Opinion On Stack-On Safe

[BIGPOPPA]

Scenario: Our eldest son, now a 22yo USAF SrA is stationed CONUS and moving off-base into his first apartment. He's coming home this spring and will be bringing a few firearms back with him. He's shopping around for a safe to hold his very modest collection.

My Recommendations to him: A Stack-On sheetmetal cabinet that he can bolt into the wall studs in his closet.

Or I found this deal on Slickguns.com, anyone have experience with it? It only weighs 125lbs, so it'll be easy to move if/when it comes time to PCS.

https://www.slickguns.com/product/st...atte-black-250

I also found this link to give him some more ideas: http://gunsafereviewsguy.com/article...ect-your-guns/

Any other ideas within a SrA's budget in an apartment would be greatly appreciated.

[sota]

I can't find much fault with it, in the terms your thinking.

[4thdimension]

I have one. It'll keep guns safe from kids and unprepared thiefs. A crow bar is all that's needed to jack it open.

[IV_Warrior]

If he's just looking to keep honest people honest, or keep kids from gaining easy access, go with the cheap cabinet. Keep in mind though, they're easily opened by someone with a little bit of time and a couple tools. The safe linked seems to have decent reviews on the couple places I checked quickly. It's probably a bit better. It took checking a couple spots, but I finally found one that listed construction as 13 gauge steel. Keep in mind, it offers no fire protection.

[abner13]

Not a safe , but a tin box with a lock on it. Good for keeping kids out , make sure you hide the keys.

[USMC3531]

its a step up from a wooden cabinet. there are youtube videos on stuff you can do to make them more secure

[jsphilly]

I have the Stack-On 22 convertible one and it works fine for my needs. No matter what kind of safe you have, if your not home and a thief has enough time he is going to get into it.

[Marcus99]

My motto is buy the reasonably cheapest safe you can afford to deter theft and unwanted access, BUT also make sure you're insured. Renters policies usually cover up to a certain amount for firearms. If its only a modest collection he should probably fall within the range of most polices but check with insurance agent to make sure. The only time I would spend big money on a fire protected safe is if I had something that was very valuable and irreplaceable.

[BIGPOPPA]

Thank You very much for the feedback. I sent a link to this thread to him and he'll get it figured out.

[bigandy1966]

a good alarm system that makes a LOT of noise.