Safe

[Superman]

I am wanting to get a safe. But I don't have a lot of money to do it. About $800 tops right now. Was thinking of getting the Winchester safe at TSC, but then got to thinking if I could only get a cheap safe maybe I should get on that I could bolt down in a closet. So something about 25"widex20"deep. My thinking is there is more wall in the way of a thief plus it would be out of sight entirely. So is there anything that fits that dimension but higher quality than the sentry/stackon but enough better to be worth it?

Or should I just buy a gun cabinet to put in the closet and save for a better safe.

[Mdunntn]

I am wanting to get a safe. But I don't have a lot of money to do it. About $800 tops right now. Was thinking of getting the Winchester safe at TSC, but then got to thinking if I could only get a cheap safe maybe I should get on that I could bolt down in a closet. So something about 25"widex20"deep. My thinking is there is more wall in the way of a thief plus it would be out of sight entirely. So is there anything that fits that dimension but higher quality than the sentry/stackon but enough better to be worth it?

Or should I just buy a gun cabinet to put in the closet and save for a better safe.

I'm in the same boat and temporarily I'm going to settle for a stack-on 18 gun convertible gun cabinet for under $200.

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[BryanP]

I am wanting to get a safe. But I don't have a lot of money to do it. About $800 tops right now. Was thinking of getting the Winchester safe at TSC, but then got to thinking if I could only get a cheap safe maybe I should get on that I could bolt down in a closet. So something about 25"widex20"deep. My thinking is there is more wall in the way of a thief plus it would be out of sight entirely. So is there anything that fits that dimension but higher quality than the sentry/stackon but enough better to be worth it?

Or should I just buy a gun cabinet to put in the closet and save for a better safe.

Something like this?

| Sentry® Safe | G2459E Gun Safe

I have one similar to that except with a dial lock*. The movers just loved hoofing that up stairs. As safes/RSC type things go it's nothing special, but it's much better than a stack on and it fits nicely in the back of a closet. And if that's too big they have smaller versions.

*wish I'd gotten a keypad lock instead

[Superman]

Let me rephrase. I was looking at the winchester safe at TSC for $550 But then I got to thinking about putting a safe in my closet instead of out in the open. So instead of spending 550 on the TSC safe that I may not be able to get in a closet spend a little more on a smaller safe that will fit in a closet and is of better quality/higher fire rating than the stackon/century/TSC safes. Although other than a low fir rating the Winchester at TSC looks decent.

[babelt]

How big of a safe do you need?

[Superman]

I want to put it in a closet. Closet opening is right at 26-1/2 inches with the trim removed. And the depth is 26" to the back of the door. Plan to go look at some safes next saturday. For the price the BigHorn safes look like a steal. Though there small safe is a little smaller than I would like and there next size up is a little big to get in a closet.

[Superman]

How heavy can a safe be without having to reinforce the floor? My floors have joists on 16" centers. Plan on putting a 500-700 pound safe in a closet. The closet is on an exterior wall, there will be 2 joists under the safe.

[Guest safes]

How heavy can a safe be without having to reinforce the floor? My floors have joists on 16" centers. Plan on putting a 500-700 pound safe in a closet. The closet is on an exterior wall, there will be 2 joists under the safe.

you can check with a contractor tell him all the spec they should be able to tell you how much weight per square inch