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    Really tall thin gun safe

    Can anyone point me in the direction of a small thin very tall gun safe for me to store my bloody awkward to store muzzleloaders

    Something 260 wide
    I need a minimum of 1550mm height inside for the longest

    Or buy one if someone has one they don't need
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    Longest barrel is 42" !
    Several in the slightly more manageable 32" range

    They are a pain to store but nice to shoot
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    BARONET do some nice safes. Made in NZ. Maybe to pricey? They may have a model suitable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcity View Post
    BARONET do some nice safes. Made in NZ. Maybe to pricey? They may have a model suitable.

    AH
    Nice safes
    For the width I want it would have to be a custom build. In which case I could maybe buy a tig welder (been meaning to do that for ages ) and build one myself for the same price
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    How about buying the narrowest tall safe you can find and just cutting the middle out of it and mig/tiging it back together.
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    Make one out of steel box section or tube. Use a locking end cap and poke the guns on from the end.
    Overkill is still dead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmwsm View Post
    Make one out of steel box section or tube. Use a locking end cap and poke the guns on from the end.
    There's a few to many for that option
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    Quote Originally Posted by Husky1600#2 View Post
    How about buying the narrowest tall safe you can find and just cutting the middle out of it and mig/tiging it back together.
    @Husky1600#2 that's actually a bloody good idea if I can find something cheap and cheerful thats tall enough

    It's the hinges and hardware that are a pain if you make your own
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    What about just building a lockable rack for them ?
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    A room of stout construction? Be a bit pricey though

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    You will need some luck in finding a safe that is taller than 1550mm
    since the standard sheet (metal) size is 4' then 5'.

    These links below are 1550mm tall but I suspect these are Outside Dimension

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...ing/4475757455
    https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...ing/4477279643
    https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...ing/4481498484

    Another option is you could cut the top compartment divider and you might get 1580mm diagonally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    There's a few to many for that option
    Seriously?
    I have two 3.6 meter lengths of steel tube. 8mm wall by 1.8 meter diameter.
    I'm really envious if you have two many guns for that amount of storage.
    And you can't have them.
    I was going to use them for culverts, but they may be useful for "other" things.
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    Overkill is still dead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmwsm View Post
    Seriously?
    I have two 3.6 meter lengths of steel tube. 8mm wall by 1.8 meter diameter.
    I'm really envious if you have two many guns for that amount of storage.
    And you can't have them.
    I was going to use them for culverts, but they may be useful for "other" things.
    @7mmwsm Yeh sure I wasn't really thinking of using a steel culvert pipe ... my collection isn't that out of control

    But if you had enough of those culvert pipes I could build an underground rifle range
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    @akaroa1, mate will build em any size you want. gizza call after xmas day

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    1220x2400 sheet will give you a folded safe 400x400 by whatever tall you need. It's really easy to do hinges and frame, I can give you a drawing for it. Also, don't bother with tig for this job mig is the best fastest cleanest option and even arc/mma is easier and faster than tig. Whatever you'll end up with in terms of sheet or plate, it'll be 4mm thick at the minimum and you'll probably end up using a 6mm sheet which will give you enough for the three sides, the door with one join and then with some angle iron the door's frame.
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