Not a safe, a cage?

[Waywardson174]

Does anyone have a gun cage in lieu of or in addition to a gun safe. I don't know why, but I really like the idea of expanded metal over a frame with a padlock on the front of it. I'm thinking slots for 14 long guns, and an open area to hang pistols up in loops. What do you guys think? Waste of time/money over getting a classic safe? I know a professional welder who thinks we can do the whole thing for $300-350.

[rondog]

Sorry, but I think you should put down the crack pipe and back away from it! That sounds like a crazy idea, but, your mom says you're special.....

JMHO, YMMV, etc., etc.

[Goodburbon]

Seen a few movies with tackticool cages?


Now I'm thinking I'm going to convert a closet to a safe, since they don't make a safe big enough for me, nor do I have a place to put 2 safes. It's a helluva problem to have, but I don't think it would be hard to reinforce the interior of the closet and add a beefy door/frame.

[Ashton]

Any safe can be cracked. If you're gone 8 hours in a day... Well. That safe is gone. A cage with good steel and a good lock? Yeah gone for 8 hours you're still getting jacked. If you're at home often and just want it for a deterrent I'd say go for it. People don't realize how easy it really is to get into a safe. Of course I'm thinking a normal gun safe not a top of the line safe with 18 in thick walls a copper liner biometrics and a code on top of it.

[Waywardson174]

Seen a few movies with tackticool cages?

If I'm honest, yes, they look good in the movies. But they are also cheap and robust. My goal isn't to stop theft as much as I need to prevent the niece and nephew from getting into them. I could get an entry level safe at this price range, but what aspect of the cage is crack pipey?

[jhood001]

I liken a cage to lingerie. I just want what is inside all that much more.

[Irving]

Any safe can be cracked. If you're gone 8 hours in a day... Well. That safe is gone. A cage with good steel and a good lock? Yeah gone for 8 hours you're still getting jacked. If you're at home often and just want it for a deterrent I'd say go for it. People don't realize how easy it really is to get into a safe. Of course I'm thinking a normal gun safe not a top of the line safe with 18 in thick walls a copper liner biometrics and a code on top of it.

If you have someone targeting you who spends more than 2 minutes inside your place, you've got much bigger issues than whether some guns get taken.

[Ashton]

If you have someone targeting you who spends more than 2 minutes inside your place, you've got much bigger issues than whether some guns get taken.

Probably more than two mins IMHO. But I agree. Fight or flight. If you fight... You better make sure you win.

[Bailey Guns]

I don't see a problem with it. Especially if all you're looking for is basic security.

[KevDen2005]

If you have someone targeting you who spends more than 2 minutes inside your place, you've got much bigger issues than whether some guns get taken.

Oh, don't act like you don't!