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jbrodsky · 03-07-2008, 01:06 PM

I'm looking for a cheap way to lock up my rifle until I can afford a proper gun safe.

I was thinking maybe some sort of metal box that i can slap a lock on to keep unwanted fingers out of... maybe something that I can mount to a rafter in my basement..

Any ideas?

**hobocircus** · 03-07-2008, 01:10 PM

Wal mart usually has the lower end storage cabinets for cheap and some can be bolted into the back of a closet so it's hidden.
Get one of those for now untill you can afford a better safe.
Just imagine if your gun was stolen?

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ichy_trigger · 03-07-2008, 01:32 PM

You can get a stack-on cabinet for your rifles for now, it will at the very least, keep them away from the kids.

Bree · 03-07-2008, 02:12 PM

Heaviest aircraft cable you can fit through the action with a good hardened lock. Wrap it around something unbreakable and immovable and you make it real hard to snatch the gun. Simple and cheap.

You can also try a RAC rifle lock or an LJ4 Life Jacket if you have an AR-15.

CDA · 03-07-2008, 02:29 PM

I have a friend that got (or maybe was given) an old broken freezer. He ripped out the compressor, trays, etc. and it now holds his guns. It is secured, but hard to tell that it is not a real freezer. Whatever you do, don't forget about humidity.

EricCartmann · 03-07-2008, 02:44 PM

Thos stack on Gun lockers are nice. Cheap and you can put it in a tight corner and bolt it to both the studs and the groud. Goes for about $99 at Dicks.

eyesopened · 03-07-2008, 07:35 PM

in the meantime, you could separate the upper from the lower. The lower is the serialized part so keep that as secured as possible

INDY-XD · 03-09-2008, 01:15 AM

Send your rifle to me and I will store it ,

In my safe until you get one of your own

just a freindly XD family member!

Bree · 03-09-2008, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricCartmann

Thos stack on Gun lockers are nice. Cheap and you can put it in a tight corner and bolt it to both the studs and the groud. Goes for about $99 at Dicks.

The problem with those cabinets is that a thief is in it with a small pry bar in less than 30 seconds. Indeed there are some videos online showing two thieves prying open a full size gun safe in less than 2 minutes with a long breaker bar and a crowbar.

It's pretty disconcerting. Probably the best way is to make sure they never find them. If they find them, they can get them.

**nikon777** · 03-09-2008, 08:17 AM

If your worried about burglars and not small children, I break down my AR's and put them in the oven on extended absences.

03-07-2008, 01:06 PM	#1
jbrodsky XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 78	cheap way to lock up my rifle? I'm looking for a cheap way to lock up my rifle until I can afford a proper gun safe. I was thinking maybe some sort of metal box that i can slap a lock on to keep unwanted fingers out of... maybe something that I can mount to a rafter in my basement.. Any ideas?

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hobocircus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Nevada Desert on a Dry Lakebed. Living in a trailer with thunderstorms looming in the distance. Posts: 3,330	Wal mart usually has the lower end storage cabinets for cheap and some can be bolted into the back of a closet so it's hidden. Get one of those for now untill you can afford a better safe. Just imagine if your gun was stolen? ! Buy the best you can afford right now! __________________ Ported V-10 XD9 Service SOLD Tactical XD9 in Basic Black I like to shoot Wolf ammo out of my Hi-Point pistol and rifle.

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Bree XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 2,927 Blog Entries: 5	Heaviest aircraft cable you can fit through the action with a good hardened lock. Wrap it around something unbreakable and immovable and you make it real hard to snatch the gun. Simple and cheap. You can also try a RAC rifle lock or an LJ4 Life Jacket if you have an AR-15. __________________ Shoot Straight and Ride Safe! Bree XD .45 Compact -- Ruger SP-101 .357 Mag. -- Keltec P3AT .380 Rock River Arms 20" Varmint A4 AR-15 w/4-16x56mm MilDot Ruger 10/22 Black Stainless Mossberg 590 Mariner 12 Ga w/Knoxx SpecOps Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Patriot Guard Rider Iron Butt Association Member The 60's Can't Die As Long As I Won't Leave Them!! I support McCain with CASH!

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INDY-XD XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SOUTHERN,INDIANA Posts: 1,294	Send your rifle to me and I will store it , In my safe until you get one of your own just a freindly XD family member! Last edited by INDY-XD : 03-09-2008 at 01:18 AM.

03-07-2008, 02:29 PM	#5
CDA XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 47	I have a friend that got (or maybe was given) an old broken freezer. He ripped out the compressor, trays, etc. and it now holds his guns. It is secured, but hard to tell that it is not a real freezer. Whatever you do, don't forget about humidity.

03-07-2008, 02:44 PM	#6
EricCartmann XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: My Mom's Basement Posts: 1,398	Thos stack on Gun lockers are nice. Cheap and you can put it in a tight corner and bolt it to both the studs and the groud. Goes for about $99 at Dicks.

03-07-2008, 07:35 PM	#7
eyesopened XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 445	in the meantime, you could separate the upper from the lower. The lower is the serialized part so keep that as secured as possible

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nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 6,749	If your worried about burglars and not small children, I break down my AR's and put them in the oven on extended absences. __________________ Clinging bitterly to guns and religion since 1977.. My Blogspot.

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