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How I wish housing wouldn’t care if I modified this place.....but I like the way y’all think. Maybe when we PCS back to GA, I can convince the wife to let me turn a closet into a vault room.
Also, good news. I called the insurance company and my renter’s insurance is going to cover locksmith fees and a replacement safe. And however much I like the safe I have, the company that made it is out of business. That and we may have outgrown it as well. So the search is most definitely on for a larger safe. And the wife is even on board with it

03Lightningrocks,

That’s pretty much how mine looks too. I got a chance to talk to a locksmith the other day, and he winced when I told him about the safe. Apparently it’s gonna be a pain for him to drill out. After that, I’ll have a very heavy paperweight. Maybe I’ll get a buddy or three to help me take it to the range for curiosity’s sake.

The safe is in an under the stairs closet, and is about 700lbs empty. And I am not allowed to bolt it to the ground, because I live in post housing. But when the base weight is combined with the contents and the ammo cans on top, it easily pushes 1000lbs. As for how it was attacked, I'm not quite sure. It appears that the thief didn't even try moving it. If I had to guess, the thief cranked on the handle hard enough to activate the relocker. This is based on the lack of any kind of tool marks on the exterior of the safe, and the fact that my emergency keys seem to work, but with no motion of the handle.

Evening ya'll,


I'm looking for a good gun safe. I currently have a 24 gun safe from the Patriot Safe Company (which is currently out of business), and due to Friday's burglary, it needs to be drilled out so I can open it. I'm looking for one that's a tad bit larger, and under the $3000 mark. The SnapSafe Super Titan Double Door is looking real good right now. Partly because I still have a few PCS's in our family's future. Do ya'll have any experience with SnapSafe or other suggestions to look at?