How To Choose A Size For Your Gun Safe

Before purchasing a gun safe you should think about what size would be most appropriate for your particular needs. You should also consider what types of features and accessories would work best with the items you will be storing inside your safe.

A gun safe can be a large purchase with prices ranging from several hundred to well over $5,000. In addition to just the cost of the safe, you should think about any other costs such as shipping and handling, gun safe accessories, taxes, and warranties.

While gun safes can be purchased at hunting stores, sporting good stores, and other local retailers, many gun safe purchasers are finding that online retailers offer some excellent choices with free shipping and other incentives.

Size is definitely one of the first things you should consider before purchasing a gun safe. One of the biggest regrets that people have after purchasing their safe is that they did not choose a bigger size. Gun safes are likely fill up more quickly than you think, so it is best to make a decision based on the valuables you own now and a reasonable prediction of what other valuables you may collect in the future.

Here are some factors that will help you determine what size gun safe would work best for you:

Gun Collection

First, you should consider your gun collection. How many guns do you have that will be stored in your gun safe? How many rifles and pistols will find their home there? While you may have a set number of guns now, do you think that you will be purchasing more guns in the future? The ideal gun safe will comfortably be able to hold your collection without crowding your guns, and still allow room for any future purchases that you will be adding to your gun collection.

Gun Accessories

It is likely that you will be storing more than just your guns inside of your gun safe, especially any gun related accessories such as ammunition, rifle scopes, hunting knives, holsters, etc. When considering a gun safe size, you should think about what gun accessories you would also want to keep inside the safe. Many gun safes have built in shelving to hold smaller accessories. Also, there are door organizers, pistol racks, and pistol pockets that you can purchase for your gun safe to help you organize and get the most use out of the space that you do have.

Other Valuables

In addition to your guns and gun related accessories, you may find such things as jewelry, watches, important documents, passports, and other miscellaneous valuabes making their way into your gun safe. Any valuables that you own that you deem worth securing should be taken into consideration when thinking about the size of your gun safe. Some gun safes come with drawers and other compartments to house these types of items, but you certainly want to make sure there is room for everything. Safe accessories such as jewelry drawers and cash boxes can help you organize your non gun related valuables.

Gun Safe Location

Another consideration when determining which size of gun safe to purchase is where you plan to keeping it. Are you planning on keeping your safe in the garage? In the closet? Or perhaps the basement? The amount of space you have available for your gun safe will definitely be a factor in deciding what size will be right for you.