Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
Page 2 of 22 FirstFirst 12345612 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 215
  1. #11
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Underground Bunker
    Posts
    3,964
    Rep Power
    21474855

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Wonder if this is a new EO of Obama? Allow access to the inside of a safe 10 times and then lock permanently.

    (I say this as jest but nothing would surprise me now)
    The USA is now a banana republic. Only without the bananas....or the Republic.

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Northampton County, Pennsylvania
    (Northampton County)
    Posts
    17,641
    Rep Power
    21474870

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Good info, rep sent.

    Quote Originally Posted by Grey Bearded One View Post
    Thanks. I don't have one but I always looked at electronic locks as something waiting to fail.

    I am curious, why are you opening your safe so often?
    To make sure it's locked, silly

    We usually spend the rest of the evening making sure the iron and the oven are turned off. Except for Tuesdays. Tuesday is for touching fire hydrants.

  3. #13
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    (Northampton County)
    Posts
    945
    Rep Power
    2575134

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by free View Post
    LaGard? Anyone heard of them before now? At least they were honest with you about their quality. I would have replaced it with an S&G unit though.

    Also helps me justify my decision never to go with one of those electronic locks. The few seconds saved when opening is just not worth it in my view.
    I hadn't before I looked into it, that said, they're a subsidiary of Kaba Mas, which actually makes some very high-end products. Had the locksmith wanted the job, he would have been replacing my electronic lock with an S&G 6730. According to my research both units use the same mounting locations, but the locksmith said that it wouldn't just bolt up and that 2+ hours of customization would be required to make it work. (maybe this is true, maybe it's BS, I can't say for certain) Either way, after he tapped out I decided to go with a direct replacement because I didn't want to end up worrying about my jerry-rigged 6730 failing. After 3 days of not getting into the safe I figured it would have to be drilled and I actually settled on replacing it with a Liberty Colonial 30. Before the end of the year I'll likely be upgrading to the C-30 and relegating this safe to ammo duty.




    Quote Originally Posted by Ronin View Post
    I actually watched that video, but the internals of my safe are set up differently and I wasn't too confident winging it. Hence the direct replacement instead.




    Quote Originally Posted by Grey Bearded One View Post

    I am curious, why are you opening your safe so often?
    Our home was burglarized a year or so back and everything that was valuable and fit in a backpack was taken. Now we store all guns, jewelry, laptops, external HD's, etc in a pair of safes. The high-end security and camera systems I had installed after the robbery are likely to deter it from happening again, but I learned the hard way that you can't be too careful.

  4. #14
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    The land o' cotton, old times there are not forgotten
    Posts
    3,536
    Rep Power
    0

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by ungawa View Post
    We usually spend the rest of the evening making sure the iron and the oven are turned off. Except for Tuesdays. Tuesday is for touching fire hydrants.
    Sorry, must spread rep.

  5. #15
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    (Allegheny County)
    Posts
    3,955
    Rep Power
    21474849

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    OP:

    I strongly urge you to consider trolling craigslist for deals on safes. You will get a much better used safe for the same or less money than you will a new safe at a store somewhere.

    I got a safe for $1100 that sells for about $3500 new. You can really tell the difference in the quality too, esp when you go to move it (;

  6. #16
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    127.0.0.1, Pennsylvania
    (Lancaster County)
    Posts
    20,347
    Rep Power
    21474874

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by ungawa View Post
    Good info, rep sent.



    To make sure it's locked, silly

    We usually spend the rest of the evening making sure the iron and the oven are turned off. Except for Tuesdays. Tuesday is for touching fire hydrants.
    You keep your coffee in padlocked containers don't ya?
    Rules are written in the stone,
    Break the rules and you get no bones,
    all you get is ridicule, laughter,
    and a trip to the house of pain.

  7. #17
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Northampton County, Pennsylvania
    (Northampton County)
    Posts
    17,641
    Rep Power
    21474870

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by streaker69 View Post
    You keep your coffee in padlocked containers don't ya?
    Last I checked!

    Oh shit...

  8. #18
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    warminster, Pennsylvania
    (Bucks County)
    Posts
    2,877
    Rep Power
    21474852

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by streaker69 View Post
    You keep your coffee in padlocked containers don't ya?
    I keep mine in my gun safe...that's why I open it so often.

  9. #19
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    City in, Pennsylvania
    Posts
    7,258
    Rep Power
    3606358

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by streaker69 View Post
    You keep your coffee in padlocked containers don't ya?
    So what if he does... it's a free county!

    Haven't you ever heard of the U.S. Constitution...mot....

    uh...streaker69?

  10. #20
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    The Gun Safe, Pennsylvania
    Posts
    12
    Rep Power
    0

    Default Re: PSA: Please read if you own a Winchester Safe . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by free View Post
    OP:

    I strongly urge you to consider trolling craigslist for deals on safes. You will get a much better used safe for the same or less money than you will a new safe at a store somewhere.

    I got a safe for $1100 that sells for about $3500 new. You can really tell the difference in the quality too, esp when you go to move it (;
    The bold section is why I went with the winchester safe myself, if I remember correctly is was atleast 100 pounds heavier than its same sized Cannon counterpart.

    Also the Cannons even though it was better looking in my opinion also had inner hinges which only allowed the safe door to be opened about 90 degrees. Not enough for my wide body entry.

Page 2 of 22 FirstFirst 12345612 ... LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 30
    Last Post: September 15th, 2018, 01:23 PM
  2. Winchester FAIL SAFE Ammo ?
    By MARINE DIVISION TWO in forum Ammunition & Reloading
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: September 1st, 2013, 08:40 AM
  3. Winchester Ranger .40 cal safe??
    By cheeseburger1976 in forum Ammunition & Reloading
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: August 10th, 2012, 05:10 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •