For thirty years now I got by with only three guns - four if you count the pellet gun. Now in the last two months have bought two more - both shotguns. So I wonder how many do you need to be a gun nut? Also, how many before I need a good gun safe. Recommendations on a gun safe?

Dave, if it takes three trips to transfer your guns from one house to another, and you have your gun dealer in your contact's list, you might be a gun nut. I think you have a ways to go.

As long as you can bolt the safe to the floor or wall, or hopefully both, you should be good. My last safe was a keyed corner safe from Home Depot, many years ago. Made by HOMAK. That would be a minimum of protection level. You can go up from there in security and price.

http://www.homaksecurity.com/GunCabinets.htm

Being a gun nut is hard to quantify. More a state of mind than a number. I am sure the news would consider me one and call my collection a "aresonal". [Bleeeeep!] can't speel it and can't check it while on my phone.

I spent way too much on a safe that weighs WAY too much. After moving it four times, each with incident, I decided a lighter safe bolted to the wall and floor would be just as an effective deterrent. The size is dependent on the number of firearms you would like to cumulatively own someday. A Sargent and Greenleaf dial, multiple locking bolts and protected hinges are minimum requirements for me. Fireproof rating is optional- mine is supposed to be good for 30 minutes at 1200 degrees but not having to fight with the insurance company post fire could be advantageous unless you have something sentimental or irreplaceable.



Long story short, I would buy a bigger safe than what you think you need, don't scrimp on quality and one that is light enough that moving it is still feasible.

You have to be a Republican to be a "gun nut". As a Democrat you would be an enthusiastic collector of firearms.

A "cruffler"....if I were a cruffler I'd be able to get the good price at some shops.
I just might look into it, although it does sound kind of ascottish.

http://www.cruffler.com/becomingcruffler.html

Nobody love to hunt more than I do, I'm not a gun nut though.
I have a few rifles that work VERY well and I'm happy with that.
I've got maybe a dozen.

It's the animals that give me the rush, not the weapon.

Here's my safe...

Being a gun nut is like being beautiful; its in the eye of the beholder. +1 on a bolting a safe to the firm structure of your house. Just remember you spent X amount of cashola on your firearms so dont cheap out on your safe. Fire rating is one thing when the house is just getting hot; you must also consider the weight of what is above your safe falling on it and busting it open then making your fire rating useless. You want a strong heavy safe thats is 10 gauge or stronger steel. Do a few searches for safe buying tips and you will find some very honest advice but it leads to an expensive safe. One thing I found out from these tips is that the 12 gauge steel safes can be busted into with a fireman's axe.

Dave, Go here.

Northwest Safe in Enumclaw, ask for Kael, tell him I sent you. really.

+1
Northwest Safe in Enumclaw.

And another nod for the folks on Enumclaw. We just visited them for a lesson on gun safes as I have seemed to have gotten a bit nuttier here in the last few months.

Redd

I used Northwest Safes when my son left the door of the safe open, spun the dial and tried to force the locking mechanism which in turn sheared a cotter pin. Leave it to a kid to find the weak link in a system.. "hey dad, watch this..."


The guy from Northwest Safes was great and from my Internet research was the only company in the area capable and willing to make a house call. My only experience with them is service related but the guy took the time to show me how it worked and was very reasonable for the time and distance required. As usual... What Stam said.



+3 now.

Fort Knox and Liberty are another 2 fine safe companies..


and you can never have too many guns

In Idaho your not even considered "armed" until the war room in the basement has at least 50 - 75 guns in it.

And they dont waste money on safes ... you would be stupid to even think of breaking in one of those houses.

and very dead

I'm scared of guns.....

Lost mine on the Hoh, in a tragic boating accident.

if you know how many guns you have without counting them that day your probably not there yet.

+1million

If you always need just one more gun than what you already have, you most likely qualify as a gun nut.

I do need one more gun.......

Saving up my gun monies for one of these:

http://www.armalite.com/ItemForm.aspx?it...a0-49488ec48776



I really really really really really really *need* one of these, but the price tag is just too far out of reach.

http://www.hk-usa.com/civilian_products/mr762_general.asp