A Safe For Real Riflemen

[Sixgun]

I was taking a leisurely stroll through my bud's gunshop an hour or two ago and while he has dozens of safes to choose from, this baby caught my eye,
It did not have a tag on it as it just came in so I measured it with my Leatherman and its 56" wide and about 62" high. His manager told me it weighs 1000 pounds and costs $2600 or about the same as an average 1886 is worth.--------------6

13 rifles will fit in the door and another 48 inside..........easily. Made for Browning

[rjohns94]

That's a beast. Did you make note of its fire rating?

[Sixgun]

Mike,
Yes, I did. That was on the inside of the door. IIRC it was 1200 degrees for a couple of hours. ---6

[Streetstar]

------- mmmmm, I want !

[gamekeeper]

Fantastic! But sadly only in my dreams....

[M. M. Wright]

One of mine is a Browning with similar key, combination. When I installed it through a bedroom wall, (in protrudes into a corner of the garage) I wrapped the exposed part with two layers of 5/8" drywall just for the fire protection. Not that big though. It only holds 18-20 long guns and about that many handguns but then that's why there is another beside it.

[Pitchy]

Cool, what I like is the easy access to the rifles on the door.

[J Miller]

I'd love to have a safe like that. Give a man room to grow.
But not in this house. There is no way to get it into the house, and the floor wouldn't hold it. No way to get it into the basement either.

Ah heck, I just need a bigger house ....


Joe

[AJMD429]

Cool, what I like is the easy access to the rifles on the door.

Yep. Good place to keep your favorites...

[FWiedner]

Only place the beast would fit is in the un-heated garage, and ain't none of my babies sleepin' out in the cold while I'm alive.

[Griff]

That's the size I'm talkin' my boy into buying... so that he'll have room when my guns become his... And, I can use it in the interim!!!!

[Sixgun]

Cool, what I like is the easy access to the rifles on the door.

Yep. Good place to keep your favorites...

That's exactly what I was thinking. My silhouette guns in the door and the "keepers" inside. I did redesign my interiors in both my safes for easy access, but it's really not "easy access".

As my one safe weighs over a thousand pounds and the other is close to that, well, they are not coming out of the basement in my time, so I just have to live with them. But for you guys who have yet to buy one, this is the cats meow. -----6

[cas]

It's a good start, but where am I going to put 2 or 3 of those?

[Ray Newman]

6Gun: back in September of this year, I bought the Browning "Prestige 60" from Northwest Safes in Enumclaw, WA. It is 72X56X26". Empty, it weighs almost 1600 lbs. In my experience, when buying a safe, size matters and more often than not bigger is better. Definitely a beast, well made, US-of-A made, and it filled up fast. The door storage -- designed/intended for scoped rifles -- is handy. Wife's jewelry, papers, important papers, firearms, some family heirlooms, etc., are now in one secure place.

It is in an unheated, but insulated garage. So far, like the safe it replaced, the Golden Rod dehumidifier keeps things dry.

For those contemplating a safe, I recommend finding a safe dealer with a large showroom. Over the span of 2-3 months, I looked around at the various manufacturers' web page, stores such as Cabela's, the local gun shop, After a while, they all began to look alike. Took a culture trip up to Northwest Safe Company and examined all the safes and safe doors on the floor. Finally bit the bullet and bought the Browning.

[handirifle]

That thing should have it's own zip code.

[Chuck 100 yd]

Sweet! In my dreams!
I have two safes (not that big) and needing a third.

[Sixgun]

It's a good start, but where am I going to put 2 or 3 of those?

OK CAS, IIRC, you are right. You will need one just for your AR-15's. Hey, you still got the one that shoots 45 auto's? I know more than a few guys who would take that off your hands.---6

[cas]

Naw… It got used once or twice a year. I always thought about all the money I had invested in it, to sit 364 days a year. I sold it mid hysteria to purchase an over under sporting clays gun. And then put the money towards the property taxes instead.

The year before I sold a really cool rolling block with tube scope that got used even less, for the same purpose. I think that money may have ended up the same place as well.

[Sixgun]

CAS,
Money made from guns should never be used to pay bills......at least that's the way I think. The bill collectors can wait, my gun collecting can't. ----6

[cas]

Bills may wait, the tax man won't. (he'd already waited and could wait no more)

[RIHMFIRE]

that is a man cave!

[1894c]

all I can say is WOW... :O

[S.B.]

I didn't see any shipping on this is the seller paying shipping?
Steve

[Ray Newman]

"I didn't see any shipping on this is the seller paying shipping?"
--S.B.

simple answer: Depends. When I was in the market, I found that some pay shipping; others do not. Some include it in the price. Same with installation: some have a set fee; others do not install. Some might have varying charges based upon, weight, size, and mileage.

Also do not forget sales tax. Here in Washington, safes are sales tax exempt, but tax is charged on delivery and any install.

As I earlier posted, I purchased my Big Browning from North West Safes and delivery, installation, and moving the old steel box was about US$550.00. It took a 2 man crew about two - two and a half hours to remove and set aside the old box, then install, check for level, and bolt down the new safe. From warehouse to my garage it is about two hour round trip.

Before the actual install, I laid down an indoor/outdoor carpet runner strip from Lowes to elevate the safe from the concrete. Even thought the garage floor has a moisture barrier, I wanted to keep any moisture from wet tires or a dripping undercarriage away from the safe. To me, it is a form of cheap insurance.

[AJMD429]

You can build a room in the basement (I would do so, if I had a basement ), and install one of these in a doorway; then you have a WALK-IN gunsafe...


http://www.browning.com/products/catalo ... 39601&bg=x
http://www.browning.com/products/catalo ... tid=39581A

If you're building a new house, especially if you have any poured-concrete area like a basement, consider one of those doors. I would have done it if I had a basement, and will do so if I ever build a house with a basement, or attached garage.

[S.B.]

It was meant as a joke, Ray.
Steve

[Ray Newman]

Steve: you meant it as a joke, but I found when shopping for a safe, there can be all sorts of add-on fees to increase the cost.

[Sixgun]

To me, it is a form of cheap insurance.

Ray,
You got that right! A good safe runs about what a good gun costs and many times, guys will buy 30 good guns before they plunk down the bucks for a safe.

How come you don't put the safe in the house? Both of mine are down in the basement, (very dry basement) and they will be there when I bite the dust. ---6

[Ray Newman]

6-Gun: yeah funny what people will/will not spend money on. I knew a guy who had several custom shop Winchesters and Remingtons. He put El Cheapo $29.95 'scopes on them and transported them in soft cases. He never could understand why the rifles would not hold their zero....

As for the safe placement, house has a crawl space, there is no room in the spare bedroom, and my little office well is too little. So the Big Browning is bolted to the garage floor and the other safe is in the detached shop, also bolted to the floor. Attached garage and detached shop are about 8 feet apart, well insulated, shop is heated, and connected to the monitored house alarm system. As I posted earlier, both safes have Golden Rods and Bull Frog Rust Inhibitors. Been Living in the North Wet for over 12 years and have no problems with rust.

[S.B.]

It was meant as a joke, Ray.
Steve

Yes of course, I can't imagine anyone selling something like this(weight of 1000 lbs) willing to ship this and loose their investment or anyone buying something like this over the internet with shipping, exponentially, raising their costs.
When I bought the "Champion" I now use, I shopped a found a dealer who would deliver and install. If you've ever tried to move one of these yourself I'm quite sure your in no hurry to do this again?
Sorry I thought my points would be immediately clear.
Steve

[Ysabel Kid]

Cool, what I like is the easy access to the rifles on the door.

Yep. Good place to keep your favorites...

Agreed! I've never seen a safe with that option. Would be a cool way to store your most often used rifles. Very cool!

[piller]

After the kids get jobs and move out, then maybe I will have a place for something like that.

[Ysabel Kid]

You can build a room in the basement (I would do so, if I had a basement ), and install one of these in a doorway; then you have a WALK-IN gunsafe...


http://www.browning.com/products/catalo ... 39601&bg=x
http://www.browning.com/products/catalo ... tid=39581A

If you're building a new house, especially if you have any poured-concrete area like a basement, consider one of those doors. I would have done it if I had a basement, and will do so if I ever build a house with a basement, or attached garage.

A friend of mine did this when he built his custom home. He has the gun room of MY dreams!!!

Someday... someday...

[Sixgun]

I was back down the gunshop tonight and if anyone is interested, the safe is a browning Model HR 26 and is called "hells Canyon".--------6

[Charles]

That is very light weight for a safe that size. Methinks it had a composite door and fairly thin sides, top and bottom. The price is pretty cheap as well. Take a look at a Graffunder or Brown, you will pay 4 to 5 times that price and get 4 to 5 times the weight for a safe that size.