Hi! I’m Chuck from Myrtle Beach! I have 2 handguns and a small safe at home and one in my truck for when I go to places that weapons are not allowed. Now that I own an AK-V I was looking for ways to secure it. I just started looking at safes but they all are expensive or have bad reviews. Plus I have no interest in buying any more weapons (we’ll see) so it doesn’t have to be big. Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks
Chuck
Hey @Moochfire ! So a few options for you…check at your local tractor supply for Winchester brand safes. They have some small options (8-12 gun) that are usually very affordable for getting an actual fire rated safe. Tractor Supply usually does sales on them, and perhaps with the coming Memorial Day weekend next month you can luck out.
Another option may be to get a hard gun case that has the ability to have a padlock on it, usually found at any sporting goods store. This option will not deter a thief though.
A third option is to realize that “black rifle disease” is real and before you know it they multiply like rabbits. I had a spare trigger guard grow into a new rifle.
lol goooooood luck with that! 
The best advice I received was, get a safe when the value of what you want to protect exceeds the cost of a safe.
As for the car/travel, I got a simple lockbox with the security cable from Harbor Freight. It only seems to get use when I’m flying though. For that purpose it is handy for securing a checked carry pistol to my luggage. Or if traveling where I can’t carry, i can rest easier knowing that smash-and-grab opportunists won’t get my carry gun from the airport parking area.
Now that I think about it, i used it all week while i had jury duty and i had to leave my carry gun unattended in the parking garage.
This was the option I took for a safe. Good safes, great price.
I have one as well. Been very happy.
I have individual cases, some hard some soft, that all lock for my firearms. I just plain don’t have room for a rifle safe. The one I use for my AK-V is a Savior Covert Discreet Tactical SBR bag that does the job. I like the zippers on the Savior bags as they are heavy and have room for a decent lock on them. Good luck with whatever you pick.
I would caution yall against using soft cases as security devices.
The locks you can put on a zipper just keeps honest people honest.
You can defeat a zipped bag with a ballpoint pen, then rezip it as if was never opened. All with the lock on the zipper.
If you look at most “bad” reviews on safes, MOST of the bad reviews are directed at the digital electronic keypads. I spoke with a gentleman that sells high quality, expensive safes and he told me if you want reliability and dependability, go with an old fashioned dial lock or key lock. Some folks feel they need a “quick access” keypad for home defense so they want a keypad. My home defense gun is never in a safe.
I looked at the Winchester safes at TS. They get bad reviews mainly because the electronic keypads suck, like so many other brands. Stick with a dial or key lock, after that, what can really go bad with a safe?
I agree. And it seems the issue stems from people not regularly changing the battery. You can’t blame your car as being defective when the engine dies because you don’t regularly change the oil.
My uncle was a locksmith and gave me an American Security Products gun safe when I was 16. I’m 60 today. Of course it’s a spin dial and not a fire safe. I’ve never had a single problem with it. I would never want to own an electronic locking system without a key backup. Certainly batteries must be changed but there are too many reports of having to have a safe drilled when the e-lock goes south. After all, it’s electronic. I can’t think of a single product with electronics that doesn’t fail at some point. And there’s a proven alternative.
There is also a great deal of misinformation out there about fire safe effectiveness. I found this article informative.
some of the electronic lock safes have a backup keylock as well, so that if the electronic dies, the backup keylock works to open it… if your going to have an electronic safe, i recommend getting one with a key to open it when the electronic fails.
Thanks to all for the info. I went to TS and looked at the Winchester for 400.00. I’m leaning towards that because it has a key lock. American Security Products looked like to best product.
As for the truck I’m working on it.
I picked up a 12 gun safe for 299.00 on sale made by a company called Sports Afield. It’s fired rated and seems solid for the price ( normally 399.00). This one has a keypad and a lock and key over ride if the batteries die. I am sure the one you are looking at is better than nothing and will stop the average burglar.
Lock’er Down has really nice console safes and vehicle long gun safes. Their products are top quality. If you keep one firearm from being stolen out of your vehicle then the vehicle safe has paid for itself. I have a console safe in my truck. It takes about two seconds for me to get the safe open. What looks like scratches on the keypad is just the plastic film that came on the lock. I hadn’t taken it off yet when I took the pic
https://www.lockerdown.com/
