Thread: How do thefts occur? (they take the safe or open it?)

I have long had a solid wooden cupboard/safe made of very thick timber but recently bought the sturdiest safe i could find that i could fit rifles into and also move without a crane and a forklift. Ammo and gear will remain in the wooden safe whilst all my firearms will go in new safe, bolts into their own small safe elsewhere. Inside ,all my firearms are chained with a special chain and all have trigger locks.Cameras on the outside and inside, plus noisy dogs doesnt hurt either.

Probably as safe as i can reasonably make it until we get out new house built and i have a purpose built hidden gunroom made in it.


How i understand a lot of firearms are stolen is when thieves break into a house and rob it. They take anything easily got at,but take note of the firearms safes etc and then tell their gang buddies who then organize another break in specifically to get the firearms when they know the owner is away for a while.
Take a drive around most neighbourhoods,amazing how many garage doors you will see up with rods n reels galore on display. What the odds that people with a boat,expensive reels n rods also have at least a shotgun and maybe a few rifles in a safe somewhere. Wait till they are out in the boat and you have a few hours to jimmy the safe.

Anyone got those outdoor lights that are motion activated where the bulbs screw in ? Crim walks up to the front door during the day,no one answers, he unscrews the bulb 2 turns,still looks the same but now wont turn on at night. What im getting at is no matter what you do security wise, the crims will get around it if they want to enough.