debo Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Hi all I have a brake down cabnet and would like a garden gun but they are to long do you think it would be acceptable to drill a hole in the top so the end of the barrel pokes out as it will still be secure. Sorry if this seems a daft question but I just cant afford a new cabnet at the moment thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 No! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasduck Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 hard to know as you can still secure a metal bar to a wall throw the triggers of a shot gun and it will pass best advise ring your fao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debo Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Yeah I thought it would be ok as its still going to be a lot safer than a gun clamp could ever be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I can't think of anything that says it couldn't be done. Your FEO may be a little unhappy with the idea when it's time for renewal, but as long as the hole isn't vastly larger than it needs to be I can't see how it would have an impact on the overall security - you'll just have a bit of pipe stuck out a few inches. Useless to anybody who cuts it off and isn't going to help gain access inside the cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarms Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Yes, have known people who have done this for muskets, Kentucky rifles etc...... Check with FEO first, but as I say, I know people who have done it so Sussex will definately accept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 I also know of people who have done this for long muzzle-loaders. Shouldn't be a problem. The condition on your certificate requires that you take security measures which are 'reasonably practicible' - there is no absolute requirement do have any particular form of security in any shape or form. It is not, for instance, a legal requirement to even have a steel cabinet. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Surely a long barrel poking out the top of your cabinet gives the perfect lever for pulling the cabinet from the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Surely a long barrel poking out the top of your cabinet gives the perfect lever for pulling the cabinet from the wall? You'd never be able to do that with a properly fitted cabinet. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasduck Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Surely a long barrel poking out the top of your cabinet gives the perfect lever for pulling the cabinet from the wall? be easier to bust the door open with a pry bar cabinet will only keep a honest man out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 You'd never be able to do that with a properly fitted cabinet. J. Is this fact or assumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Is this fact or assumption? Well when you think about it, in most rooms the ceiling would prevent you getting a very long bar for leverage. If the cabinet is bolted in correctly then I'm quite sure you'd bend the gun barrel on a single barreled gun before the cabinet could pull off the wall, even if you could get enough leverage. Of course for the OP who's wanting a 9mm shotgun, the cabinet fixings would have to be very fragile to fail before the barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) Is this fact or assumption? I'll put it another way - if you can do that then your cabinet isn't fitted properly! Proper bolts attching the cabinet to the wall should withstand pretty much anything you can subject them to with any hand tool acting outside the cabinet. J. Edited February 17, 2013 by JonathanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debo Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Thanks guys I will contact my feo during the week to find out for sure thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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