Rhino Gun Safe

[MK-M-GOBL]

Yahooo I got the thumbs up on ordering a gun safe tonight I gave the guy in PA a call to get my safe order going but he wasn’t in. It’s going to take 5 to 6 weeks to get here so that gives me plenty of time to recruit some help. Help in getting it from my driveway into my house

Any ideas on how to go about doing it? I did one years ago that we built a ramp over the steps. Put the safe on those small moving dolly/wheels and lowered it into the basement using a fork lift. My cousin then had the safe welded to a basement lolly column.

My safe will be in the:
Coppervein / Mocha Interior
Gold Plated 5-Point Handle
LaGard Electric Lock
Oversized Hinges / Gold Plated Hinge Caps

Model = Rhino64
Weight = 1000lbs
Rifle Capacity = 39
Dimensions = H64XW40XD23
Cubic Feet Approx. = 33

[robinvt]

If you put lengths of pipe on the floor, you can roll it pretty easy. That's what I had to do with my safe, although I didn't have any stairs to deal with.

. . . Rob

[MK-M-GOBL]

I’ve got a bulkhead door leading down into my basement which is only 5 or 6 steps down. It’s a straight shot from my driveway into the basement. If I can get the base of the safe in the door and on the boards I’ll put on my steps, I should be able to wrap the whole safe with blankets & lean it back so I can lower the safe into the basement using my four-wheeler or truck. From there I could use Robs tip, stand it up onto pipes and push it straight into my un-finished game room. I’ve got plenty of headspace & side to side to get it in.

For now it will just be put off to the side in my basement. Whenever I get around to working on my game room, I’ll have to work around it until it’s done and I know where I want it bolted to the floor.

I forget who told me (maybe Morsesport) but its best if you keep your safe in the basement. Reason one is that heat rises so if a fire should happen, the fire & heat will do less damage to the safe and what’s in it. Two, if you have it on the first floor or second floor of your home, you run the chance that the weight of the safe would collapse through the fire damaged floors into the lower floor/basement damaging your possessions inside or maybe killing a firefighter working to save your home.

[MK-M-GOBL]

Thanks I put in for a few quote for prices to have a moving company do it. It came back with two companies in Concord but I haven’t heard anything yet. I’d just like to see what it would cost before I decide to tackle this job myself. The in-laws said they would pay someone to do it rather than me try it and end up hurt.

[MK-M-GOBL]

yeah right! I believe that's why they offered to pay a mover

[MK-M-GOBL]

For those that are in the market down the road for a nice safe, they need to at least look into the Rhino brand. They guy Gone For A Day Sports in PA can get you a heck of deal

www.rhinosafe.com/index.html

[MK-M-GOBL]

$1,895 Built just for me and delivered to my door from Rhino. I got mine with all the safes extras they offer. Cabela's catalog has one that's smaller and holds only 24 guns for $1699.99 and that does not include the shipping

[robinvt]

You can sometimes find good deals on gun safes. I bought a Sentry Gun Safe a few years ago at Walmart. It was January and they where clearing them out. It is a 24 gun safe with an LED electronic lock, fire proof to 1,200 degrees for something like 30 to 45 minutes, and weighs about 600 pounds empty. You can bolt it down to the floor as well.

Now I'm not saying it's as nice as a Rhino safe, but for the $350 I paid for it I think it was a steal. Oh, they don't hold as many guns as they say if you have scopes. Mine is a 24 gun and it is pretty full with 18 long guns in it. There are also shelves for pistols and other items.

[MK-M-GOBL]

Yeah, I know about how they actually hold less than they say. I figured with the guns I own now and ones I plan on owning in the future, 39 would be perfect

I didn't include the Sentry safes or the Stack- On safes. Their both good safes but I just didn't include them with the other ones I mentioned. I'll be looking to pick up a Stack-On smaller safe for ammo and reloading powders.

[omega47]

You don't want to put either ammo or powder in a safe. You want to put them in a locking file or storage cabinet like you get at an office supply store. Preferrably a vented one. That way, if there is a fire, the powders can burn freely and expand without causing damage. If you put that stuff in a safe and there is a fire - big boom!

[MK-M-GOBL]

I''VE ACTUALLY BEEN LOOKING AT A COMBINATION / CUSTODIAL CABINET & STEEL STORAGE CABINETS IN MY NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT CATALOG FOR POWDER/AMMO STORAGE. IT'S A LOT EASIER TO MOVE AROUND IF NEEDED. THANKS FOR THE TIP THOUGH, I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY.

I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE GET THEIR CATALOG BUT THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF PRETTY INTERESTING STUFF AT WWW.NORTHERNTOOL.COM.

[Masshntr]

Nah... put it in the safe... be kinda fun....