new gun safe
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Ya if you stuff them in and don't care about scratches. I have a 73x53x32 and I can only get 10 precision long guns with scopes. Mine claims something like 50...lol
Looks very nice
Looks very nice
I keep my fishing poles in my gunsafe since the boating accident
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Only savages own guns, let alone enough for an entire safe
Standard rule of thumb, with respect to gun safe capacity is:
Mfr quoted capacity divided by two (ex Holds 26 guns ... ACTUALLY means holds 13 guns).
Your mileage may vary, but everything I have ever seen or experienced follows the guidance above. My brother has 3 different safes of differing capacities and vendors; each one holds approximately 50% of stated capacity by vendor.
I modify the interior of my safes. Here is one. I use THESE to help keep the rifles and shotguns organized and have found I can stuff much more in the safes without having stuff rub on other stuff. That is CHEAP outdoor carpet from Home Depot. The shelving is made using tenon type joinery with slots. It just barely fits inside and is super sturdy but it will just knock apart if I ever want to reconfigure. It's not attached to safe at all.
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A 40 gun safe will hold 40 single shot shotguns or Daisy Red Ryders.
That's about it.
That's about it.
Those capacity numbers can be a bit optimistic. I got a "24-gun" safe a few years back, thinking it’d be plenty, but once you factor in scopes, extra mags, and a couple of larger rifles, space fills up fast. Kinda wish I’d gone a size up. One thing I don’t regret, though, is making sure I went with USA made safes—I wanted something solid that’d last. My buddy grabbed a cheap import, and the door’s already sagging. If you’re on the fence, I’d say bigger is better.
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Those numbers are for rifles without scopes or bolt handles. If you use a shotguns and/or lever actions, with no optics or lights attached, you can get close to the advertised number.
no one is saying you can only have one safe
If you want a true GUN SAFE you need to go to a Safe selling company. Box stores only sell Residential Security Containers and it says RSC on the inside door.
