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improvised homemade gun safe
it took 3 men to carry this into my house , empty. i welded the biggest hasp i could find and used a brinks lock. i installed handles to bring it in and then removed them. it isnt theft proof , but what is? it fits under my bed. this is a heavy duty truck bed tool box.total cost $30 P.S. a 91-30 fits in there!
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Originally Posted by Oxford
That's a well built redneck cabinet. Should keep out most perps.
yep , shes ugly as sin, but its under my bed. the bed skirt covers it up completely.and the price was right . its a helluva lot sturdier than the pretty store bought one in my office!
wally world . i like to buy things that i only need for a day or so ie. boresighter, timing light ,ect.use em and then return em and get my $ back! ssshhh its a secret....
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thanks for the compliments guys . poverty is the father of invention! sometimes i have to make my own good deals. p.s. i thought taking off the handles was a nice touch...
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nothing .... get my !!!!! outa the building! the same thing i would do if it wasnt there!
i wonder if that ammo cooking off would just bounce around in there? that things made of HEAVY gauge steel.i guess it would be safer than just sitting in the closet... wouldnt it?
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since there is NO such thing as a fire proof safe im not going to worry about it.
from what i gather drywall type material is used to make a safe fire retardent , which holds moisture and that is what slows down the heat build up in a safe.
but that moisture aint so good for guns.so people put those goldenrods and other heater type things like lightbulbs in em.
but that defeats the fire retardation.
round and round we go!
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since there is NO such thing as a fire proof safe im not going to worry about it.
from what i gather drywall type material is used to make a safe fire retardent , which holds moisture and that is what slows down the heat build up in a safe.
but that moisture aint so good for guns.
so people put those goldenrods and other heater type things like lightbulbs in em.
but that defeats the fire retardation.
round and round we go!
You could always line the inside with purple drywall it is used as a fire retardent for elevator shafts and HVAC chase ducts. 1.25" thick fairley heavy stuff. You would loose 2.5" side to side all the way around for inside dimensions, and then put a couple of tubs of dry rid in for moisture. Probably more trouble than its worth. Just a brain fart for the chewing.
I'm not worried,I have a wife that would yell just as loud at a thief trying to take a gun out of the house as she did at me for bringing it in.Nice job Billy. sam.
I like it, but I think my wife would have made me paint it - no mater where it was going. Those nice Enfields in your box have made me want an enfield again - dang it!
If it took 3 guys to carry it in empty, I hate to ask how you drag it out from under the bed, and shove it back again, fully loaded. Or do you just move the bed?
If it took 3 guys to carry it in empty, I hate to ask how you drag it out from under the bed, and shove it back again, fully loaded. Or do you just move the bed?
improvised homemade gun safe 
it fits under my bed. this is a heavy duty truck bed tool box.
total cost $30 P.S. a 91-30 fits in there!
. nice
nothing .... get my !!!!! outa the building! the same thing i would do if it wasnt there!
