catchthepigeonmutley Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I have recently received my SGC and now have my Beretta safely locked away. Just starting to think about getting a storage safe/cabinet for cartridges. I know there's a good choice available - but does anyone know if any particular make is fire and/or heat proof ?? I've looked at a few on Ebay just out of interest but none mention anything in terms of fire or heat resistance and I've not yet got to the local gun shop to look at their cabinets. It's just that the house across the road had a serious fire last week, and that made me think about keeping ammunition safe if our house should go up ( our house was seriously damaged in a fire 20 years ago, before we moved in, so statistically we should be OK as I would imagine the chances of a house having TWO fires are remote - that's MY theory anyway ! ). Any help/advice/thoughts appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Why do you feel the need to secure your cartridges in a fire proof cabinet? It is not reqiured by law and their explosive category is 1.4S and will not explode in bulk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 As Tightchoke has said, really. They will burn, but are not likely to explode. However ... if you did lock them in a safe, you're then storing them in a confined space. Confined space means that IF it does happen, a blast is far more likely to be serious than in the open. Was taught that many years ago in the cadets. The Army trainer wanted us to see what a thunderflash was like in a restricted space, so put one under a steel helmet. Which promptly got launched 80-100 feet into the air. Out in the open it was pretty harmless though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Fire rated safe would be the cheapest option but they weigh a fair bit if you want one to hold a decent amounts of carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Forget safes for cartridges. Stick em under your bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 If you do any amount of shooting it would have to be a huge safe. Its easy to have a couple of thousand in and they take a fair bit of space. Clear some clothes from the wardrobe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbob Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I keep mine in the bottom of the linen cupboard. AFAIK there is no legal requirement to lock cartridges up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old melv Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Another one for under the bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 My main stash is in the loft, normally have around 500 - 1000 up there. My cartridge bag is kept full in the very top of a storage cupboard well out of the way as I am too lazy to go up into the loft every time I go out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Warm and dry is the only way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 +1 warm and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAsh Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 As others have said , I tell the other half they are all in the garage which keeps her happy, but then she never looks in the spare room where i keep my shooting stuff Far cheaper when you buy cartridges to buy a thousand at a time and some places will give you a thousand rate even if you buy a thousand of mixed types or makes so dont be afraid to ask for best price Try and keep them in a dry place at a constant temp to avoid condensation, so if in the garage place a couple of blankets over them If your gun has multi choke just put something like 1/4 and 1/2 chokes in and leave them in until you have been shooting for a year, the reason is keep to the same chokes and cartridges and the only thing left is where you point it and your mount, the playing with chokes and cartridges will just complicate things without any gain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I just keep mine in an old wardrobe that is lockable, just to keep little ones from getting their hands on them, or as others have said under the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Weirdly there are far more explosive products in your house than your shotgun ammo. Anything pressurised like deodorant, paint or other cans can go pop. Any small gas canisters or calor gas cylinders are more of a problem. If you had a scuba tank to refill a PCP that would be FAR more dangerous and the sort of thing the fire service would need to know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala59 Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 If you want to lock them away for your own peace of mind, get a secondhand wooden cabinet, not too strong, so that in the event of fire the burning powder would not be confined in a potential bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Send em to me if you're worried...I will look after them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 If my house went on fire just about bottom of a long list of things that I'd be worrying about would be a couple of thousand shells. I keep them upstairs in a wardrobe in the spare bedroom and if the Fire Brigade attended I'd tell them. Think about it this way. If there were real danger of explosion from fire we'd be required by law to store them in a fire proof environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I keep mine in the top of wardrobe out of reach of grandkids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I would have thought that in the very unfortunate event of a house fire (God forbid). shotgun cartridges in large numbers or bullets contained in a fire proof cabinet would be more hazardous than if under your bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchthepigeonmutley Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I keep mine in the top of wardrobe out of reach of grand kids Thanks for the replies everyone. Was thinking about security as much as safety as I have a very inquisitive grandson living here too and I'd rather be on the safe side. 'Er indoors will just have to get used to having them in the house - she didn't want guns in the house at first, wanted me to keep 'em at the shooting ground, and now she's got used to it and forgets they're there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalfordninja33 Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) I Keep mine in one of these under the bed; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151246753380?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT 12 bore boxes of 25 are exactly the same depth and whilst I don't lock it, the clasp is strong enough that the kids can't get into it. I also keep a cartridge bag of 100 out of reach of the kids for ready use. I imagine the wood would burn through before the cartridges got hot enough to do any harm. Edited March 24, 2016 by shalfordninja33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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