GJUK Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 All, What size Brattonsound gun cabinet would you reccoment please. I'm new to the hobby - have just sent off for my SGC and assuming that I can get that okay, what Brattonsound sound I get please? I was thinking the 4/5 size one... Is that a good one to start with? :unsure: Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I would get the biggest one you can afford, that way as you buy new guns you will have room for them and not need to get another cabinet. If you are anything like me you will keep buying gun after gun despite my better half telling me not to, luckly she does not know one gun from another so never knows if its a new one or not :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Get yourself the biggest one you can. You will fill it. Eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I would get the biggest one you can afford, that way as you buy new guns you will have room for them and not need to get another cabinet. If you are anything like me you will keep buying gun after gun despite my better half telling me not to, luckly she does not know one gun from another so never knows if its a new one or not :unsure: Right. Well I could buy a £250 safe but I don't really want a walk in safe in my house (lol), I can see my getting more than 1 gun (assuming I get my licence *hopes*). So does a 4/5 gun sound okay? I notice that Brattonsound do a number of different models, some with mini safes built in to them. How do people feel about these, are they a wise choice to have? Thanks for your time. Jon :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 if you ever decide to get a rifle you will need a locked place to store the ammo note the safe in the top of the cabinet. Even if you are not going to get a fac rifle it does give you somewhere for your shotgun cartridges. I would buy one with the top safe. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle eyes Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 If money is no problem get yourself one with a safe on the top as its handy for locking carts in. As for size go for the biggest you can becuase they don't take long to fill once you get your licence :unsure: Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Theres good advice there for you-simply get the one that you can afford. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Thanks boys, as always quick decent responses. :unsure: Any photos of your safe's please? I know the sizes are BS's website but I've never seen one in real life. Any photos would be great! Thanks. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Tell the other half that you need a big one with a built in safe to safe-keep her jewellery in etc. Surprising how well that goes down :unsure: Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Thanks boys, as always quick decent responses. :unsure: Any photos of your safe's please? I know the sizes are BS's website but I've never seen one in real life. Any photos would be great! Thanks. Jon Try this: http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...&hl=buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triscrx Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 When I started shooting I got a 3 gun cabinet which I ended up regretting because as everyone says you will end up getting a few. I moved from shotguns to rifles and this was a prob with depth with scope/bipod fitted so it will pay to go for an extra deep cabinet incase you get rifles in there in the future :unsure: If you dont and just stick to shotties least you have the extra space. And Id recommend a lockable top cabinet inside the cabinet for the ammo. I ended up buying that seperate too which wasnt cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I got a 2 gun for my first cabinet and with my shotty/rifle with a scope its bloody fiddly just to get the rifle in let alone both of em :blink: get the biggest you can mate, pred the deep ones for scopes aswell trust me as soon as you see what they have in the gun shop you'll fill it up in no time :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rec-baller Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 speak to the best man for safes PAUL HART :unsure: you can,t go wrong, i.ve bought 3 from him shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Try this: http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...&hl=buffalo Thats a bit too big for me. I'd need to extend my house for that! lol. speak to the best man for safes PAUL HART you can,t go wrong, i.ve bought 3 from him shaun PAUL HART's on holiday, im waiting for him to return... Come back Paul!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_colt Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Here are some pics I took of my Brattonsound RL7+ last year. Hopefully fitting it at my new place in Shrewsbury when I hear from West Mercia about my SGC application. Cabinet Paul Hart gave me a great deal on it, huge reduction considering the only thing rendering it "b-grade" were a couple of minor scratches on the powder coating and a small dink. It claims to take 7 guns (probably unscoped Ruger 10/22's etc.) In reality, the capacity will be less. Especially if you get some SBS shotguns in there. Still it has the provision to take scoped rifles if I go down that route in the future so I'm happy with it. The thing is so secure that I'd store gold coins quite happily in the top-compartment if I had any. mr_colt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Cheers Mr Colt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2shot Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 At present I do not have a Shot Gun. I have just got my SGL but must get a cabinet first.... I have orderd a 9 gun cabinet from the web sit below for total £186.00 ...Post free.. This I find is the best value for money I can find. Thats £20.66 per gun..... It is the SL9, a big tall box at 1515mm it has a shelf and will hold a muzzel loader if I want to adapt the shelf. Put a hole in the shelf. The same cabinet with no shelf was more costly. I find gun safes with an internal lock up box inside to hold ammo is to small. The law states that you must lock rifle ammo (not shot gun ammo) in another locked safe you can simply get another cheaper gun cabinet for ammo. That way if you go into rifles you can lock up and store thousands of bullets if you want. See this web site... http://www.safesecurityservices.co.uk/brat...17bbd1032b55e78 Rob... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I have the same Brattonsound as mr_colt. They are excellent, but you wont get 7 guns in it. Unless they are all slim o/u shotties. A Brattonsound 4/5 gun can only fit 3 shotties and an airifle. Even then they are knocking against each other. Go bigger than you need by at least 2 guns. I.e. if you think you will get 5 guns, get a 7 gun cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 (edited) Brattonsound RL7+ It claims to take 7 guns (probably unscoped Ruger 10/22's etc.) In reality, the capacity will be less. mr_colt. I have the same Brattonsound as mr_colt. They are excellent, but you wont get 7 guns in it. Unless they are all slim o/u shotties. You guys need some organisational skills! With a little initiative you can get loads of kit in an RL7+. I have in mine... BRNO 602 with a small Zeiss scope Tikka T3 with 8x56 scope CZ527 with 5-15x50 scope 10/22 with 3-9x40 scope CZ452 with 3-9x40 scope and 3 O/U shotguns and my Wildcat moderator! The only close call I had with it is with my old 28" barrel Xtrema semi auto, it would only just fit in under the locktop! Get the biggest you can talk yourself into. I only wanted one gun when I started, but things change. Fitting a cabinet is a pain in the butt, so don't do it more than once. If money or space is tight then restrict yourself, otherwise buy a big one. If you don't get a big collection then so what? It's easy to put one gun into an RL7+, but you try getting 7 into a small one! Edited November 21, 2008 by njc110381 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyoftheboy Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Jon..... agree wholeheartedly with the go as big as you can. I am also new to shooting, having got my SGC 6 weeks ago. I put a 3 gun in, now regretting it!!!! have no real intention of getting a FAC..... but now know that the 1 gun I currently have will not be the only one. Only good thing is that I will be moving within next 3-6 months so will have opportunity to upgrade...... but still the cost of 2 cabs is enough, when I should have only got the 1 bigger one. I am looking at a 7 gun now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 The cost increment of buying larger safes is comparatively small, most of the manufacturing cost goes in the door, hinge and locks - so a few cms of extra width does not add a great deal to the price. A five gun cab can accommodate 7-8 std shotties if you top and tail them. Scoped rifles take up more space, and unless they are sideways in a shotgun cab need a deeper cab designed for them. FEO recommendation is that carts are stored separately, on the principle that the amo should not be with the guns, so that if access to guns was obtained the amo is not easily available. Lockable tops are good for chokes air pistols, cash and the wifes jewellery, but not really the place for carts and ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHunter Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Hi GJUK I started off with a BS SL5+ and convinced myself i would never need anything bigger, How wrong can you be. The hobby will grip you and before you know it you will have one of these and one of those and you will look in your safe and it will be full. I upgraded to a BS SL9+ and would have saved a fortune if that was my first cabinet. I got it from http://www.safesecurityservices.co.uk which was the cheapest place on the net and the price included delivery. Happy Hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobyb525 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Get an extra deep one if you have any rifles/air rifles aswell. I tries to sve myself a few quid by getting a normal 2/3 safe but my rifle doesn't fit in with the scope. Get a big one, you'l need it eventually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I was a bit nervous about bringing it up but now I feel better. I'm shooting ta the weekend aswell. Cheers Thanks for the posts guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurona12 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 How about this 6 gun cabinet - in the sale section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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