.
Size wise I think it depends a little on the brand. I have a stag creek 5 gun safe that can hold a few more with carefull arrangement.
AO told me a story about a handfull of E cat rifles that were stolen a few years back. The bad buggers hotwired a 20T excavator and went in through the side of the house, ripped the E cat safe off it's mounts and dumped into waiting vehicle to be opened at their leisure. I'd find it hard to provide security that would not be compromised by a 20T excavator.... then of course they might use a 40T machine....Quote:
Originally Posted by 10-Ring
Getting OT now but here goes -
Muzzle up or muzzle down makes no difference to the effect of ammonia based solvents in the bore. (I wont bother getting the duscussion of will it wont it damage tge metal.) Except as already stated muzzle up let's the goobies run into undesirable areas.
I recovered a club mate's rifle that had the bedding awash in solvent. Had run back down, wicked thru the king screw and saturated the bedding. Probably why it had "gone off".
I dumped my Sweets years ago. Likewise the Shooters Choice I had which stunk of ammonia. It was useless at any rate.
There are far better non ammonia Cu solvents available now.
My 5 gun buffalo river fits 4 scoped rifles and a 12ga U/O, all muzzle up
I find the depth of most commercially sold safes to be a bit restrictive. Only the old man's 300 mag with it's big bulky nightforce scope has taken up two slots.
What a crock...when the police can't even look after their own firearms...11 stolen from Palmy North police sth, police car and 2 Glocks stolen in Gore as well as the 2-3 on average they just happen to lose a year!
Baronet, as long as you're feeling rich. They are changing the sizes at the moment to make them deeper and more usable.
https://tsl-and-select-engineering.m...ions/b-licence
the police cant just make laws I thought. if there is a minimum requirement doesnt it have to be in the arms act?
Yeah be wary of the heavy duty door encased in light duty walls and tuna can thickness bottom...ask me how I know.
No. Because police enforce policy, not legislationQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury
+1, these are very good. NZ made, and bloody heavy!Quote:
Originally Posted by anzac_mike
I looked into getting a 10 gun safe, little bit more you can have a 20, got one of these, bloody impressive. But very very heavy.
https://legendhuntinggear.co.nz/safes/
