Buying my first safe. Have questions.

[DFBrews]

I need a safe. getting to the point where i am running out of under the bed space. (I know I know not good practice but it is the reason for the thread)

I have been poking around a little looking for a 8-10 gun safe in the 600 dollar range. I really only see the stack on ones in this range. is anyone else making a decent safe this size and price point that is not left over sardine can lids in construction?

I really like the stack on junior executive. seems well built and i like the fact that is is decently short so it sit next to the dresser pretty well. another thing is i am renting so lag bolting it to the wall is out.

[JohnTRourke]

Safe people lie
a safe that is rated for 10 guns, holds about 5

that's true all the way up thru the big ones, a 50 gun rated safe holds about 25.

buy bigger than you think you need.

you should be starting at the 25 gun level.

[Lurch]

Costco just had some bigger safes on sale in that price range.

[Mazin]

Safe people lie
a safe that is rated for 10 guns, holds about 5

that's true all the way up thru the big ones, a 50 gun rated safe holds about 25.

buy bigger than you think you need.

you should be starting at the 25 gun level.

Yes Yes Yes do this!

I had a 45-50 gun safe that I had bought (Liberty) and I was ticked when I ran out of room.

[HBARleatherneck]

delete

[Musashi]

I have a Cannon and it is a good safe. A bit more but money well spent and besides you can always upgrade.

[BigNick73]

I got a small SentrySafe at tractor supply on sale for $200 a couple years back http://www.tractorsupply.com/sentry-...k-safe-4061927. It's not fire rated but it's a lot better built that my stack-on.

I like to just keep adding small 10-15 gun safes. They're easier to hide, easier to move, and any thieves will have to get into multiple safes instead of just one.

Lag it to the wall anyway, so what if it's a rental it's just a few small holes. If you're worried about it put some mud/spackle in them when you leave, they're probably going to paint anyway. I've done it at two rentals and neither had a problem with it, and I didn't bother to mud either when I left.

[Wakesurfer]

Yeah I was in the same boat two years ago. I went with the Liberty Centurian 20 close to that price range and I am now completely out of room. I am now saving for a FatBoy Junior. I will also agree buy as big as you can or you will be doing what I'm doing and that is just buying another safe that is larger sooner than expected. I have small kids in the house so it is an absolute priority to me to have everything locked up. It seems to me however many guns the safe is rated for, divide that by two especially with rifles. I can maybe fit 6 rifles in mine but plenty of pistols on the shelves.

[Daniel_187]

Save up, this is one area you don't want to cheap out on. Think about it, you are putting ALL YOUR GUNS(maybe some papers too) in it.

[Byte Stryke]

Call Opie011

Eric will go out of his way to help... even if you arent buying it from him.