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09-20-2012, 03:32 PM
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closet style safes
Im looking into installing or building a good reliable safe to store weapons/ammo and supplies for any unforseen event...any ideas ?
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09-20-2012, 04:06 PM
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When you say closet do you mean a safe that can fit into a closet or one that will be built into the wall of the closet?
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09-20-2012, 04:15 PM
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I have a closet which i would like to turn into a safe...the whole closet into a safe.
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09-21-2012, 04:17 PM
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Why don't you just build a false wall in the back or side of the closet. That way nobody knows its there.
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09-21-2012, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dragunovsks
Why don't you just build a false wall in the back or side of the closet. That way nobody knows its there.
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That is a great plan...in fact that IS the plan...i need info which provides an established materals list... Satajet.
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09-21-2012, 08:38 PM
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Um ok, u said safe, which implies a fortified or locked steel box.
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Century Arms AR-15A2, 5.56
1946 Mosin-Nagant M44, 7.62x54R
1978 YUGO SKS, 7.62x39
NEF Protector Pump, 12 gauge
Savage Model 64, .22LR
NEF Pardner Tracker II, 12 gauge
Rock Island Armory 1911A1, .45 ACP
Remington 870 'Express Magnum' 12 gauge
Bersa Thunder .380
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09-21-2012, 10:12 PM
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Basicly you are correct but i want the best of both combined. Sorry i didnt make myself clearer. I want something hard to find and even harder to get at...
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09-21-2012, 10:35 PM
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I bought a standard gun safe and fitted it tightly into a closet where the sides can't be attacked without tearing out walls and plywood. A built-in stealthy safe, will work fine, if you can figure out how to make doors that work for you, but don't give the "secret" storage away.
I will say this though, I was given a safe, of better quality than most gun safes, because the owners had lost the combination years ago. I opened it in a matter of minutes, and with very little trouble, with a Sawzall. The average gun safe will defeat the common crack-head looking for something to steal and pawn, but it won't defeat a serious thief.
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09-21-2012, 10:54 PM
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Disguising a safe or vault is a highly effective way of keeping your stuff away from bad guys. A buddy of mine has a safe in his shop that looks like a high voltage power supply, complete with warning stickers that say "HIGH VOLTAGE" and "600 VOLTS", the lock tumbler is inside a big knife-switch box with a padlock on it mounted to the door.
I want to build a walk-in vault someday that has a bookshelf or maybe a cabinet in front of it that you walk through to get inside. Ideally this would be built into the hillside or a basement wall so it is underground (I don't have a basement or a wall up against an embankment though, which makes my idea totally fantasy at this point in time). That would be totally cool!
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09-21-2012, 11:18 PM
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Anything that is as secure as a commercial safe would be very expensive to build.You would be better off buying a safe of a size that will fit, and then building that into the wall and hiding it.
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