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Steve71 · 06-02-2005, 01:09 PM

Hi Doug,

There is some good advice here on the forum . I'll give you some more. I have a Fort Knox and have owned it for about 10 years. I love it. It is made in USA. They have a web site that you can look at. They cost a little more, but they are built very well. It has beautiful paint and is a sincere nice addition to the home. Get a fire safe! If you are going to go to the trouble of getting one of these, get the full package. Fire is a real hazard.

Determine what size you need and then get the next size up. You WILL fill it up more than you realize. I store more than just guns in it. Get one big enough that the bad guys won't haul it away and open it later. I suggest 800-1000 lbs. Get all the goodies like the pistol rack. it a great place for all the extra keys, etc. The humidifier is cheap and will last for years. Get one of those piano lights to set on top. It looks nice and when your eyes start to fade, you'll need it to read the dial

With the humidifier and light you'll have to place it near a outlet. It also needs to go on the FIRST FLOOR. You won't be packing these things up any stairs. Besides, if you do have a fire, you don't want one of these things upstairs where it can fall through the floor. Send me a pm and I'll tell you how to move things around without a lot of trouble.

A pedestal is a must! All they are is 2x4 construction covered with carpeting. Space the 2x4's about every five inches. I have built several of these for my friends. The worst part is folding the corners of the carpet to fit right. The important thing with a pedestal is that it keeps the safe up off the ground so you don't hit it with the vacuum or anything else. Make the pedestal so you have a couple inches around the entire safe. It makes a nice buffer.

Many of the smaller safes are tipsy and therefore need bolting to the walls to make them secure. Spend a few extra bucks and get that 1000 lb bad boy. It won't need bolting to keep it from being tipsy but doing that is still a good idea.

Safes are great and they are a great comfort when you leave home. I don't worry about loosing my TV or stereo. If some bad guy wants those he can have them. I won't be a victim in those circumstances. If they get my TV, I'll go out and buy the biggest darned TV I can to replace it. I'll win in those circumstances. What I want to protect is that rifle that I shot my first deer with and that my son shot his first deer with. Those things are not replacable. That piece is priceless to me.

The bad things on safes is that guys get lazy and leave them unlocked. If you do that, you leave all your goddies in one place for the bad guys.

I haven't priced gun safes in awhile, but whatever it cost, buy one, charge it if you have too, but get one! They work! If you get one after "you get hit" it will be too late.

Oh, one more thing. Leave some pot on the floor by the safe and the druggies won't bother the safe at all.

Steve

06-02-2005, 01:09 PM	#8
Steve71 User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sumner, Wa. Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Doug, There is some good advice here on the forum . I'll give you some more. I have a Fort Knox and have owned it for about 10 years. I love it. It is made in USA. They have a web site that you can look at. They cost a little more, but they are built very well. It has beautiful paint and is a sincere nice addition to the home. Get a fire safe! If you are going to go to the trouble of getting one of these, get the full package. Fire is a real hazard. Determine what size you need and then get the next size up. You WILL fill it up more than you realize. I store more than just guns in it. Get one big enough that the bad guys won't haul it away and open it later. I suggest 800-1000 lbs. Get all the goodies like the pistol rack. it a great place for all the extra keys, etc. The humidifier is cheap and will last for years. Get one of those piano lights to set on top. It looks nice and when your eyes start to fade, you'll need it to read the dial With the humidifier and light you'll have to place it near a outlet. It also needs to go on the FIRST FLOOR. You won't be packing these things up any stairs. Besides, if you do have a fire, you don't want one of these things upstairs where it can fall through the floor. Send me a pm and I'll tell you how to move things around without a lot of trouble. A pedestal is a must! All they are is 2x4 construction covered with carpeting. Space the 2x4's about every five inches. I have built several of these for my friends. The worst part is folding the corners of the carpet to fit right. The important thing with a pedestal is that it keeps the safe up off the ground so you don't hit it with the vacuum or anything else. Make the pedestal so you have a couple inches around the entire safe. It makes a nice buffer. Many of the smaller safes are tipsy and therefore need bolting to the walls to make them secure. Spend a few extra bucks and get that 1000 lb bad boy. It won't need bolting to keep it from being tipsy but doing that is still a good idea. Safes are great and they are a great comfort when you leave home. I don't worry about loosing my TV or stereo. If some bad guy wants those he can have them. I won't be a victim in those circumstances. If they get my TV, I'll go out and buy the biggest darned TV I can to replace it. I'll win in those circumstances. What I want to protect is that rifle that I shot my first deer with and that my son shot his first deer with. Those things are not replacable. That piece is priceless to me. The bad things on safes is that guys get lazy and leave them unlocked. If you do that, you leave all your goddies in one place for the bad guys. I haven't priced gun safes in awhile, but whatever it cost, buy one, charge it if you have too, but get one! They work! If you get one after "you get hit" it will be too late. Oh, one more thing. Leave some pot on the floor by the safe and the druggies won't bother the safe at all. Steve __________________ "Hey soldier, don't forget to pick up the Lugers. Someday, they'll be worth a lot of money".