Hi all,
You know that common forum cliche when people start talking about what gun safe to buy and everyon says "buy the biggest one you can afford"? Well, it is very true. I bought a 7/8-gun in March, thinking I'd done the right thing instead of buying a cheaper 5-gun unit, and, um (nek minit) it's full. And I mean "proper full" - there's still 2 more rifles to squeeze in a few weeks time when their PTAs clear.
So I need a new safe. Within the next few months I should have my collector/target ticket, and thus will be need Cat ABCDH compliance, but buying a big arse "proper" > $2000 commercial safe is beyond my budget right now (the rifles I collect average $200 each, if that). Given I'm supposedly a metal fabrication apprentice and would prefer the new cabinet to suit a certain space I have, logic it would seem dictates I build my own.
My question is therefore - anyone got any plans, suggestions, or willing to share their homebrew efforts? Basically I'm after some ideas and tips on how to go about it best, especially around the door and locking mechanism where obviously things need to be done a particular way to be both secure and legal.
Cheers, Ben.
You know that common forum cliche when people start talking about what gun safe to buy and everyon says "buy the biggest one you can afford"? Well, it is very true. I bought a 7/8-gun in March, thinking I'd done the right thing instead of buying a cheaper 5-gun unit, and, um (nek minit) it's full. And I mean "proper full" - there's still 2 more rifles to squeeze in a few weeks time when their PTAs clear.
So I need a new safe. Within the next few months I should have my collector/target ticket, and thus will be need Cat ABCDH compliance, but buying a big arse "proper" > $2000 commercial safe is beyond my budget right now (the rifles I collect average $200 each, if that). Given I'm supposedly a metal fabrication apprentice and would prefer the new cabinet to suit a certain space I have, logic it would seem dictates I build my own.
My question is therefore - anyone got any plans, suggestions, or willing to share their homebrew efforts? Basically I'm after some ideas and tips on how to go about it best, especially around the door and locking mechanism where obviously things need to be done a particular way to be both secure and legal.
Cheers, Ben.
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