Although this topic has been discussed a multitudes of times, let’s all discuss it again!
QUESTION: How do you properly secure non-daily weapons? Perhaps you are like myself and have many hunting rifles or old collection pistols and need a tight place to store them.
ACTIVITY: Check safes, and gun cabinets; see how an intruder might access any stored weapon.
TIP: Drop any tips at the bottom as well.
Standing gun safe and night stand safe are doing the trick right now (although, I may need to up-sized the standing safe if my “habit” continues).
The nightstand safe although bolted to the night stand cold be pryed off the night stand or a crowbar could probably pry the door open. The standing safe would take several hours to defeat.
My safes are primarily for general protection to ensure young ones who should not be accessing my weapons do not have access to them. If a thief broke in while we were on vacation or something hopefully they’re just looking for the easy score and bypass the safes but given enough time/tools I know they would be able to gain access (hopefully my neighbor will have noticed and call the police by then). I wish I had a basement where I could a bolt the safe to concreate but that’s not a reality right now.
Mostly concerned about grandkids or other young ones…coach gun trigger locked hanging on the wall for decor. Mossy in closet loaded & trigger locked empty chamber. House gun put in locked desk drawer when entertaining. Other is on me always. Ar in lock box. Ammo in closet. Most safes aren’t safe just good for fire protection & stooges.
Safe bolted to the ground. Specifically to protect from theft and fire while I’m away from home. Empty nester, all my guns are daily, in condition one and strategically located throughout my home. In addition they are cleaned on a monthly basis unless they just came home from the range.
Never used to be that way, all my guns except for carry stayed in the safe. Brave new world! Maintain less than one second from any weapon at anytime. Closer than a millennial phone!
I have always thought about buying an old JIFFY LUBE store front, but they are always in the wrong place too rehab and make a home out of. Or it could be an old bank with the concrete vault.
And of course, since you have a safe that size, you would be obligated to try and fill it…that’s a win win there!!! 
Yep, with the Jiffy Lube you just need a secure door to the basement level.
My safe is in an area that is a pita to get to.
Time is somehing most burglars don’t have the luxury of.
Seal a 6 inch PVC pipe with caps and fill with rice to prevent rusting. Bury it in the ground at a safe out of the way location. Do the same with your ammo too.
Due to the nature of where I live - just me, my roommate/landlord (who is a borderline hoarder, the place is full of stuff that’s been bought, and never unboxed), and 2 cats, never any visitors or kids - my only concern is my monster kitty stepping on the trigger, thus I don’t leave a round in the chamber at home. Otherwise, my handgun is on my hip or my desk, and my shotgun lives behind the bedroom door. All guns are loaded, but no round in the chamber at home.
BTW, as a PSM, if you use a ‘gun safe’ you might seriously want to check out LockPickingLawyer’s YouTube channel. Most ‘gun safes’ are easily opened, usually faster than it took your credit card to charge. Here’s his video list, just look through it and you’ll be appalled at how easy trigger locks and gun safes are to open: youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer/videos
If you use one, make sure you get a good one.
Haha prepper thing. What if they steal your shovel .
Use a spoon!
Have a dog that likes to dig?
Anybody here have good insurance on their weapons?
Not right now but I am looking into getting some insurance for my firearms.