Better than bare minimum rifle safe recomendations.

**Toxxyc** · 29-09-2020, 14:42

While you're spending that kind of cash, why not just build a safe? Or, in the case of a solid and heavy safe, get one that's 600kg or more, then you don't even have to mount it, as I have it. It's too heavy to carry off, so you can just place it wherever you'd like.

**Rodrage** · 30-09-2020, 11:50

I always found it annoying to have to bend down get into the safe, so I've added two blocks of concrete about 18cm (each) thick underneath all my safes. These are rawl bolted to the bottom of the safes. (Or just use threaded bar and normal nuts).They add a helluva lot of weight and are easy to position individually and then the safe on top rather than a very heavy safe which is difficult to transport and then move around in the home. Some safes I've drilled right through the wall, put a rawl bolt in from the far side, and then used threaded bar to go through the wall and into the safe. All seem to work. Do it in a corner, and drill through both walls.I'm thinking of bricking up on the exposed side and doing another concrete block for the top. In my previous house I bolted two safes together, then bricked up the exposed side.

**Bl4d3** · 30-09-2020, 12:05

Originally Posted by Toxxyc

While you're spending that kind of cash, why not just build a safe? Or, in the case of a solid and heavy safe, get one that's 600kg or more, then you don't even have to mount it, as I have it. It's too heavy to carry off, so you can just place it wherever you'd like.

Might be a silly question but how does one maneuver a 600kg safe into its final position? I'm pretty sure a forklift wont fit through most peoples front door.

**SoldierMan** · 30-09-2020, 12:08

Originally Posted by jager

Thanks for all the responses. I've contacted Sa Safe. They have a 10mm body, 10mm door safe that looks great. weights 300kg, so that will also help. If that's too expensive there is a 6mm body, 10mm door model that I'm also eyeing. Waiting on the quote.

SA Safe in Cape Town, is that these guys https://www.thesafeshop.co.za/

**jager** · 30-09-2020, 12:17

the ones I've contacted are https://sasafe.co.za/

**SoldierMan** · 30-09-2020, 12:39

Originally Posted by jager

the ones I've contacted are https://sasafe.co.za/

That comes up as a Joburg company?

**Vaal** · 30-09-2020, 12:48

Originally Posted by Bl4d3

Might be a silly question but how does one maneuver a 600kg safe into its final position? I'm pretty sure a forklift wont fit through most peoples front door.

Pallet jack or a couple of pieces of pipe to roll it on.

**SoldierMan** · 30-09-2020, 12:56

Originally Posted by Bl4d3

Might be a silly question but how does one maneuver a 600kg safe into its final position? I'm pretty sure a forklift wont fit through most peoples front door.

Put your back into it.