Got an email saying up to 15% off online purchase of a gun safe.

I don't remember what was recommended specifically but I know people have said they can be a good place to pick up a decent safe

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Unless I'm missing something, after browsing I don't see anything special price wise

I have one of the Winchester 24 gun. They seem to go on sale around Black Friday for about $500. It may be worth the wait for that time of year.

As far as the safe goes, it's pretty heavy at about 500lbs, I have never felt the need to bolt it down due to the additional 300+ lbs of ammo and firearms that end up inside. My only dislike is the digital lock mechanism, I would rather have mechanical, but for the price, seemed like a good deal.

Do yourself a solid and go buy this one:

http://www.academy.com/shop/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10051&categoryId=&productId=4208420&errorViewName=ProductDisplayErrorView&urlLangId=-1&langId=-1&top_category=&parent_category_rn=&storeId=10151#repChildCatSku=112053844

But what do you do when the terrorists are after you and the keypad runs out of batteries? You only have 1.4 seconds to get into the safe and dispatch all threats. Game over man.

Realistically, how many guns can a nominal ~15 gun safe hold? I'm not a collector or an avid hunter, just have an AR and a couple SxS shotguns in cases along with a few handguns. I don't see myself adding much more to the collection...maybe an AR and even less likely a decent bolt-action hunting rifle.

Space is at a premium, so I can't go big. I'm just looking to secure guns & ammo along with a few documents and valuables.

Given where I'm at, the reviews I see of "This 15 gun safe only holds 7 guns!" don't really worry me, but OB validation is always nice.

That's about right unless you get the door mount attachment.

This is exactly what I am about to buy. Not sure how I'm going to move it though.

Scriffer said:

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Realistically, how many guns can a nominal ~15 gun safe hold? I'm not a collector or an avid hunter, just have an AR and a couple SxS shotguns in cases along with a few handguns. I don't see myself adding much more to the collection...maybe an AR and even less likely a decent bolt-action hunting rifle.

Space is at a premium, so I can't go big. I'm just looking to secure guns & ammo along with a few documents and valuables.

Given where I'm at, the reviews I see of "This 15 gun safe only holds 7 guns!" don't really worry me, but OB validation is always nice.

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General rule of thumb - with no scopes, take advertised capacity and multiply by .67.

With scopes, multiply by .50 and you'll be pretty close.

Thanks. One of these should do nicely.

LSB_2002 said:

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Do yourself a solid and go buy this one:

http://www.academy.com/shop/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10051&categoryId=&productId=4208420&errorViewName=ProductDisplayErrorView&urlLangId=-1&langId=-1&top_category=&parent_category_rn=&storeId=10151#repChildCatSku=112053844

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Just happened to be shopping for hot deals at the various retailers and saw this one. Thought I'd scan the board before doing something rash. Can't get the damn comments to load but it looks pretty good. Looks can be deceiving though. Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?

Like others have said, the electric lock is not a preferred lock for a gun safe. As with most residential safes, they are not impregnable, and can be opened given sufficient time and tools. If I were in the market I wouldn't be afraid to buy that particular safe at that price point.

Don't post on this board often and have only recently begun "seriously" looking for a safe. I currently rock a 10 gun case inherited from gramps. It was plate glass but is now plexi. I can turn the lock with my bare hand. Super secure to say the least. So, why is mechanical better than electrical? What happens if the batteries die and the power is out? Is there a backup? What about biometric?

The point of a safe is to make it difficult for anyone to access the content without your approval. Given time and the right tools, I would argue that any safe can be compromised. For residential safes you just want to make it take longer than a criminal is willing to spend in your home.

Mechanical locks have several advantages.
- they don't require batteries
- they are more durable (moving a safe is very difficult, and you may bump into a wall trying to squeeze through a doorway)
- they will likely last longer than the electronics
- harder to sabotage (you could be locked out by someone breaking a keypad)

I have never had a battery die on me, but I have heard you just pop in a new one and your code should work as normal, it is a small inconvenience unless your in an emergency situation.

I can't really speak to biometrics, but I think they are generally more expensive and have the same And several additional disadvantages to the standard electric keypad.

My battery died after about 7 years. It gave plenty warning first. It would beep a lot, flash red, and open slowly. when if finally died I just put a new battery in with out issue.