Locked gun cabinet removal

[Liveonce]

stick of dynamite, one blast and jobs done or pour a couple of kg of reloading powder through the key hole ignite it the pressure will blow the bloody door off what could possibly go wrong

 

[WW.]

Contact previous owner for keys?

 

[nocturnaldave]

 

[Mickeydredd]

What about above? Pry the top off and drop a wedge down?
Disc cutter in a house wont be a fun time

It’s in a cupboard, tight fit at the top so no access there either

 

[cjm1066]

Once you have a quotation from a locksmith you will know the most economical way forward.

Personally I would us a jigsaw with a metal blade after drilling a starter hole with a drill, that should cause less stress domestically.

 

[Stimo444]

I would get on to the previous owners solicitor and tell them you need the keys our will bill the previous owners for the cost of a locksmith. I am sure the key would turn up

 

[Plummer]

I have done a couple, easiest way is with a 9" angle grinder with a thin steel cutting disc..

I have tried the 4/5" angle grinders yet some lock bolts are further back, and usually, and are made from a higher carbon steel, which cant be cut with a jig saw.

The other way I did it was buy using a hole saw, and then a using a good pair of tin snips, and peeled it open like a can of beans, this was by far the easiest way with know mess!!

 

[Mickeydredd]

Upload a picture and ill tell you were to drill it.
I open safes for a living and regularly do work on gun cabinets. I'll probably be able to tell you were to get replacements from incase you want to use it.

As requested.

 

[Tim.243]

I have done a couple, easiest way is with a 9" angle grinder with a thin steel cutting disc..

I have tried the 4/5" angle grinders yet some lock bolts are further back, and usually, and are made from a higher carbon steel, which cant be cut with a jig saw.

The other way I did it was buy using a hole saw, and then a using a good pair of tin snips, and peeled it open like a can of beans, this was by far the easiest way with know mess!!

The other destructive way is good recp saw metal blade and a cone (or step) drill bang 4 holes in and cut the corner out.
All this fannying around some must work for the council pothole dept lol

 

[Greenmist]

As requested.

Angle grinder with thin metal cutting disc, straight through the gap adjacent to the key holes, once open unbolt, then buy a couple of new locks from ebay/amazon, refit and you have a cabinet for the shed

 

[fixedwheel]

As requested.

Can you actually see the hinge pin in the top left corner?

Wondering if you can, as it is obviously an old cabinet, as it was already installed and locked when you bought the house 10 years ago.

Surely not?.....

 

[shakey jake]

Looking at the photo, id try the short end of a bar on the left hand side

 

[Kalahari]

Are we there yet?


David

 

[Beagle boy]

Hi All

Any advice on best way to access/remove a locked gun cabinet with no keys present?

Cheers
MD

Not sure if you have the tools or if you have the space to get in.
Could you try getting a recip saw with a long blade behind it cutting the raw bolts then grind or gas axe it outside

 

[Tim.243]

Are we there yet?


David

No because most of the ideas have come from the Cracker Jack box

 

[robgal]

Can you actually see the hinge pin in the top left corner?

Wondering if you can, as it is obviously an old cabinet, as it was already installed and locked when you bought the house 10 years ago.

Surely not?.....

Can see the pin on mine, would be pointless cutting it though as there’s a return fold inside that would prevent the door opening from the hinge side.

 

[robgal]

My own approach would be
Option 1. Lever off the wall with a crow bar. Easier than you would think and you can fill the holes with resin for the new cabinet if the holes line up.
Option 2. 75mm bimetallic hole saw on the cordless, noisy but no sparks. Then assess if you can get a ratchet to the fixing bolts or lock fixture.
Option 3. Grinder of your chosen size with a slitting disc, sparks noise dust etc but will be a few mins work at most.

 

[enfieldspares]

As requested.

I think I have one similar. Bought at an auction. I will take a picture of it. Measurement are topmost keyhole from top of door and lock from edge of door. The keys are marked ACE in a heart shape.

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Not sure if you have the tools or if you have the space to get in.
Could you try getting a recip saw with a long blade behind it cutting the raw bolts then grind or gas axe it outside

That is what I suggested.
Another way is to drill a hole 1mm larger than a 12mm socket at the approximate position of say the top left fixing in the front door. Then use an led high intensity torch to see where the bolt head is located relative to the hole then using the say 12mm socket with a longer extension (borrow one?) unscrew the bolt you will then see where the top right bolt is and drill another hole in the door at its location and unscrew that bolt. The rest you know.

 

[Trickyd66]

As requested.

I've got a couple of similar looking cabinets around the property.
Happy to give you an idea of measurements of lock fixings so you can try to drill out the locks. Personally I would say if you don't have the equipment (decent drill, hole saw, grinder etc. ) to have given it a go already, probably Cheaper to get s locksmith in rather than buy the kit?

Pm me if interested as I am not posting on an open forum how to break into a gunsafe