I used to have something very similar to that, the plan was to use it, for bullets and valuables etc, house has concrete floors. But when giving it a clean up before bringing it into the house, did a bit of research…..fire proof safes are filled with asbestos between the layers of steel. So I sold it on.
Gun Safe Installation
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There appears to be way more worrying about this than there should be - as said, if a small gap next to plasterboard or plaster - it won’t make a difference as any bar could be pushed in to a gap of its own making anyway….sometimes having the cabinet directly against a solid surface can make jimmying it off easier! If there’s a softer surface it can be harder to lever it.
As long as it’s secure to the wall and floor then it should be fine. If a criminal finds the safe then an Aldi battery grinder will be the only key they need, or a Stihl saw with a metal disk.
You are trying to reduce the likelyhood - if the FEO is sensible and realistic he knows this and he knows the best course is they don’t find/see the cabinet in the first place!
As long as it’s secure to the wall and floor then it should be fine. If a criminal finds the safe then an Aldi battery grinder will be the only key they need, or a Stihl saw with a metal disk.
You are trying to reduce the likelyhood - if the FEO is sensible and realistic he knows this and he knows the best course is they don’t find/see the cabinet in the first place!
No intention of drilling any holes in it 
Following a tip from a mate, I have 3 cabinets all with keypad opening on them two of them are together and as additional security I am going to drill through two holes a foot from the top and bottom and bolt them together from the inside that means they are then locked together as well as bolted to the wall and the floor
Stalker62
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How do you think he got it in the first placeYeah…but any criminal with a telehandler can just take it…you’ve demonstrated that!
Must have been really old because fireproof one’s have been filled with Vermiculite since the late 70’s.
gonzo
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We cut up an old safe a while ago. I'd guess '30's vintage?
It was quarter plate main body with a gypsum filling. And a 12mm solid door. So assume it was a fire safe.
We were concerned what the filling might be, but it turned out to be harmless.
Though looking at the rules at my local tip, gypsum looks like it is more problematic to dispose of that asbestos!
The steel got recycled into a rocket stove for the workshop and a welding bench.
It was quarter plate main body with a gypsum filling. And a 12mm solid door. So assume it was a fire safe.
We were concerned what the filling might be, but it turned out to be harmless.
Though looking at the rules at my local tip, gypsum looks like it is more problematic to dispose of that asbestos!
The steel got recycled into a rocket stove for the workshop and a welding bench.
Mine was probably 1950s
But be wary of older vermiclite too. Some vermiculite deposits contain asbestos, and some products were made with contaminated vermiculite until about the early 1990s
Norfolk Horn
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What about storing the keys to the safe if their easy to find it's a waste of time all this bolts etc.
I have a system and I'll leave it at that
I have a system and I'll leave it at that
merlin
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That doesn't look the most practical place to have your cabinet, don't you get wet getting your guns out of it when it rains?
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