gun cabinets advice please

[gazzer 1]

hi guys, looks like my s,g,t will soon be here, had the visit from the officer and she hinted that i may aswell start shopping for a cabinet....i have no idea where to start looking (apart from the obvious gunshop)....i am on an extremely tight budget due to a crippling mortgage,i have a 20 bore gamegun lined up which is being handed down to me,i will need a 12bore and also a airrifle ,i reckon a 4 gun cabinet would be a safe bet....can anyone advise on where to to start looking, what sort of money im going to have to part with for a 2nd hand one?..maybe someone here has an old one for sale??....any particular brands to look out for (or to avoid)?.cheers folks.

[SEAN3513 7]

as long as its to bs standards its ok

 

bratton sound are a great cabinet

 

where abouts are you ( update your location in your profile)

 

i have a 3 gun full length one.......i may part with

[JonathanL 4]

If you are anywhere near the north east I can get you a 4 gun cabinet for £60. New is about £110, I think.

 

J.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

just get an extra deep one for scoped rifles just in case you want to go down that route later on.... buy once and make do...

 

and yes it has to be to BS 7558 i think it is of the top of my head...

 

infac also do a good range of safes and are stronger than some i have seen and bought...

 

a top drawer comes in handy for ammo and bits and pieces..

 

 

Snap.

[gazzer 1]

Thanks guys,will update profile bit later, im actually based in the south west near bath if that helps????

[liftboy1 0]

I bought a buffalo river 3 gun cabinet last week for £100 and the police said it was fine. I think that aslong as you have a bs no of certification on it and bolted to the wall correctly you should be fine.

[matt_hooks 188]

Common misconception, they don't have to adhere to any particular standard, the law just states "of a similar standard of security".

 

The BS just makes it difficult for the police to argue as to the security level.

 

A decent 4 gun BS safe shouldn't set you back much more than £100, sometimes less. It starts to get expensive when you look for FAC safes as they need a separately lockable section for ammunition, though this is a good idea for sg cartridges it's not a requirement!

[herdwick 52]

Different FAO's have different requirements. 5 years ago, when i renewed fa/sg certificates was told by the then new fao that the cabinet, which had passed muster for 20 years was not up to standard. Had to buy a new 9 gun cupboard with locking top for ammo.

Renewed again in april of this year. New fao passed new cupboard but i asked him to look at the old one while he was there. If he had been fao 5 years ago i wouldnt have had to buy the new one as he said the old one was perfectly ok