Got me a new safe....

[thewookie]

Santa got me a nice gift card to Dick's, combined with a sale, and now I'm a proud owner of a new 19-Gun safe. She came in at 255lbs -- unloaded.

I've been looking for one for a while; especially since my Mastiff is gone. So, now that I have one, I'm wondering what y'all could tell me about being a new safe owner, hehe. Any tips, tricks - do and don't?

[MontezumaCpl]

Thats dam nice! Happy New Year!

[SGT7477]

Outstanding, Semper Fidelis.

[echo3oscar1833]

Thats a nice safe there Wookie, what is a that Rifle, with the Bipod, a .308 or .30-06. Pistols look like .40 S&W or .45acp, are the ammo cans full? Great setup brother, I would turn the one pistol around however, muzzle safety.

[BR34]

I could definitely offer a few tips, but I might be too late. My first tip would have been not to take pictures and post it on the net. Second tip would have been brand specific, but any safe is better than no safe. Third, don't let anyone know you have it, including extended family, friends, home repair people, etc.

Check out this link about department store safes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhOj...rom=PL&index=4


Also make sure your home owners insurance covers your firearms. Most insurers only cover firearms up to a certain price point, then you're SOL. I had to get a few grand extra to cover my firearms because USAA only covers up to 2500 bucks.

[hussaf]

Nice, we went through the safe shopping process for Christmas for my dad (he retired from the police department and used to keep his guns there). Got the same one, from what I can tell. Gotta love Dick's.

[SlingerDun]

guns guns guns, wheres the coins?

[hussaf]

Hey brother,

What's the long gun with the bipod?

[thewookie]

I could definitely offer a few tips, but I might be too late. My first tip would have been not to take pictures and post it on the net. Second tip would have been brand specific, but any safe is better than no safe. Third, don't let anyone know you have it, including extended family, friends, home repair people, etc.

Check out this link about department store safes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhOj...rom=PL&index=4


Also make sure your home owners insurance covers your firearms. Most insurers only cover firearms up to a certain price point, then you're SOL. I had to get a few grand extra to cover my firearms because USAA only covers up to 2500 bucks.

Ya, I hear what your saying. But if somebody's gonna come take my gunz, I'm much better protected now; then I was before. It's bolted down to the floor with 8 inch lag bolts, and my alarm company and my insurance company know it's here. A robber doing a simple/routine snatch and run isn't going anywhere with my gunz: for somebody to get my sh+t, now they would need tools, planning, training, and inside scoop. But, I hear ya,,,, the web is the wild west....


Good eyes echo -- I have stuff in those ammo cams. Lots of stuff.

And the pistol pointing towards you is actually a starter pistol, my cousin gave it to me. My Kimber .45 and S&W .357 (in the sock) is on that shelf also.

The long gun with the bipods is my 700PSS in .308

Basically, once I get a shotgun, and a Berretta 92fs -- I'm straight.

Thanks for the well-wishes, Semper Fi.

[echo3oscar1833]

Ya, I hear what your saying. But if somebody's gonna come take my gunz, I'm much better protected now; then I was before. It's bolted down to the floor with 8 inch lag bolts, and my alarm company and my insurance company know it's here. But, I hear ya,,,, the web is the wild west....


Good eyes echo -- I have stuff in those ammo cams. Lots of stuff.

And the pistol pointing towards you is actually a starter pistol, my cousin gave it to me. My Kimber .45 and S&W .357 (in the sock) is on that shelf also.

The long gun with the bipods is my 700PSS in .308

Basically, once I get a shotgun, and a Berretta 92fs -- I'm straight.

Thanks for the well-wishes, Semper Fi.

Roger that, you want a good shotgun, might I suggest one of these

https://www.berettausa.com/e2wProduc...379:4100001548

[thewookie]

Roger that, you want a good shotgun, might I suggest one of these

https://www.berettausa.com/e2wProduc...379:4100001548

Nice, but way out of my price range. I'm getting a good and trusty Mossberg 500. Cheap, accurate, reliable -- and I know how to use it, and maintain it well. But thanks for the link.

[echo3oscar1833]

Nice, but way out of my price range. I'm getting a good and trusty Mossberg 500. Cheap, accurate, reliable -- and I know how to use it, and maintain it well. But thanks for the link.

Anytime, yeah lots of Bang for the Buck when it comes to Mossberg. I used to own a Mossberg .22LR Plinkster. I shot 1000's of rounds through it before ever cleaning it. Never jammed up once, same with all of the Mossberg Shotguns Ive shot. Good Choice.

[Rocky C]

Nice Gift Mike.
Glad you Treated yourself Brother.

Semper Fi,
Rocky

[kenrobg30]

Santa got me a nice gift card to Dick's, combined with a sale, and now I'm a proud owner of a new 19-Gun safe. She came in at 255lbs -- unloaded.

I've been looking for one for a while; especially since my Mastiff is gone. So, now that I have one, I'm wondering what y'all could tell me about being a new safe owner, hehe. Any tips, tricks - do and don't?

I have a 'don;t' for you my friend, don't commit the combination to memory. Write it down three times, then hide one copy in your wallet, and the other two in places, that only you would think to look. Save yourself a lot of tears. I gotta go mix me a drink. S/F Ken

[Hamelink83]

Ya, I hear what your saying. But if somebody's gonna come take my gunz, I'm much better protected now; then I was before. It's bolted down to the floor with 8 inch lag bolts, and my alarm company and my insurance company know it's here. A robber doing a simple/routine snatch and run isn't going anywhere with my gunz: for somebody to get my sh+t, now they would need tools, planning, training, and inside scoop. But, I hear ya,,,, the web is the wild west....


Good eyes echo -- I have stuff in those ammo cams. Lots of stuff.

And the pistol pointing towards you is actually a starter pistol, my cousin gave it to me. My Kimber .45 and S&W .357 (in the sock) is on that shelf also.

The long gun with the bipods is my 700PSS in .308

Basically, once I get a shotgun, and a Berretta 92fs -- I'm straight.

Thanks for the well-wishes, Semper Fi.

Buuuuuuuullllllsheet. You can never have to many firearms. Nice choice on the bolt rifle, I have the same. I miss that rifle, at least a year before I get to pull the trigger on it again.