Lets Talk Safes

[RYAN50BMG]

Let me wade in here. I had a very nice Liberty, then I sold it and built a full on vault. Be ready to spend more like 1500-2000$ for something that you will want to keep around for a while. I seeyou are still in an apt. so maybe a couple of low buget Wal-Mart safes with barrel keys would be ok for now. My point is, a good AR-15 with the usual stuff will run into the 1000-1500$ range, so don't cheap out on a safe to keep it in.

[Sixgun]

Car-15, I did this to my safe, I can get more guns in it and easier access.
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Not hard, let me know if I can help.

[Sucka]

Let me wade in here. I had a very nice Liberty, then I sold it and built a full on vault. Be ready to spend more like 1500-2000$ for something that you will want to keep around for a while. I seeyou are still in an apt. so maybe a couple of low buget Wal-Mart safes with barrel keys would be ok for now. My point is, a good AR-15 with the usual stuff will run into the 1000-1500$ range, so don't cheap out on a safe to keep it in.

I would love to get a nice big one i can have for life right now, but living in a one bedroom apartment has its drawbacks to be sure. If i can get something decent to last me ~2 years, i'll be happy. That is sound advice, but we just have no place to put the larger, more expensive ones.

car-15: That's pretty much exactly what i'm looking for! Thanks for the pics. Looks like i might take a ride down to Murdochs.

[Sucka]

I just came from sportsmens warehouse, they have sale on really nice safes.

Any specific ones catch your eye? I'll have to stop by there, i've never looked at their safe selection.

[car-15]

Car-15, I did this to my safe, I can get more guns in it and easier access.
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Not hard, let me know if I can help.

that would be a great improvement over what I have now, it is a real pia to get them in and out as it is.

[theGinsue]

Thanks for the suggestions fellas, i didn't know Wal-Mart and Costco even stocked safes.

What is Murdochs? Never heard of that place, do they stock a lot of safes?

Anymore suggestions welcome. I've been meaning to head to Gander and Bass Pro, they are the only two places i know that have them in store. Are their prices fair to what i could get online after shipping?

I got one @ Sam's Club (they had it in stock) about 18 months ago. It's a 12/24 gun Winchester and cost me around $650. I need another safe of the same size (any bigger and I wouldn't be able to get it into my basement - it was hell as it was). While I like the mods shown in the pics in the earlier post, it wouldn't let me squeeze in (figure of speech - not actually taking chaces with the guns) what I've got.

No matter what option you go with you absolutely MUST purchase either a moisture absorbing crystal pack or a de-humidifier - even if you've got the guns well oiled and in silicon socks.

[pickenup]

I got this one from big r

Who is "big r"?

[Sucka]

Who is "big r"?

From a few posts up, appears to now be called "Murdoch's".

[car-15]

Who is "big r"?

http://www.bigr.com/locationsother.htm

[Sucka]

Liberty safe's at Gander MTN. $899, awesome safe. Enough said. Keep it out.

I went to Sportsman's, Bass Pro and Gander today. I found the Timber Ridge by Liberty safe at Gander for $899. Size was perfect, specs on it seem good, price is a bit high, but doable.

I went and read over on THR like twitchyfinger suggested, and the comments were hit or miss. Found a few threads on it, a few older ones. Seems like it's a lower end safe, but a decent enough one. Those in the "know" seem to advocate safes well out of my price range, so i'm not sure what to make of it.

Would it be ill advised for me to go this route?

Does anyone live near Murdoch's who wouldn't mind swinging by there to see what they have + prices? It's over an hour from me, if someone is close a recon mission would be great!

I'm more or less looking for short fire protection, and protection from smash and grab type robbery, it seems this safe from Gander may fit the bill?