Gun Cabinet Question

[timmy k 571]

I'm thinking of getting a shotgun and am just wondering about what location is suitable for the cabinet , the place I have in mind is a little boiler room with a door on but it would have to be secured to wooden beams inside the room, is this acceptable or does it have to be on a brick wall?

[celticrusader 78]

No!.. Concrete wall with 3-4 inch wraul bolts out of view and be sole possessor of the keys and make sure no one else can get to them.

[timmy k 571]

Thanks I'm going to have to rethink where to put the cabinet

[TheRealChuckNorris 42]

Brick wall is best but doesn't have to be. Both mine are secured to an internal wall in a relatively newly built place.

 

Out of sight of the common visitor and firmly fixed to the wall (also taking the skirting boards etc into account).

[SportingShooter 0]

Best practice would be a solid load bearing wall with expanding bolts,

 

If you cant manage that, then just give the Firearms department a ring to have a chat

[timmy k 571]

Will do cheers

[maktayla 50]

All the best TimmyK

 

Let us know how you got on. Cannot give you anymore advice other than what everyone else has said.

 

All the best

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Some houses don't have brick walls, my brother lives in an old oak frame house and screwed his to a structural beam and to the floor I think. There is always an alternative.

 

Another old boy I know has his bolted to a steel frame in his "permanent" mobile home..which is in turn bolted to the concrete slab that it sits on...

[Agent Orange 0]

Here you go.

 

This is worth reading through and very good advice is given.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117636/firearms-security-handbook.pdf