Shotgun Safe - Metal Key or Numeric Keycode?

[Life Saab Itch]

OP, this may suit your needs.

http://www.lockmonster.co.uk/prod/plug-socket-safe...

[defblade]

I've got a 2 key safe (although only for air rifles).

One key is tucked in with my little grab bag of shooting stuff, which is not marked as anything and tucked away out of sight in the house; the other is on my key ring, so if I'm not in the house, even finding the one key wouldn't help much. It's really quite unlikely anyone would find both in a hurry.

The spares are in the attic... quicker to take the safe off the wall, frankly (possibly even for me!)

[z4chris99]

got two gun safes for different houses, a 3 and a 5 gun, both key operated

the keys are kept in other code operated safes with the ammo

[nsi]

Found the big one (Buffalo River Q4310 LCD) for £409.98 delivered. Result
http://www.uttings.co.uk/Product/666/109102/buffal...

[Leadfoot]

"All LCD safes are also provided with two emergency keys that allow manual access"

So, 2 keys you still need to hide then....

[nsi]

Leadfoot said:

"All LCD safes are also provided with two emergency keys that allow manual access"

So, 2 keys you still need to hide then....

Indeed, but they can be stored securely off site as they are not needed for day to day access, unlike a regular key operated safe, where the keys need to be kept "at hand".

[PhilboSE]

WorAl said:

OP you are being paranoid.

Do the sensible thing, buy a key operated cabinet and hide the keys. It isn't difficult.

This.

[TIGA84]

I think you're being overly paranoid and buying too big personally but if you want to, hey who am I to argue if you've got the means to do so.

If it was me I'd buy a gun and use the £200 odd quid you've shelled out extra on the big cahoona burger safe on getting it fitted and some lessons so I could become better.

You'll forget you've got a gun soon enough, it'll be part of your everyday life so it won't be a novelty. Be sensible and you'll be fine.

[PhilboSE]

djfaulkner said:

Are you allowed/supposed to keep the ammo and the guns in the same safe?

Ammo takes up much more space than the guns and no (legal) requirements for storage. Just keep them dry.

I buy all my shells in multiples of 2000, and given that I keep good stock of both plastic and fibre wad, both sporting and skeet loads, and both premium and budget variants, the boxes stack up quite high...

[Zebrano]

PhilboSE said:

WorAl said:

OP you are being paranoid.

Do the sensible thing, buy a key operated cabinet and hide the keys. It isn't difficult.

This.

+1

[theironduke]

Zebrano said:

PhilboSE said:

WorAl said:

OP you are being paranoid.

Do the sensible thing, buy a key operated cabinet and hide the keys. It isn't difficult.

This.

+1

And another. Kudos to buying a big safe but IMO you're really overcomplicating/overworrying the security aspect.

[Sam99]

Four pages of posts on this subject.
It makes me wonder if the O/P should have a firearms / shotgun license
There is neurotic and then there is cautious.
This is just ridiculous.

[Jem0911]

Key operation is perfect.
Don't worry yourself about your wife or kids.
They know you have a gun. Keep the key safe and you'll be fine.
Seriously nothing to worry about.

[mr_tony]

Bristols.....

(Random thread for this response.. Not sure what happened there)...

Edited by mr_tony on Friday 6th December 08:38