My job has me residing outside NC for a period of time. Naturally, I am wanting to bring some of the firearms I own with me but I want to be responsible and lock them up when they're not used. The area I am temporarily in isn't exactly unsafe but I wouldn't want to raise a family here, that is for sure. Additionally, I share a domicile with coworkers who are on the same assignment as me, so it just seems rational from a position of trust but verify that I avoid leaving my firearms unsecured.
I've tried looking up local stores for safes - but I noticed a plethora of issues; a lot of companies use the term "gun safe" interchangeably with "gun cabinet." I am of the opinion that those thin metal cabinets, that lock via a single long metal rod that is rotated by a key (sorta like a garage cabinet) are NOT safes since you can open one via any source of leverage, let alone someone with negative intent and a crowbar. I also just don't understand how someone like Stack-ON sells something identical to a Kobalt cabinet, albeit with cheaper materials, but slaps a rifle rack inside of it, labels it "Gun Safe" and then charges $200-$300 more for an identical product. Realistically, I just want something for 3-5 guns - that I can carry up a flight of stairs with another adult's assistance but once you get outside that cabinet price range, everything suddenly is meant for 16+ rifles, weighs 500+ pounds, and takes up the space of a kitchen refrigerator. Can't exactly use the company car to bring that home either and any delivery service is going to scream to my neighbors "HEY HE HAS GUNS IN HERE AND IS GONE MOST OF THE DAY"
Would love to hear the opinions of members on what they have done in these circumstances or if they went a different route, as I know I am not the only one who has encountered this issue. Did you just hide them under your mattress like grandma's life savings? Did you just take the L and use a cabinet style storage system or jury rig and alternative?
I've tried looking up local stores for safes - but I noticed a plethora of issues; a lot of companies use the term "gun safe" interchangeably with "gun cabinet." I am of the opinion that those thin metal cabinets, that lock via a single long metal rod that is rotated by a key (sorta like a garage cabinet) are NOT safes since you can open one via any source of leverage, let alone someone with negative intent and a crowbar. I also just don't understand how someone like Stack-ON sells something identical to a Kobalt cabinet, albeit with cheaper materials, but slaps a rifle rack inside of it, labels it "Gun Safe" and then charges $200-$300 more for an identical product. Realistically, I just want something for 3-5 guns - that I can carry up a flight of stairs with another adult's assistance but once you get outside that cabinet price range, everything suddenly is meant for 16+ rifles, weighs 500+ pounds, and takes up the space of a kitchen refrigerator. Can't exactly use the company car to bring that home either and any delivery service is going to scream to my neighbors "HEY HE HAS GUNS IN HERE AND IS GONE MOST OF THE DAY"
Would love to hear the opinions of members on what they have done in these circumstances or if they went a different route, as I know I am not the only one who has encountered this issue. Did you just hide them under your mattress like grandma's life savings? Did you just take the L and use a cabinet style storage system or jury rig and alternative?