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How to Make a Simple Gun Safe

Many states and municipalities require firearms to be securely locked away. Gun safes are expensive, extremely heavy and quite bulky. For the gun owner with a mechanical skills, the task of making a simple storage unit that will secure all his firearms in one place, safe from prying eyes, is easy.

Things You'll Need

One steel storage cabinet
Heavy-duty clasp lock with smooth-headed bolts/matching nuts
Electric drill with drill bit matching bolt diameter
High-quality combination or padlock
Carpet remnant
16 1-by-2-by-3-inch wooden blocks
Heavy-duty glue

Instructions

- 1
  Purchase a heavy-duty vertical steel supply cabinet with two doors. These cabinets are about 60 inches tall.
- 2
  Take out the two lower shelves to make room for any long guns.
- 3
  Glue a piece of fitted carpet onto the bottom of the unit.
- 4
  Glue the wooden blocks to the back interior of the cabinet and three feet high from the base. Space them two inches apart, with the 1-by-2 side placed vertically against the back wall.
- 5
  Attach the hasp to the front doors by drilling holes about two feet from the top of the cabinet and bolting it in place with the round bolt heads facing outwards.
- 6
  Lock the doors closed with the padlock through the hasp.

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