DIY Gun And Ammo Safe

[Volusianator]

So my daughter (who is married with children) is VERY concerned about having a gun in our house (although her husband has a 9mm as well...odd.) So, I've collected watches over the years, mainly Invicta and have several Invicta watch cases that I thought I could convert to ammo and gun safes. They are made of a high impact polycarbonate with foam linings slotted to protect either 3 or eight watches. The 3 slot cases I think will work wonderfully for housing the guns and ammo at home and also for transportation to the range.

Here's the outside of the Invicta watch case:
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz91/Volusianator1/Gun%20Stuff/InvictaCaseOutside.jpg

Here's the inside with watches:
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz91/Volusianator1/Gun%20Stuff/CaseInsideWatches.jpg

Removing the foam I can get two rows across and three rows up/down and stack them three high for a total of 900 round capacity. Or, I could install new foam and slot them out to fit 10 boxes of 50 standing up on edge with each box having it's own slot, this seems like a much more reasonable option as the bullets would never tumble around:
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz91/Volusianator1/Gun%20Stuff/BulletsI.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz91/Volusianator1/Gun%20Stuff/BulletsII.jpg

I would then of course use a second box, add new foam and make an exact cutout for the Ruger, extra clips and other accessories. That way I have both gun and ammo stored in separate "safes" and both are capable of putting two locks on each, L & R on front.

Thoughts, concerns, comments?

Wade

[dvmcmr]

Them's some fancy watches......



Good idea.

[Luvs2Play]

Almost like they knew the boxes were good for other things. Looks good.

[Berserker]

The gun will come with a lock, you could just put that on the gun, when the grandkids come over. I certainly see no point in locking up ammo, it needs a gun to do anything.

[Luvs2Play]

The gun will come with a lock, you could just put that on the gun, when the grandkids come over. I certainly see no point in locking up ammo, it needs a gun to do anything.

When I was young, I would steal dad's ammo and make my own fireworks and bombs. I was damn lucky to have lived through some of the things I did with ammo and gunpowder without the gun.

I got caught, and I was made well aware that I needed to keep my hands off of dad's supplies without his being there to supervise! Still, nothing was ever locked up, it no longer needed to be!