Securing safes ?

[billdeserthills]

I had the small Sentry safes mostly for the fire protection. Learned the hard way that the concrete used in them has moisture. Massive mildew. The cash I could just return to the bank. My greatest loss was the complete destruction of my Purple Heart. Case, drape, everything but the actual medal part destroyed. I had oxygen absorbers in it. To much moisture.

I would let Sentry know, that's not right

 

[SteelheadTed]

Lagged into the concrete floor.

He is in an apartment, which very likely means it is wood framed. If it has concrete, it is a topping slab of an inch or two. Attempting to lag into the floor won't help and it'll likely mess up the topping slab, costing money. This isn't good advice given the circumstances.

 

[revjen45]

Then he doesn't have a concrete floor and my comment is null and void.

 

[MymuttBear]

My safe is 800lbs empty. I believe, but I'll not completely sure, that's the magic number where some places decide bolting them down is no longer needed. Maybe Australia? Canada? Don't remember exactly but sheer mass can make bolts a moot point unless the thieves are Arnold impersonators

It is 150kg for NSW in Australia. So, if you have a safe up to 149kg and 200kg of firearms and ammunition in it (ammo has to be secured in a separate lockable compartment) it still has to be bolted down.

The above applies to Class A & B firearms. Classes C, D and H are a whole new ball game.

 

[Jay Walk]

Gun cabinet screwed to two studs, install in a corner so affixed to the wall behind and next to. Fill the holes in sheetrock and paint when you move out.

 

[billdeserthills]

Back when I had an apartment, I used to put a couple of 45lb weights in mine, just to make it more trouble to drag away