Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Finishing off a walk-in gun vault / safe room

... lowered into basement and installed before they started setting joist and sub-floor. I got lucky and got my hands on a bank vault door some carpenters removed during a large bank remodel. It doesn't say "Browning" on it, but it's secure. Also, has emergency handle on interior so you can't be locked in while inside it. Price was right!

Envy is a sin. I need to go to confession Loggah. That's spectacular.

... lowered into basement and installed before they started setting joist and sub-floor. I got lucky and got my hands on a bank vault door some carpenters removed during a large bank remodel. It doesn't say "Browning" on it, but it's secure. Also, has emergency handle on interior so you can't be locked in while inside it. Price was right!

Built a wood joist system over it, covered with plywood and then laid a rubber membrane over entire lid that overlapped walls and sealed out moisture .... Then lots of mesh & rebar on top of that and poured the concrete over all that

I built mine with a door that swings out. One commonly available solution to "bad guys" tampering with the hinges is to use security hinges. They have cone shaped protrusions that bridge the gap between the leaves, in the same location as the screws that fasten the hinge to the door and frame. When the door is closed, you could remove the main hinge pins and still not be able to remove the door.

I lined mine with tongue and groove pine, and put the guns on 4" finishing nails covered with plastic tubing. I am satisfied with the results.

The butts of mine sit on a thick shag carpet on the bench,this gives support to the whole buttplate while a hard surface only supports on the heal of the buttplate.