by 0000PaleHorse0000 » Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:17 am
There is no doubt that someone knew that family very well. They had to know when they were home and where their stash/safe was. This is exactly why I never discuss this with any of my neighbors or anyone I don't consider family, and even my family just knows that I enjoy the hobby of casually collecting. I would never let them know what and how much I have. "Loose lips sink ships".
Safety Deposit Boxes are alright IMHO. I personally would never have one simply because I don't want something to happen that would prevent me from getting to my SDB. The problem I have with home safes is the fact that it's the first thing that someone is going to look for if you have one. Unless the safe is heavily anchored to the foundation, now all they have to do is pick it up and walk right out with it ( Unless it weighs a ridiculous amount where two people can't lift it.), and all your guns, pms, family documents are gone. This happened to a good friend of mine that I used to work with. His ex wife went pyscho and got her boyfriend and another guy and they went and raided his house. They were able to pick up the 20 gun safe and made off with it. The only thing I really love about a safe however, is the fact that most are fireproof and for the most part, keeps the unmotivated thief away.
Really, I've learned to keep things in places that no one would ever think of finding anything like that, especially (God forbid) it was during a home invasion. I know a guy that made a gun safe out of a old refrigerator. He just modified it to have a little extra protection on the inside and so it could lock/unlock from behind (don't ask me how he did it.). The point of the story, who would go look in the fridge for guns or pms? Not any thief I can think of, unless he got really thirsty carrying out a safe full of nickels, lol.
"I looked, and there was a pale horse! Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him."
(thats my stoned impression). Also you can store about 40 Ounces in each easily. i agree though loose lips sink ships. i tell very few people at all what i do and always tell them that the silver and gold go straight into my safety deposit box. Family first always, protect what ya love.
