Server rack as ammo cabinet?

[RichLec]

Would something like this Http://www.server-rack-online.com/ar3104.html work as an ammo cabinet? I know I would need to seal up the bottom and maybe one other spot. But I might have a opportunity to grab one of these for free. The doors and sides all lock with a key.

 

[Dench]

It would meet the law as a locked container but you could break into one with something as simple as a large screw driver.

 

[RichLec]

Yea I was thinking the same thing..

 

[Dench]

Yea I was thinking the same thing..

I would use it, though. The safe I have my ammo in could be broken into no problem with a pry bar. the whole "lock your shit up" is a bunch of bullshit anyway. If someone wants it, they are going to get it short of you spending thousands of dollars to keep it locked behind some ridiculous door.

 

[dhuze]

For that money you could buy a safe.

 

[dbott63]

It could work...you can add various shelves to those racks at whatever heights you choose. The downside is the keys are basically universal so anyone with similar rack can open yours up. They do offer combo lock handles that you can put in place of the standard key lock. If you have the space and true security isn't an issue then why not. Also keep in mind the doors on that model are perforated so people can see in.

 

[RichLec]

For that money you could buy a safe.

I might be able to pick it up for free.. I don't know if they are scrapping it or not yet.

 

[FreeWillie]

Go buy a cheap wooden chest at WalMart and add a hasp and lock to it. You're done. It's meets the letter of the law and will save you about $1100 so you can go buy more ammo or a new 1911.

 

[crazymikie]

He's not paying for it. He said it might be free.

 

[Kid Presentable]

It's meets the letter of the law and will save you about $1100 so you can go buy more ammo or a new 1911.

OP said he has the chance to grab one for free.

 

[dwarven1]

He's not paying for it. He said it might be free.

OP said he has the chance to grab one for free.

+1 for being smart enough to actually READ and COMPREHEND what the OP said. Unlike some other people posting in this thread.
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[Kid Presentable]

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if we say his name 3 times will he show up?
Scrivener...

 

[soloman02]

Does it have wheels? If so, no brainer. Even if it doesn't, it doesn't get much cheaper than FREE.

 

[JayMcB]

:facepalm: I have seen literally dozens of them disposed of....including some with shelves. What a nice wheeled ammo container they would have been....assuming ammo ever comes into stock again

 

[Kevin_NH]

I gave away literally dozens of full-height racks at my last job, they were the wrong style for the data-center rebuild and the company would have had to pay to scrap them. Not all cabinets have universal keys. Some of my old cabinets were Medeco keyed; we couldn't find a single locksmith in the metro area who could make a copy of our only remaining key!

If you can get one with the shelves included, old 19" (or 24") network cabinets would make a great very low-security storage option for anything that is OK exposed to the open air. Keep in mind that if you can't get the shelves at a scrap price, you'll need to find them on eBay or pay upwards of $30/shelf at a supply house.

A good server cabinet has a load-bearing rating of 3,000 pounds or more.

 

[JayMcB]

I'm thinking shelves set up just far enough apart to put ammo cans...

a shelf for .22, 223, .380, .38, 9MM, 30-06, 12 and 20 gauges. One can dream.....

 

[noxin]

you could probably make wooden shelves for it rather easily. Especially if it has removable sides, just put the vertical rails in the zero U space on the side

 

[dbott63]

Not all cabinets have universal keys.

Agreed. But the APC cabinet he linked to does have a common key.

 

[Hiltonizer]

If you get that for free, sell it and buy a stack-on.