HandGun Safes

gdeal · June 14, 2009, 10:23 PM

Does any one have any recommendations for any handgun safes?

**Shane Tuttle** · June 14, 2009, 10:25 PM

What features are you looking for in a safe? We can't answer anything accurately with such a general question.

gdeal · June 14, 2009, 10:33 PM

small enough for just one handgun. not too expensive. gunvault is cool but is too expensive. Stack-On seems pretty cool. eletronic with key overide.

(BH) · June 14, 2009, 10:35 PM

go with a stack on.... hide it well in your home.... and bolt that sucker to the floor..... really well.

**Shane Tuttle** · June 14, 2009, 10:39 PM

If Gunvault is too expensive for you, then your options are going to be limited. Stack-On, as BH has mentioned, is probably one of the more popular ones for your price range.

treg · June 14, 2009, 10:44 PM

Harbor Freight has some very economical models.

gdeal · June 14, 2009, 10:49 PM

wow you're right treg. they even sell gunvault safes at a reduced price. cool.

Mello2u · June 15, 2009, 12:20 AM

There is a lot of information available about "gun safes". Most are not actually safes, but are actually Residential Security Containers.

http://www.zykansafe.com/ratings.html

Depending how much of an investment you have in your guns, an investment in a real safe might make sense.

cracked91 · June 15, 2009, 12:33 AM

I picked up a 6x9 one at harbor freight on clearance yesterday for 19.99, its digital with a key override, seems very sturdy, although small, i have my hi point c9 holstered in there, my p22 holstered in there, my cobra ca380 in there, a small box of .22 and a bag of 9mm, a knife, my wallet, spare money, and sometimes my car keys.

gdeal · June 15, 2009, 11:39 AM

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I picked up a 6x9 one at harbor freight on clearance yesterday for 19.99, its digital with a key override

Yeah I saw that. Reminds me of what you see in hotel rooms. Not bad at all but I will probably go with the Stack-On Drawer safe. 8 1/2 X 11 X 4.5 or something like that.

pacerdude · June 15, 2009, 01:35 PM

Instead of a Gunvault, I bought a Winchester, it looks about the same, has electronic opening with a key to open it if the battery dies. Mine cost me about $100 at a safe store in Atlanta.

gdeal · June 15, 2009, 01:38 PM

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Instead of a Gunvault, I bought a Winchester

I'll have to go OnLine and look at Winchester GunSafes then.

June 14, 2009, 10:23 PM	#1
gdeal Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 748	HandGun Safes Does any one have any recommendations for any handgun safes?

June 14, 2009, 10:25 PM	#2
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	What features are you looking for in a safe? We can't answer anything accurately with such a general question. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

June 14, 2009, 10:39 PM	#5
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	If Gunvault is too expensive for you, then your options are going to be limited. Stack-On, as BH has mentioned, is probably one of the more popular ones for your price range. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

June 14, 2009, 10:44 PM	#6
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 1,102	Harbor Freight has some very economical models. __________________ .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.

June 15, 2009, 12:20 AM	#8
Mello2u Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,424	There is a lot of information available about "gun safes". Most are not actually safes, but are actually Residential Security Containers. http://www.zykansafe.com/ratings.html Depending how much of an investment you have in your guns, an investment in a real safe might make sense. __________________ NRA Life Member - Orange Gunsite Member - NRA Certified Pistol Instructor "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it." Frederic Bastiat

June 14, 2009, 10:33 PM	#3
gdeal Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 748	small enough for just one handgun. not too expensive. gunvault is cool but is too expensive. Stack-On seems pretty cool. eletronic with key overide.

June 14, 2009, 10:35 PM	#4
(BH) Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: East TN Posts: 638	go with a stack on.... hide it well in your home.... and bolt that sucker to the floor..... really well.

June 14, 2009, 10:49 PM	#7
gdeal Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 748	wow you're right treg. they even sell gunvault safes at a reduced price. cool.

June 15, 2009, 12:33 AM	#9
cracked91 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2009 Posts: 385	I picked up a 6x9 one at harbor freight on clearance yesterday for 19.99, its digital with a key override, seems very sturdy, although small, i have my hi point c9 holstered in there, my p22 holstered in there, my cobra ca380 in there, a small box of .22 and a bag of 9mm, a knife, my wallet, spare money, and sometimes my car keys.

June 15, 2009, 01:35 PM	#11
pacerdude Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 607	Instead of a Gunvault, I bought a Winchester, it looks about the same, has electronic opening with a key to open it if the battery dies. Mine cost me about $100 at a safe store in Atlanta.