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You'd think a detective would at least stop by and have a chat with them, no?
Maybe 50 years ago when detectives liked to work. The ones I have had dealings with wanted to avoid as much work as possible.
The item is no longer available according to the "seller." It said the side had been cut, so someone could just fix the door/combo issue and weld on a plate of steel to the side and have a cheap safe, assuming the front hasn't been sledged or badly damaged.
 

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Maybe 50 years ago when detectives liked to work. The ones I have had dealings with wanted to avoid as much work as possible.
The item is no longer available according to the "seller." It said the side had been cut, so someone could just fix the door/combo issue and weld on a plate of steel to the side and have a cheap safe, assuming the front hasn't been sledged or badly damaged.
Yep I agree.
 

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Most gun "safes" are vulnerable to an extra long prybar. Bolt them to the floor in a blind corner at least!

Im trying to figure out how to secure a safe in an apartment. Cant drill holes in the concrete floors, not sure about fastening through drywall to beam or stud as LL is on vacation for 2 weeks. Am truly stumped on how to secure my pistols. No long guns as of yet, but planned for the future
 

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Im trying to figure out how to secure a safe in an apartment. Cant drill holes in the concrete floors, not sure about fastening through drywall to beam or stud as LL is on vacation for 2 weeks. Am truly stumped on how to secure my pistols. No long guns as of yet, but planned for the future


Fill the bottom full of lead shot. Probably fit 300 pounds in the bottom 6 inches easily 500 would be better. That plus the weight of the safe will be a decent deterant. No it's not perfect but if it's an upstairs apartment it's doubtful the stairs will hold up when a pair of nimrods try to take it out. Later on you can sell the lead shot or use it to reload.
 

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Yep that lead will hold 'er down, I was making lead sinkers and almost had a full ammo container full and when I finished, I could barely pick up the ammo box. It's heavy!
 

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Im trying to figure out how to secure a safe in an apartment. Cant drill holes in the concrete floors, not sure about fastening through drywall to beam or stud as LL is on vacation for 2 weeks. Am truly stumped on how to secure my pistols. No long guns as of yet, but planned for the future

Lag bolt it to the studs. Spackle it back when you move.
 

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Very common. You should check out the safe I have for sale in the classifieds. Atwoods/Academy/Bass Pro sell some purty safes but they aren't jack to someone who has a tiny bit of knowledge. I worked a burglary a few months ago where the bad guy took an angle grinder and cut through the side of a safe and used his hands to bend the metal. I'm pretty sure you could have punched the safe with a chisel then used heavy duty tin snips to finish cutting it open. Jus' sayin'......
 

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