If you have firearms at home then you need to have some type of gun safe to keep them in. A desk drawer or a cabinet some place is not very secure. So then what type of gun safe should you have? There are so many varieties of gun safes on the market today and some times it can be almost overwhelming trying to decide which one to buy. This article will explore some of the gun safes that are available and see if this can help you with your decision.
What Type Of Gun Safes Are There?
Some people really like the big, huge gun safes that take up a lot of room and have many compartments for about anything you desire to put in them. They are great except they are also extremely heavy and may take a forklift to set it in place. Then there are lighter gun safes that are more modular and can be put together on a wall to hold whatever you desire. There are small handgun safes that can fit in a drawer or in your care to keep your handguns safe. And then there are Hide away wall safes that can be hidden and mounted in your wall. Let’s look at each of these and give you a better idea.
Large Heavy Traditional Gun Safes
When many people think of a gun safe, they
think of the large traditional Gun safes that are multi compartmentalized and hold 20 plus long guns and many handguns as well. These safes utilize a keypad and/or combination in order to lock and open their doors. Inside they have a carpeted interior with adjustable shelving that will fit anyone’s needs. The one negative thing about these safes is that they are very heavy. Some of the common brand names are AMSEC (American Security, Browning, Liberty Safes, Fort Knox, Hollan, Gunvault, Gardall, Mesa, Ironman, and Mountain House.
Small Lighter Modular Gun Safes
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smaller, lighter, modular” gun safes , because they are meant to be bolted to the floor & wall and they can be placed in a clothes closet, utility closet or even a food pantry. Now why would you desire to place a gun safe in any of these locations? The object of this type of gun safe is to put them in more than one location in your home. Then if a situation occurs, you do not have to go to one central location in order to get a rifle or handgun. This type of gun safe can be placed any where in your home. These gun safes can hold many long guns and handguns, or only a couple long guns and hand guns, to suit your needs. But you can also put them together in one place
to have a modular, multiple gun cabinets setup. It can 
work however you need it too. Now they usually have a biometric lock mechanism for quicker gun access. There are quite a few companies that offer this type of gun safe: Hornady, Snapsafe, Steelhead Outdoors, but my favorite is Secure-it. They have many to choose from and if they do not have what you want then it may not be available. It breaks the traditional idea about gun safes but it is definitely worth thinking about.
Small Portable Handgun Safes
There are many companies that make small portable
handgun safes for your home, when trying to decide what you need, these are things to consider:
- Locking mechanism: Electronic, biometric, or key lock.
- Security features: Heavy-duty construction,
theft resistance, and fire protection. - Accessibility: Quick access for emergencies.
- Size and placement: Suitable for the
space you have available and the location you choose for the safe.
- Locking mechanism: Electronic, biometric, or key lock.
Once you have made up your mind about what you are looking for then you might look at AMSEC, Stealth, Liberty, V-Line, Browning, Hornady, BILLCONCH, RPNB, Fort Knox, just to name a few. At the same time you are looking at manufacture’s, you also need to look at styles of handgun safes. and the location where they would fit best. All these possibilities will help you decide what would work best for you.
Vehicle Gun Safes
Once you get your home safe for your firearms
all setup then you need to consider your vehicles. The days of throwing your handgun in your glovebox or under the seat is not the best thing to do these days. Even tossing it in your trunk is not the safest thing to do. You don’t want your handgun rattling around in the trunk.
There are many different companies that make vehicle handgun safes, here are just a few: Fort Knox, SnapSafe, Vaultek, 
V-line, Hornady, and Stealth Safes. Many of these are sold at Amazon so that is something to consider if you are in the market for a vehicle gun safe. I purchased one from Amazon, MADOATS Car Gun Safe, and it was pretty darn cool and works really well for my pickup. I don’t use it a lot but it is always there incase I need to lock my handgun in my truck. You never know when you are going to the post office, other federal building or need to go inside a school and those are some places that do not allow firearms. If you carry your handgun you should definitely have a secure way to lock up your handgun.
Final Comments
There are many types of gun safes, as you have seen from this article. Is this article fully inclusive of all types of gun safes – No! But it gives you a good idea of what is out there. It does not really matter which type of gun safe that you have, the main thing is that you need one that works for you. It is not like the old days when guns were hung over the mantle/fireplace or stuffed in a cabinet somewhere.
Because of the many accidental shootings that have occurred lately, we need to take the responsibility to lock up all of our forearms so that small children or visitors to your home can not have easy access to our guns, This means the owners of firearms need to find some type of gun safe to lock up all their guns to keep them safe and out of harms way. With all these types of gun safes to choose from, it make things much more versatile to find something that really meets our needs.
I hope this article has got you thinking about gun safes. If you already have a gun safe – Great! If you do not have one yet then its time to start doing some research about gun safes and find out what type of gun safe would work best for you. If you have any questions, please ask me and I would be glad to help you any way I can. Just put your question in the comment section below and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
If you have any questions about this post or anything related to Everyday Carry (EDC), feel free to leave a comment below and I will be happy to get back to you.
All the best,
Larry
Founder of EDC Essentials
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from acquiring the dot. However they also offer no benefit. When it’s dark enough to need the night sights your dot will be way brighter. Then when using any white light to identify a target the night sights will wash out and not be able to be seen. 
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The methods are the same but the paint options are different. I use a good quality spray paint to paint my sights but there are other options, model paint or fingernail polish works too. I like the way spray paint flows on your serrations, model paint or fingernail polish is very thick to work with. A very easy option is to use 
to mask around the area that you will be painting. I would rather take some extra time up front to mask the area good so the paint will go where I want it to go rather than drip paint on the side of the sight and then
have to scrape the paint off after it is dry. I like to cut the tape in strips and place them around the area to be painted, it is easier that way. (It is very important to make sure the edges of your tape are pressed well.
debris and then spray the paint inn the cup so you have a nice amount of paint to use.
place the sight as flat as possible so the paint does not run some place that you do not want it to.
there that will work great with your handguns. 
will go with any wardrobe that you have. But you need to consider this option very carefully. If you ignore this choice and try a normal belt with your handgun, you will be very disappointed and probably not enjoy your experience.
that has been worn for so long is being challenged. IWB holsters are just not the most comfortable holsters to wear even though they are very comfortable. Many gun holster manufacturers are beginning to look at OWB holsters as potential concealed carry holsters and are making them tighter to your hip and therefore more concealable.
open carry and with a couple minor adjustments to your wardrobe it will turn it into a concealed carry option. All you need to do is wear a firm belt that is designed to hold a handgun and a good cover garment and you are all set for concealed carry. There are many gun belt makers these days, just check the Internet and you will be amazed at how many there are. But it is really important to wear a belt that can stand the weight of a firearm.
the OWB holster from view will work for concealed carry, a coat or jacket, sport coat, vest, untucked shirt, Baggy sweatshirt is all that you need to turn things into concealed carry. Keep in mind that you will need to keep that outer garment on, whether you are inside or outside so it is important to consider your options.
heavier garment off and leave the lighter garments on to cover your handgun. But you must realize that your cover garment must be long enough to cover the barrel of your handgun, even if you are reaching up to grab something high-up. As you reeach up your outer garment is pulled up higher and can expose the bottom of your holster. So you must keep that in mind when you are choosing the clothes that you wear when you are wearing a handgun. 
Aholster Company, in Telford, Tennessee, Alan does an excellent job and I really like his holsters. These holsters are made from Kydex and that is my favorite holster material.
Due to its high degree of toughness and resilience, Kydex can also be stretched at room temperature to twice its original dimension without breaking.