I stopped by my local gun safe store and noticed they have a collection of gun safes for sale that flooded during Harvey. They mucked the safes, so it’s basically a body, door and locking mechanism, but no lock. They’re handyman specials that can be finished out or used in the garage to store ammo as is, if one desires.

If the rust has been mitigated and and locking mechanism functions well, would you buy one to fix up to store your guns in? (Assuming all-in-cost is well below price of a new safe)

There is nothing more destructive in nature then water, so says my Army Corps Of Engineer Friend. It basically cut the Grand Canyon.

With that said, I don’t want anything that was flooded unless it is a dabloon or few hundred.

Is all of the insulation out of them? If so they're probably salvageable for alternate uses. If not I wouldn't want to mess with them. Lots of mold and other nasty stuff grows in that gypsum board after it has been wet.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
Is all of the insulation out of them? If so they're probably salvageable for alternate uses. If not I wouldn't want to mess with them. Lots of mold and other nasty stuff grows in that gypsum board after it has been wet.

Yes, all the insulation is out of them. There’s one I am interested in and walls look good and no smell to it. The locking mechanism and pins look perfect.

I dunno, water can be pretty powerful according to this guy:

So it’s a steel box, right? Nothing really inside? If they were significantly cheap then yea, I’d consider it for sure. Easy enough to strip the metal down, if necessary, and refinish.

Sounds like a fun project. Make sure the welds aren’t compromised.

The flood water that inundated my sister's house in Houston had a lot of sewage mixed in with it, because the lines from under the streets backed up through the toilets and drains. Be careful to disinfect that safe and watch out for any sharp edges.

I probably wouldn't want to mess with anything like that, myself.

What brands and price? If they were less than $1,000 new, I wouldn't mess with them. On the other hand, if you could could pick up an otherwise nice Ft Knox for a couple hundred bucks.