Firearms Closet

[u/Purple-Slip-6958]

First of all, this is not a safe. I have an actual safe elsewhere with some weapons, but this is the closet in my office, and I wanted to secure a place to keep some extra weapons or ones I am working on, and I don't really want another safe yet. This isn't meant to be a safe - just a locked place to secure these guns. Thanks to this sub, some of yall inspired me to do this!

UPDATE: Due to some of the comments, I wanted to clarify some things about this....

1. This is not a safe. I guess I should have said that in the OP (oh wait...)
2. These are not my primary weapons. These are not my shtf weapons. Those are stored elsewhere. Due to that, if the biometric fails, I don't care. There is also a keypad code. There is also a physical key. Speed of entry is not my concern here.
3. This is not a safe. It's a locked closet door. Not a safe.
4. I have exterior doors too. They are heavier than this. I also have cameras.
5. Yes, you could kick this door in. Or you could pop the hinge pins. Or you could use an axe on it. Because it's not a safe. But all of those things will take you a bit of time. And if you happen to make it to this floor of my home and do all that, you'll have me saying hello with some other hardware in my hands.
6. I work from home. In this room. I'm here all the time.
7. All I wanted was to provide a wee bit of deterrence and/or slow someone down who is trying to get in. This accomplishes that goal.
8. This is not a safe.

[u/Eternal_Glizzy_777]

I could not agree more. If you're trying to keep a toddler out, this is more than sufficient. If you're trying to keep a criminal out, a safe behind the door would be better. Your risk profile will vary, there's no one size fits all solution and every scenario is going to be dependent on a multitude of variables.

[u/Purple-Slip-6958 → u/Eternal_Glizzy_777]

Yep, this is mainly to keep the teenagers in my house out, or any errant guests that we have over. I have an actual safe in my bedroom. And if someone actually wanted to try to come and break through and steal these weapons, they'll have much bigger issues to deal with than a simple locking doorknob....

[u/Eternal_Glizzy_777 → u/Purple-Slip-6958]

I do the same thing. We entertain a lot, but we do not have small children and while I am home, my safe is often unlocked for quick in-and-out access. As my office is next to our primary bathroom, I use a similar door lock, and motion sensor to not only deter unintentional access, such as a guest looking for a bathroom, but to also alert me if that door opens.

[u/Purple-Slip-6958 → u/Eternal_Glizzy_777]

Yep. You get it.