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  • AKM

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    So I'm looking for a gun safe and I rent. I got the OK to lag screw it to the wall(tile floor so I can't drill) do any safes have holes in the back for this? I can't really find any info online.
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    TexasRedneck

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    Yeah - you're not going to find much of a safe anyway - as noted a locking cabinet is likely the best you can hope for. An option would be a cabinet that HIDES the guns with a magnetic type lock.
     

    pronstar

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    Lots of residential security cabinet (RSC) safes, ones that aren’t fire-rated, have small holes in the back. Some of these holes are for ventilation, some to run wires, others are used to hold the shelves in.

    Here some pics of my ammo storage RSC, you can see the some of the holes and screw holes for the shelves.

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    Dawico

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    Most consumer gun safes (RSCs) are pretty thin metal and you can drill your own holes through them wherever you need to.

    A thin layer of metal and some sheetrock (where the fire rating comes from) are no match for a decent drill bit.

    I have drilled holes in a few for wiring and it's easy.
     

    Dawico

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    By the way, I assume you use "lag" as a generic term and it brings to mind actual old school lag bolts.

    There are many better options available in the hardware isle of your local home improvement warehouse. They can get expensive but you don't need many.

    The new generations of mounting hardware go in easier, won't damage the studs as much, and are much stronger than old school lag bolts.

    Newer 1/4" "screws" (Timberlock/ GRK/ Simpson) are very common in structural applications where we used to use 3/8" or 1/2" lags.

    Don't forget some kind of spacers or shims too as I assume the mounting location has base on the wall and you want the safe to stay sitting on the floor.
     

    SURVIVOR619

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    These are cabinets and are expensive but seem pretty good for what they are.

    https://www.secureitgunstorage.com/
    I own two of these and they are awesome. I personally don't subscribe to the fire rating claims made by the average gun safe <no intentuon to cue debate>. Other home security measures in concert with the secureit storage cabinets work well in my home setup. Bonus that I can disassemble them and move them on my own. They as well can be hidden inside of another cabinet to conceal from others whereas a massive gun safe can't with as relative ease.


    ETA, the secureit has hidden key backup in the event of a dead battery.
     

    SQLGeek

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    I own two of these and they are awesome

    How many guns can you realistically fit in two?

    I've seriously thought about going with them but they're pricey. The flexibility is nice.

    I'm iffy on the need for fire rating. I have no real heirlooms and realistically a fire is going to damage them anyway.
     

    TxStetson

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    ZX9RCAM

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    Gonna STRONGLY disagree with you there - thieves have been known to back up to an exterior wall, punch a cable through an' snatch the safe.

    Sure.
    They've also crashed trucks through walls to get inside.
    It doesn't have to always be the front of the house.
    Mine is against a side wall.
    A cable could be attached no matter the location.

    I'm referring to fire protection.
    The center of a house typically burns the hottest.
     

    toddnjoyce

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    Y’all aren’t thinking creatively enough. When you set the safe, you put an EFP under it and an EFP between it and any wall it touches.

    Whoever moves it is in for a hell of surprise.
     
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