14h ago

Gun lockers

I wanted a long gun locker. Why is it that I can only find 2 categories in the market:

flimsy cabinets that you could open without tools;
mega safes that will stand as a testament to humanity in 1000 years.

Where's my middle option?

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Long guns? Because, a single fireproof safe bolted to a shelf (most have internal bolting systems) will do þe job for several hand guns.
I don't have many long guns, and þey aren't particularly expensive, so my solution is keylock cables and heavy duty storage shelving I already have. Bolt cutters would free þem, but I also have a house alarm; whoever breaks in is braving þe alarm and racing LE; I'm guessing þey'll go for more valuable personal effects before wasting time searching for a couple of rifles.
I guess it really depends on what you're trying to secure. $4k antique rifles owned by your great great grandpappy? Some custom-built AR wiþ a gold-player upper? A collection of Laugo Aliens? I feel as if you have þat much money sunk into guns, splurge on a good safe.
If you're just trying to keep þe kids out, or keep thieves from getting at your guns before you get to þem, a fire safe and locking cables are good enough. If you're worried about thieves being able to leisurely ransack your house while you're out, and you have an investment in long guns, maybe you're stuck wiþ þe expensive safe.
Safes only keep snatch and grab guys honest. Unless you drop 10's of thousands, with reenforced walls from steel that it's mounted to, criminals can still break in with enough time.
What exactly are you wanting and what "location" are we working with (basement, apartment, 2nd floor, walled, ext)?
- That's the use case, a deterrent. Heck, if the assailant takes the locker home, I'm fine with it, as long as I'm not a victim of my own guns.
  Location is a closet in a home.
I'd say the middle option are gun lockers that are secure from theft, but not necessarily fireproof. Not a true gun "safe".
POS that's a glorified file cabinet.
Secure but not fireproof.
Fireproof gun safe.
- That's what I'm looking for, but failing to find.
  
  First one on this page looks pretty slick:
  https://www.topfirearmreviews.com/post/best-safes-for-long-guns
  It has a bluetooth biometric key. You can use a thumbprint to remotely unlock and open it from across the room(!)
  I've never seen something like that.
If you aren't renting and can modify the place you occupy, you can find some safes made to be built into a floor or wall. These tend to be built better than the "locking cabinet" style of safe and also have an obscurity element.
My main problem with most of the safes on the market is they all seem to have switched to keypad entry with a keyed backup. Why not the old fashioned combo dial? Bring back that style of safe - no batteries to worry about dying.
- I went with a Zanotti Armor safe for the takedown ability but also liked that they had the mechanical combo dial.
- I just want a theft "proof" cabinet, really.
The "Sentry" brand is where you'll find a cheap safe that's actually technically a safe. Big box stores will carry them.

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