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At this point my guns are distributed in various locations. A reinforced "gun cabinet" and a small safe that is 14ga thickness, etc. A 14 gun safe than really only holds half that 
I don't really have a place for a large safe and watching videos on how fast some safes can be opened I'm leaning toward a reinforced closet with a heavy door. The closet is 5'x2'x8' and would give me more than enough room.
I have a friend that does commercial security doors, mostly for schools and he can get me something he tells me he has never scene breached for around $800, metal door and frame (not sure if that includes the lock). For me it would come down to the lock over the door and some of the high security locks look pretty secure, very drill, bump and pick resistant. My question would be, is the steel door really necessary? Would I be better served just using a solid door and use the savings for a better locking system? It would open outward so no real way to ram it. I have a CNC Plasma table and do metal work so I can armor up the door jam, hinges, etc to be stout.
I understand that the goal is to extend the time it takes to get in and nothing is impenetrable but beyond spending a lot of cash on a "real safe" I don't have room for I think this is a good option.
Any advise on this option, have you done a gun room or similar? Any locksmiths with knowledge of the hardest locks to get in to? Mortice vs deadbolt?
As a side note of watching how easy cheap locks are to pick or drill and also how easy it is to kick a standard door open I will be armoring all my entry doors and upgrading the locks, scary stuff.
I don't really have a place for a large safe and watching videos on how fast some safes can be opened I'm leaning toward a reinforced closet with a heavy door. The closet is 5'x2'x8' and would give me more than enough room. I have a friend that does commercial security doors, mostly for schools and he can get me something he tells me he has never scene breached for around $800, metal door and frame (not sure if that includes the lock). For me it would come down to the lock over the door and some of the high security locks look pretty secure, very drill, bump and pick resistant. My question would be, is the steel door really necessary? Would I be better served just using a solid door and use the savings for a better locking system? It would open outward so no real way to ram it. I have a CNC Plasma table and do metal work so I can armor up the door jam, hinges, etc to be stout.
I understand that the goal is to extend the time it takes to get in and nothing is impenetrable but beyond spending a lot of cash on a "real safe" I don't have room for I think this is a good option.
Any advise on this option, have you done a gun room or similar? Any locksmiths with knowledge of the hardest locks to get in to? Mortice vs deadbolt?
As a side note of watching how easy cheap locks are to pick or drill and also how easy it is to kick a standard door open I will be armoring all my entry doors and upgrading the locks, scary stuff.
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