Gun safes and little japanese cars

[hadmanysons]

Just a little FYI, I bought a Stack-On gun safe this weekend. It's nothing fancy, about 4 feet tall, not too thick and only about $130. Anyway, I got it because my wife has been telling that I can't get another gun until I get some sort of secure storage for my guns. It is possible to stick one of these in a '06 Nissan Sentra. The box was.... oh... say.... 4' tall, 2' 8" wide and about 8" thick. Had to push front seat all the way back and lower the seat back all the way down. Then I slid it in from the rear-driver door, across the center console to the front-passenger seat. So, if you buy one of these from Gander Mt. or any else that has them, try to stuff it in your compact car like I did. I think the fact that it was starting to rain poured a little inspiration on the situation. Like that pun... I did

 

[Hungry Seagull]

I dont believe for one durn minute you got a gun safe into that thing.

I use truck when I go get stuff. Now if I recall some of the things I had in a tiny hatch back years ago...

The worst loading I ever did recall was filling the interior space of my wife's taurus at the time with chopped firewood and take it into the hills to support her parents through the winter. Im not exactly certain how much it weighted but there was zero suspension movement and serious brake fade that day.

 

[RP88]

well, the stack-on's can be the cheapie gun cabinets, which you could just cart out under your arm, or they can be the big boys that weigh about 300 pounds and hold 20 guns. It all depends on what you get. Needless to say my 19-gun one was not gonna make it into my compact.

 

[WardenWolf]

As much as I'd like a gun safe, I'm not buying one until I can afford a proper one. I don't for one minute think a StackOn gun cabinet would stop a burglar. They probably expended more time and energy breaking into your house in the first place than it would take to break into one of those things. The absolute ONLY reason I'd buy such a thing is if I had children and the sole purpose was to keep the guns away from them. It'll stop a child. It will NOT stop a burglar with a crowbar.

 

[moooose102]

no, a stack on (or any other tin walled safe) will not stop a theif from getting into them. but it will keep the kids out of the guns . and that may be what the little woman is getting at. women think differently than us. they think "safe" as in keep their kids safe. when we think "safe" we think of a 1000 pound bohemuth that is designed to be a means of keeping our guns ours.

 

[thesolidus]

I bought a 400lb gun safe from Cost-Co. Great price, some fire protection...not much but a nice, closet sized safe...

'Course they won't help you to the car....
Had to muscle the thing into my truck solo. HUAH!
Wound up buying the hand-truck too.

watch some youtube vids on safe cracking. 2 guys, a sledge and a pair of 6 foot prybars and enough time can get into about anything.

 

[hadmanysons]

Agree with moooose12. I didn't buy it to keep burglars out. It's to keep (future) kids out and keep my wife happy. If I could have afforded a $1500 gun safe I would have gotten' one.

 

[Blackbeard]

I don't for one minute think a StackOn gun cabinet would stop a burglar.

Weren't you listening? It's not for stopping burglars. It's to stop the wife!

 

[Evnldr]

Weren't you listening? It's not for stopping burglars. It's to stop the wife!

Just hide them in a tool box LOL J/K Sentra, No way I had one nope not a chance

 

[CoRoMo]

I used to own a Toyota Celica, and I was able to move my entire estate (at age 18) from my parent's house to my first college town with one trip! Then did it again to another city (at age 20).

If I'm bragging, I have no reason to.

 

[Dodahdude]

Put it in the trunk of your wifes car. Better yet.... roam around the parking lot and ask people if they have any extra rope and tie it down.

 

[Hoxviii]

The worst loading I ever did recall was filling the interior space of my wife's taurus at the time with chopped firewood and take it into the hills to support her parents through the winter. Im not exactly certain how much it weighted but there was zero suspension movement and serious brake fade that day.

Did the identical thing, but with an old Ford Tempo. It's amazing how much wood you can get in one once it's split and stacked correctly.

But stuff like this is exactly why I own a truck. I owned one as my first vehicle when I was 16, when I was 18 I sold it to get something that "got better economy, more practical" blah, blah, blah

Well, within 6 weeks of selling my truck I'd bought another truck and sold off the economy car I'd picked up. Never realized all the things I used one for until I was without

 

[WardenWolf]

Worst thing I ever did was move almost entirely out of a dorm in 1 trip in my little 2001 Mercury Cougar. Only things I couldn't fit were the large table and the refrigerator. Those went in my father's truck. That car was PACKED. There's valid reasons why I wanted that car: it's a cool car, and a practical car. It holds a crapton of stuff with its hatchback trunk and the rear seats folded down.

 

[mm1ut1]

I owned a Mazda Miata and picked up my mom from the airport. Her luggage would not fit in the trunk so we drove top down from Sea-Tac to Belfair, Wa. In the rain. Actually kind of fun!

 

[crazy-mp]

I have been kicking the idea of getting a stack on for some of my ammo. It will deter the snatch and grab thieves. Anyone do construction, how about a quickie saw with a concrete blade??? That’s my safes nightmare, not much one of those saws cant cut.