Safes...

[Don1]

I know this should be cross-posted with the Sports forum, but that seems a little diverse.

I'm after an attractive safe that will hold 5+ rifles/shotguns, as well as the ammunition, bolts and then watches and jewellery. So, a safe with a minimum of four areas/compartments, along with a power supply (for the winders), within a budget that wouldn't see an active campaign around middle Russia...

Anyone with any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

[mrmr96]

What kind of lock?
What kind of budget?
Protection only for theft, or also for fire/flood?

[Don1]

Lock - either biometric or physical.
Budget - doesn't really matter.
Waterproof/fail-safe - it will be on the first floor, on top of hill. If that water gets that high, I won't care about possessions! A battery backup if the power fails would be nice though.

It would nice if it were attractive also, and could fit into a dressing room.

[mrdemon]

You cannot keep ammo with the guns in the same safe !

[Don1]

Yes you can.

Edit - you can if you have separate sections, just like the bolts. So does anyone have any real suggestions, from personal experience, or will I have to go to the 'Supercar' section?

Edited by Don1 on Sunday 9th March 19:30

[GSP]

This really depends on your budget.

I'd recommend a Buffalo River safe, don't even look at cabinets.

You want something nice internally if you are keeping watches in it too, a 5 gun safe for example is typically quite small and often won't be lined. Mine is a 10 Gun Buffalo River safe pictured below.

The biometric technology is reliable and has a hidden key back up anyway. But the biometric is brilliant, so much better than key.



Whilst there is some pretty safes, firearms officers typically like the safes to be out of view. So your talking in a cupboard under the stairs fixed to brick wall.

Feel free to PM me or ask any other questions. You can keep ammo in the same safe if it has an internal lockable section within it.

[GSP]

Oh and if budget is not a big concern I'd consider Stack On safes...

http://www.stack-on.com/categories/secure-storage

and if money is no object at all then I'd consider importing a Browns Safe and spec my own gun / watch safe, they have specific in built watch winders.

http://www.brownsafe.com/

[Don1]

Superb - many thanks.

[N24]

Surely some 'furniture' is the best way to have a safe...
http://thebespokeguncabinetcompany.co.uk/gun_cabin...

[jshell]

I use a boggo-standard Brattensound 7-gun with seperate locking cabinet. £130, British Standard approved and all the safe I need.

[mrmr96]

jshell said:

I use a boggo-standard Brattensound 7-gun with seperate locking cabinet. £130, British Standard approved and all the safe I need.

Indeed meeting BS7558 is the minimum legal requirement.

However its possible to buy safes which far exceed this standard. One might consider them if the contents are especially valuable or they thought it was justified.

[GSP]

My licensing officer said she had seen to many brattonsound safes as well as cabinets opened far to easily with a few swift blows to the side.

If your only keeping a couple of £ks worth of guns inside then that's not such a problem I guess. But when you start talking 6+ £3k guns and several watches you want something better than the police minimum standard.