New to Coyote Hunting.. ADVICE?

[Raul Duke]

Good to know guys. I own a Sentry Safe rite now. I'm trying  trying to pick up a AR-15 this weekend. I should make the comment to the wife I'll need a new BIGGER safe to replace my current one. Knock out 2 birds with one stone.     

[trippledigitss]

Guys, steer clear of the Winchester, Sentry, stack on, and Cannon entry level product. There are construction issues with the welding of those safes that most people don't know about. Very easy to break into, and not a good value. You always get what you pay for with gun safes. If you can take that Winchester back, I would. Get something with a continuous welded body, more inner door reinforcement, and a UL listed lock on it.

I'm sure its not top of the line by any means but I am really happy with it. I think its a great value for the price. The electronic lock thing does seem a little phony. My main concern was a safe place to lock up my firearms with 3 boys in the house, not so much thieves. But of course I want it to be secure in case of robbery too. But it is bolted thru the floor to a 4x10 glu lam and I doubt anyone would try & pack it out anyway. It has 10 bolts around the door but the hinges are exposed. Personally I dont think your average run of the mill burglar would be able to break into it without alot of time & effort and I dont see house thieves having that time or know how. I could be wrong.  But nothing is burglar proof, not at my income level at least, if someone wants into something bad enough they will find a way. It would be a bad deal to have my guns stolen but insurance would cover them, the bad part is having more illegal guns on the "street". For the money I paid for it, it serves my needs and was a perfect starter safe. When the time comes to upgrade, and its about there, I'll look for a better quality, but I've had it 2 years now and have no regrets - so far... fingers crossed!

[Snopczynski]

I mis-read and though you just got it, sorry.

I started a safe talk thread so we dont hijack this one. http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=92611.msg1182784

[trippledigitss]

I mis-read and though you just got it, sorry.

I started a safe talk thread so we dont hijack this one. http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=92611.msg1182784

No thats cool, I saw the other thread. Pretty darn interesting photos!

[Raul Duke]