I am considering buying a gun safe and would like yall's input on em . Another question: Are these safes humidity proof? Was thinking about placing it in the garage if they are. Thanks in advance for your input.
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Not an expert, but nothing is humidity proof. Get some silica packs and throw in there or a box of baking soda. They have some fancy smancy moisture absorbing stuff too, I just use baking soda and keep the guns oiled
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Why would you want it in the garage?Comment
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Buy one bigger that you think you need, it will fill up quick!Comment
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Was thinking of the garage to keep it out of the house. When space is an issue anything helps.Comment
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Katy is humid. Get a goldenrod for the safe and plug it in. Zero maintenance and work better than the silica packs IMO. My other input on buying a safe is to get a REAL safe, not a pinstriped sheetmetal box from Sam's. Those are not actual safes, they are RSC's, or Residential Security Containers. Google RSC.Comment
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THIS!!!! Wise advice right here, ESPECIALLY if you are going to put it in the garage, which I definitely recommend against.Originally posted by TransPecos View PostComment
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I understand, but they are usually nice looking and it seems as though they would be more secure in the house. Get rid of a corner table or something, if you can.Originally posted by Hogmauler View PostComment
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Ok, I'm probably gonna sound real stupid, but here it goes. I have seen the goldenrod things, but how does one plug them in? My safe, not that old, does not have a way to get a cord inside. I haven't looked at them very close, well because of my question. Do newer safes have a "knockout" or chase or something for a pig tail to go thru?Originally posted by TransPecos View PostComment
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I probabl will keep it in the house. What is the average price of a good safe and do you bolt it down to your slab?Comment
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True story, I once went to a guys home in the Houston area. He asked me to see his collection and new safes. We when into a converted bedroom and one wall was lined with three very large very high quality gun safes. He had only had them for a month. As he open each safe he screamed. Over one hundred guns were covered with rust and the leather slings had mould on them. Get and use a Golden Rod for your Safes.Comment
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Mine just sits there looking pretty If someone has the stones to get it outta the house, they can have it! It about killed 4 of us moving it in.
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Look at the back of your safe. In the lower left corner there will be a round plastic plug. Pull it out. The hole the plug was covering will have sheetrock covering it. Drill through the sheetrock. Take a power strip, cut off the plug, thread the chord through the hole from the inside of the safe. Replace the plug on the powerstrip and you now have power inside your safe.Originally posted by Extremebowman View Post
On the safe, get the biggest, best safe you can afford. And try to find a place inside if you can.Comment
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I just paid about $3500 for a 1300 lb gun safe. Not sure about how many guns it holds and its diminsions, but I got the biggest one I could fit into my house.Originally posted by Hogmauler View Post
I didn't bolt it down as it would void my slab warranty.Comment
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I did not bolt mine down, but there isn't anybody that I know that can move it. I had it delivered by a safe moving company and they had to lay down plywood to keep it from breaking tiles. In ten years I have never had a gun rust or seen any midew or mold anywhere on the inside. I just keep the guns cleaned and oiled so that they are protected. It has shelving on one side and in the top, ver handy for important papers, ammo or supplies. The door has about twenty wooden pegs for handguns. Just get the best and biggest you can afford, you'll be glad that you did.Comment
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