Thread: Rules of installing a gun safe/rack

Originally Posted by Tommy

That makes zero sense.

It did to me.

What if they require more than the current 1.5 mm thick safes straight out of China? An 8 gun of those cost me 300 odd dollars.

And then you'd have to pay twice

And think about a system of inbuilt security over and above the Police requirements: what happens if a troll holds a knife to your, or your partner's neck, and says "open the safe/gun rack"?My system can deal with that scenario.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

It did to me.

What if they require more than the current 1.5 mm thick safes straight out of China? An 8 gun of those cost me 300 odd dollars.

And then you'd have to pay twice

Starting at the bottom got you in that predicament. Buy a 6mm endorsed jobbie (their magic threshold, not mine, and unlikely to change as other endorsements look set and those standards still hold) and carry on.

Buying an 8 gun safe means you see yourself potentially with 8 guns at some stage. 8 gun safe = 8 guns, rough value a grand each = $8000, and $300 is the most you'll spend on a safe? For fucks sakes, THIS is why the cops jumped up and down worrying about A cat AR15s.

[EDIT] I have yet to encounter an A cat safe I wouldn't be able to breach in under a minute without anything more than a foot long pry bar or similar (standard equipment for a burglar), and people keep multi-thousand dollar rifles in them, the mind boggles

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

It did to me.

What if they require more than the current 1.5 mm thick safes straight out of China? An 8 gun of those cost me 300 odd dollars.

And then you'd have to pay twice

That is why I passed my check using the rack I already had for my air rifle, then went and purchased an ecat safe when I found a really good one at a good price - I figure regardless of how much they increase the safe requirements for A-Cat they are unlikely to increase it beyond what they use to accept for E-cat.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Starting at the bottom got you in that predicament. Buy a 6mm endorsed jobbie (their magic threshold, not mine, and unlikely to change as other endorsements look set and those standards still hold) and carry on.

Buying an 8 gun safe means you see yourself potentially with 8 guns at some stage. 8 gun safe = 8 guns, rough value a grand each = $8000, and $300 is the most you'll spend on a safe? For fucks sakes, THIS is why the cops jumped up and down worrying about A cat AR15s.

[EDIT] I have yet to encounter an A cat safe I wouldn't be able to breach in under a minute without anything more than a foot long pry bar or similar (standard equipment for a burglar), and people keep multi-thousand dollar rifles in them, the mind boggles

I was a student and not really in a position to get anything more at the time. It was a means to an end. I never said that I won't spend more than 300 bucks on a safe. Just that is what mine cost me when I first started out.

But as you said. What was E cat compliant probably won't be changing anytime soon so worth getting. Which I am going to do.

Originally Posted by humvee

That is why I passed my check using the rack I already had for my air rifle, then went and purchased an ecat safe when I found a really good one at a good price - I figure regardless of how much they increase the safe requirements for A-Cat they are unlikely to increase it beyond what they use to accept for E-cat.

That's sound logic.

Originally Posted by humvee

That is why I passed my check using the rack I already had for my air rifle, then went and purchased an ecat safe when I found a really good one at a good price - I figure regardless of how much they increase the safe requirements for A-Cat they are unlikely to increase it beyond what they use to accept for E-cat.

My landloard is ok with holes on walls but not on the floor. I think gun rack will be a better solution for me. I will use my safe un-bolt as gun bolt and ammo storage.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

It did to me.

What if they require more than the current 1.5 mm thick safes straight out of China? An 8 gun of those cost me 300 odd dollars.

And then you'd have to pay twice

I bought a 3mm one

BTW, are there any hunting zones and ranges near Hamilton? Are there any clubs in Hamilton?