Would you say I'm doing the right thing by having some of my savings in my home in case of an emergency? is this a good idea? I like to know I have money to hand and I've had a safe built into my bedroom wall and it's hidden behind a picture, got a long password and key entry system also.

Thanks.

yes, u r doing the right thing, keeping it in a safe is an even better idea, i wudnt feel safe leaving it at home in a drawer or the bank so a safe is the best!! esp behind a pic like in movies! good job! wen we went on vacation we had to take some with us and put some in the bank so no one wud take it wen we were on vacation...u never no now a days! its a crazy crazy world out there.........

I am looking for a sentinel gun safe location I can call.

A locksmith should be able to repair or know where to get it done:

http://www.your-locksmith.com/index.html

http://www.phslock.com/services.php

The safe weighs 532 lbs. with of course added weight inside. It isn't sitting on a wall downstairs. Is this safe and will it sag my ceiling you think? My home was built in 1978.

Building codes typically specify a residential loading weight of 50 pounds per square foot. Your safe is most likely 24x30 inches or about 720 square inches. About 5 square feet, the floor is designed to support about 250 pounds, your safe weighs 2.12 times times that weight. add some hardware and several boxes of .50 cal and you could easily crack the ceiling below. Is the safe sitting above a supporting wall? If not move it.

I live in California, have small children and need to buy a closet gun safe. I would like your input. I have a few handguns and rifles. I also want to store some other items in it.

Do I get a safe with just a combination lock or a combination and a key lock?

Are there any "better" manufacturer's or are they basically all the same, with different brand names?

What else do I look for?

Thank you for your answer.

There are a few factors that everyone forgets.

Safes are heavy. Being in California I know they built a lot of homes with elevated floors. If this is your case keep in mind that most safes weigh more that 500 pounds.

You may need to reinforce the floors joices where you put the safe.

Now with that said.
Safes are like insurance, the cost of the safe determines the amount of protection you get. (for the most part)

A security cabinet will keep honest people honest.
A safe with dial, or key and dial, or a touch pad will slow down a determined crook.

If a crook has to spend more than 15 minutes breaking in then they will be more likely to get caught.

You also need to remember, safes are not fireproof.
You can add layers of fire rated drywall (sheetrock) to the inside to add fire resistance to them.

When you select your safe ( I like the cannon safes myself ) make sure you place the side of the door that opens against the wall. This inhibits the ability to pry the door open.

Also, bolt it to the floor.

Part of your select process should also be, find the size you think you need and buy the next bigger size.

you will be amazed the "stuff" that you put in the safe.

This one is called the "bio box"

http://cgi.ebay.com/BioBox-fingerprint-safe-for-gun-home-car-hotel_W0QQitemZ160293545203QQihZ006QQcategoryZ52501QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I was wondering about the quality of these, could they be pryed open easily? do they work well?

The "fingerprint reader" handgun safe I bought was this one that the link will show you. I bought it from Cabelas about 8 months ago.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0022175226013a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=handgun+safe&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

I could only get the print reader on it to work about 50% of the time, so I sent it back for a refund

I also have a computer fingerprint reader from Microsoft that won't work if it gets dusty. That may have been what was causing the problems with the handgun safe as well.....not sure. I didn't want to risk it not opening when I REALLY needed it to, so I just got rid of it.

Apparently after reading some of the comments customers have given other safes of this type, it is a common gripe that they don't always work as intended.

NOT worth risking your life on!!

do u think we shud do everything in home and also job and never leave the four safe walls

Home is the best place for me. Theres no place like home. Home sweet home

I want to decorate my baby-to-come's room with my own cut outs and paintings but I dont wanna spoil the walls in my rented home.
Is there a glue that is wall-safe so I can make those wall-friendly type reusuable stickers for my little one?
I dont wanna buy them..they are too expensive!

I took Microsoft Clip Art and printed in on a color printer and then cutout the images. It was neat! Post-It makes a Non-permanent Glue Stick that makes things kind of like Post-It notes. I am not sure how well that would stick long term, but you could get it at an office supply store. You could also get removable poster tape (http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/office/mounting/node_GSM3MG1VQ9gs/root_GST1T4S9TCgv/vroot_GSRCJ327Z3ge/bgel_GS9YTZGKKQbl/gvel_GS262SSBYCgl/theme_us_mounting_3_0/command_AbcPageHandler/output_html).

You could probably just use old fashioned Elmer's Glue and then just wash down the walls with warm water before you moved. I would do a test one in a location behind a door or something first though!

My final suggestion would be to just go ahead and paint on the walls. You will have to repaint in white, but most landlords are okay with that!

I tried consumer reports, and they dont rate them. Any ideas?

The top of the line best gun safes in the world are graffunders safe and Vault. These also cost much more than any thing you can get at Bass Pro, Gander Mtn, or Cabales. The Graffunder Safe I am looking at getting is a 48 to 60 gun F class that weighs in at a nice 5400 pounds.

http://www.graffundersafes.com/

Your run of the mill "Gun Safe" is not a safe at all. It is a Residental Security Container (RSC). The RSC will prevent 99.9999999% of the firearm theft in the USA. So do not feel under protected with one.

If you are not in need of the ultra high security of a Graffunder look at Cannon Safes these are the top of the line in the Gun Safes that a normal person can afford.

hear are my top three

Cannon http://www.cannonsafe.com/
American Security (Amsec) http://www.amsecusa.com/
Liberty http://www.libertysafe.com/

I have a home safe that's securely built in behind a picture and locked on the wall, keep a few important documents in it but was thinking that I should keep some money there too, would you recommend this? what's the most I should keep their? hundreds? thousands? xxxx

I don't go over a thousand.

I'm thinking for half a dozen rifles/shotguns plus. I think I saw some in the past for around $100.

the only one that comes to mind is made by V-line.