Hiding Guns

Are you talking hard to find or out of sight but readily accessible?

Looks like the side of any old normal bed huh?

Mule;

Velcro & nylon holsters are your friends.  Placement around the house is only limited by your imagination.

900F

Truth is there is no place you can hide a gun that any theif fresh out of crook college won't be able to find it. Best bet is to have your weapon with you, ready to use, and the rest locked up in a safe that will keep a theif busy for a while before they break it open, giving you a chance to come home and catch them.

Mule;

External hinges are a good thing.  Neither you, nor anybody else, can pay me enough to attempt a repair of internal hinges on an RSC.  And, an RSC is the only place you're going to find internal hinges.  Real safes use external hinges because hinge placement has exactly and precisely nothing to do with the door security of a properly designed unit.

An RSC is a  tin box.  If the sheet metal deforms, the hinges get out of alignment, & the owner gets unhappy.  Like they say in the Russian Marine Corps: "Touzsky sheetsky Komerade".  You don't do the research, and I don't do the  correction.  Buy a better product  to begin with.

900F

Bird dog, Grandkids is the reason I don't have one "in the pipe" of my 1911. The magazine is full. For now, I dont think a 2 year old would be able to chamber a round and fire it. When she gets a little older, I will have the same talk I had with my kids and see what her reaction is then decide what to do from there.

Some good ideas guys. I remember my grandpa had a gun leaned up in the corner behind the doors in every bed room in the house. I always thought that was a good idea, but he might have armed the bad guy.

One thing I like about my bed frame mount is my 1911 doesn't get dusty.

Wing master

All the top safes don't have exposed hinges.  Mine is more of a fire safe rather than a security safe.

Since this thread drifted into "safes" which could be construed as "hiding" places for firearms...............

for U CB........one of my safes is a MEILINK, kinda old I'd guess, but still has the crinkled type finish so not like the black ones of very old.  It is rated as Fire Class C and says "1 hr fire resistant". The door is quite thick with "steps" that fit into the frame work to close. Dimensions are:41Hx25Wx20D (inches). Combination style rotary dial lock. Interior has two adjustable shelves. Too small for long guns but really great for handguns.  I bought it a few yrs back from my employer (internal co. silent auction @ $151.50) when they upgraded the billing office cash safe.  It has outside hinges and is quite heavy.  We used forklift to get on trk and tractor loader to off load....tuff to get down to basement but used handtruck and neighbor ladys big husband to do so. 

What is MEILINK in the world of safes? 

What do I have in your opinion as to quality?

I seem to think that name has been around.

IBD;

The Meilink is a decent fire unit.  It'll probably be just fine for any use you put it to.  Being a fire unit though, it's not a high-strength anti burgalry safe, and would be susceptable to a pry attack.  OTOH, most smash-N-grab types won't even think about trying to pop any safe they see.

Meilink is above the crap sold in box stores, but not really high quality stuff.  Adequate is probably the best description.

900F

CB900F wrote: IBD; The Meilink is a decent fire unit.  It'll probably be just fine for any use you put it to.  Being a fire unit though, it's not a high-strength anti burgalry safe, and would be susceptable to a pry attack.  OTOH, most smash-N-grab types won't even think about trying to pop any safe they see. Meilink is above the crap sold in box stores, but not really high quality stuff.  Adequate is probably the best description. 900F

Thanks for the info CB.....for the price it was a good buy then....I use it for my handguns....saves space in a long gun unit....it cost less then those little small cube safes at the box stores.....