Horizontal safe ?

whopwop

Rather than a safe that stores the guns in a standing position, is there such a thing as a safe that will store the guns in a horizontal position / lying flat if you know what I mean.
If there is such a thing where might I get one ?
I am looking at changing / getting a larger safe, I have an ideal location but it is restricted in height but not in width.
Many thanks in advance.

Grizzly 45

Simply take bog std safe and lay it flat in your hiding place??

whopwop

Now why the hell did i not think of that !!!!


.....THANKS

rrpc

whopwop wrote: »

Now why the hell did i not think of that !!!!


.....THANKS

If this is going under a floor, I have another litle trick that will conceal it. You get an actuator which is operated by remote control and you then have a trapdoor with no visible means of opening.

murph226

please tell us more?

rrpc

murph226 wrote: »

please tell us more?

Well a linear actuator is a motor driven ram which can be fixed to the underside of the trapdoor. The one I have is 12v (I had to put in a transformer to power it from the mains). In line with that there is a remote control unit which will activate the linear actuator using a remote control (like one you use for your car locks).



The trapdoor hinges are also hidden using 'soss' hinges which are routed into the edge of the door and the floor and so completely invisible when the door is closed.



http://www.firgelliauto.co.uk for linear actuators and remote controls. I got the Soss hinges from Haefele Ireland, but they're trade only. If you talk nicely to your local kitchen installer, they should be able to get them for you. You might also be able to get them online from the UK or the USA, but they are expensive.

gofaster_s13

What happens if your transformer or actuator pack up as is common for them to do ??

rrpc

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

What happens if your transformer or actuator pack up as is common for them to do ??

Well if the actuator packs up I'm f***ed , though I'm hoping that I'd have advance warning that it was on the way out.

If the transformer packs in, I have a cable running to another hidden location which has spade terminals for a 12v battery which will also work for a power failure or outage.

murph226

Cheers RRPC:cool:

spideog7

rrpc wrote: »

Well if the actuator packs up I'm f***ed , though I'm hoping that I'd have advance warning that it was on the way out.

If the transformer packs in, I have a cable running to another hidden location which has spade terminals for a 12v battery which will also work for a power failure or outage.

Pretty elaborate, good job.
So did your local FO see this ? I'd love to see the reaction

"And on this side Garda I have a retinal scanner and breathalyser before the door will open"

Sparks

Retinal scanner and breathalyser? Feck that, just get an iris scanner, it'll do the same job and you can't just pop out rrpc's eyeball on a fountain pen to get his firearms then, so Wesley Snipes will be up the creek when the Wicklow Gardai arrive in their official panda

rrpc

rrpc wrote:

If this is going under a floor, I have another litle trick that will conceal it. You get an actuator which is operated by remote control and you then have a trapdoor with no visible means of opening.

The Fritzel method, good call!

rrpc

spideog7 wrote: »

Pretty elaborate, good job.
So did your local FO see this ? I'd love to see the reaction

Sadly at that time I hadn't figured out how to handle it, so all he saw was a loose trapdoor with no hinges. He did say "I like what I'm seeing already"

Grizzly 45

Or a totally cheaper method..
You need three things.[1]Crowbar [2] Hammer& nails.[3] Chainsaw
Use crowbar to prise up all floorboards where you intend to hide gun safe.
Have a beer,decide which area the safe will go in the best.Chainsaw away any inconvient beams.Have another beer.Bolt in gunsafe. Nail back floor boards.Have another beer
To use,
Keep crowbar handy for prying up the floor boards,retrive firearms from gunsafe.Nail back floorboards when done.Repeat as often as access is needed.:D:D:D:D:D

terminator2

forget our retinal scanner and your breathalizer ...... i sleep beside a yoke that does all that and then it tells you wheather you can go out shooting or not .But ive discovered that if you throw enough drink into it the night before it will say yes to anything!!!!!!

kowloon

If you used a small pneumatic actuator and brought the line and connection to somewhere nearby, but hidden, you could forget about motors and use a foot pump .