So I posted here a few weeks ago asking for advice on a safe to replace my stack-on two-door gun safety cabinet. Ended up buying two of the SecureIt Agile 52 security cabinets as they seemed to fit my needs as a renter who will likely be fairly itinerant over the next ~5-10 years. Historically I've always bought Sentry Safe style security cabinets but never really loved them - in addition to always feeling kind of cheap, they are heavy and bulky and not valuable enough to be worth moving across the country, which, due to my career, I have had to do fairly often. As a result, I've either given or thrown away 6 of these safes now, which probably adds up to ~$1500-$2000 or so over the last 10 years.
the appeal of the Agile 52 was 3 fold:
1. these RSCs break down into 5 sides and the door. In total they weigh only ~120lb or so and can be very quickly assembled with just a 10mm socket wrench. this makes moving to new apartments less of a pain, and means I am much more likely to keep them in my next cross country move.
2. the louvered storage system. Would allow me a lot of leeway in how to organize the interior of the safes. Also, long guns are stacked vertically facing the door and truly hold their listed capacity (vs. Stack On products whose listed long arm capacity is only accurate if you are storing slick sided guns without bipods, offset lights, etc).
3. A much smaller point, but their cabinet doors are much thicker and better designed than most RSCs, so when mounted such that the sides are shielded, it offers more security than an RSC I've owned - these typically have doors made of the same 16ga steel as all of the sides. Also, has an electronic lock with keyed back-up, which was another nice feature.
Anyway. I placed my order for the 2 safes plus a few accessories. My order arrived about 10 days later. Assembling the safes was easy and straightforward, and I got them mounted in my closet no problem. the electronic lock takes 1x 9V battery, which is easy to install and the combination likewise easy to set. Each safe came with two back-up skeleton keys which let you gain access to the safe if the battery dies or the electronic lock itself fails. Only issue I had was I lost one of the tiny screws that holds a face-plate which covers the back-up key hole. SecureIt sent me a replacement in under a week for free, no hassle. I also recently bought some motion-activated battery-powered lights for the interior, which were well worth it.
I am very, very happy with these cabinets. My only real critique is the price - ~$1600 for the two safes plus the extra pistol peg board, shelving, and door storage organizers I ordered. However, given that this is about how much I've literally thrown away over the last 10 years, I reasoned that if these last me until I am ready to buy a home and a real safe to go with it, the amortized cost will be a savings. the are also clearly assembled to a higher standard of quality than any other big-box store RSC I've ever owned, as well.
Anyway, on to the photos:
First safe, which holds my ARs and loaded carry pistols. You can see the door organizer here pretty well, which I really like. Going to buy some web gear soon-ish to store loaded AR and pistol mags on the MOLLE straps you can see towards the top. Note the pistol sleeves towards the middle - they aren't very heavy duty, but perfect for lighter handguns (e.g. my S&W 442).
A better view of the interior of the same safe. You can see their long gun mounting brackets pretty well here. the black balls let you grab the elastic cording attached to each mount and slip them over the barrel to keep the muzzle in place and protect against them tipping over or falling. Not as useful for my SBRs/AR pistol as they have forward-mounted lights that don't really fit in the dimensions of the mounting bracket unless I tuck them under, but this isnt a big deal really.
My other safe, which I use to store my non-AR long guns and pistols that are kept unloaded. Also, while hard to see (look at level of the loading gates on my shotguns) , I have several thin shelves installed that let me store odds and ends like magazines, speedloaders, JHP ammo, etc. As long as you don't have terribly large scopes on any of your long arms, these fit behind them very nicely.
A second view of the 11-gun pistol peg board. Probably my favorite accessory - allows for very efficient handgun storage . Only critique is that it is designed for 9mm caliber and larger pistols - the pegs will not fit .22 barrels. fortunately, I only own one of those, and it is light enough that it fits in the door organizer pistol sleeve (pictured in part in the bottom right of photo above).
Happy to answer any questions you guys might have. Really, my only reservation about these products is the price. If that doesn't deter you, however, these are a great option for fellow renters for whom a real safe is not a realistic option.
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Originally Posted by vcdgrips
