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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:41:43 PM EDT
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Anyone use the SecureIt “Cradle Grid” modular organization system? Not cheap but looks pretty useful. Thinking about using it to reorganize my AMSEC interior. Took out the factory racks and mocked up a possible SecureIt layout today. May reduce the number of long guns I can hold by one, but should let me better utilize the rest of the space. Thoughts? Attached File |
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I have one of their safes which comes with the cradle grid system. I like it as it is nice and clean with a good range of adjustability. Only downside is it is fixed width so you both can’t pack them in too tightly to “gain” space, and if you have a rifle with a lot of width and accessories you are also fixed at the width of the system. Not really an issue unless you put two rifles side by side with conflicting accessories. Hope that makes sense. |
| You want Rifle Rods. They organize the space the most efficiently in my opinion. I suggest you also make some tiered shelves in your safe to accommodate different barrel lengths. I have separate sections in my safe for SMGs, SBRs and rifles up to 27”, rifles up to 33”, and longer guns. All are organized with rifle rods. |
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Originally Posted By JoshNC: You want Rifle Rods. They organize the space the most efficiently in my opinion. I suggest you also make some tiered shelves in your safe to accommodate different barrel lengths. I have separate sections in my safe for SMGs, SBRs and rifles up to 27”, rifles up to 33”, and longer guns. All are organized with rifle rods. I used rifle rods but then mostly switched to the SecureIt retrofit system. The only problem with the rifle rods is, if you have guns of significantly different overall lengths. Set the shelf height so there is, say, 2 inches between the muzzle and bottom of the shelf. That's about perfect. But having set the shelf height for the M1 Garand, your Tavor will have a foot or more between muzzle and shelf bottom. The shorter guns, if they try to lean at all when stood on their stocks, will wind up bending the rods over time, letting the guns lean to the side. JoshNC's approach addresses that if you have an appropriate sized safe. In my safe, I lined the sides with the SecureIt cradle bases, and have 2-3 of the longest guns in the center with rifle rods. That winds up letting me store just as many rifles as the rods, more securely and frankly looking neater. |
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Thanks for the advice guys. A couple months and quite a bit of money later, I have a full SecureIt interior in my AMSEC safe. Quite pleased with it. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By AggiePhil: Thanks for the advice guys. A couple months and quite a bit of money later, I have a full SecureIt interior in my AMSEC safe. Quite pleased with it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/66100/IMG_4263_jpeg-2938940.JPG What did you end up using to secure the panels to the interior? Did you completely remove the drywal/carpet and just secure those to the interior metal beams? I'm looking at doing this to my liberty and then buying the Agile Stacks. |
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Originally Posted By romad99: What did you end up using to secure the panels to the interior? Did you completely remove the drywal/carpet and just secure those to the interior metal beams? Attached File But overall, the first step was to remove the shelves and piece of carpet-covered cardboard AMSEC puts on the lower part of the back wall. That was kind of a pain. Then I tried removing the mirror finish metal piece at the top of the back wall but it didn't want to budge, so I decided to just attach the panels through it (ended up working out fine). Notice that I left the four silver colored shelf holder tracks. I later wound up removing the front two so I could install the side SecureIt panels. If you don't want to install panels on the sides, you could just leave these (or remove them for a cleaner look). Attached File Then I started attaching panels using the screws shown above. Be sure to mount your first panel straight and level, as all the others lock together and go off the first one (if that makes sense). Here's how it looked at a couple of steps along the way... Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Can the panels be cut and still mount flush to the back of your safe? The reason I ask is I've got 32" of width in my safe and the metal panels are just under 18" wide each, so I would need to remove about 4" of width on one of the panels to make it fit. Thank you! @AggiePhil |
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Originally Posted By romad99: I just bought the stackable ones I showed above, plus six of the large panels for my wall and existing safe. Awesome! Get ready to buy lots of accessories! I split mine up into four different orders and returned a few items that didn’t work out. |
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Originally Posted By AggiePhil: Awesome! Get ready to buy lots of accessories! I split mine up into four different orders and returned a few items that didn’t work out. I figured I could hang the panels with the few things I have so I can better evaluate how to use the space. I doubt I’ll really use many bins. |
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Yeah, I bought a couple of the retrofit kits since you save some money and they include a lot of the basics. But then I started mapping everything out and then, through a couple different follow-up orders, bought more accessories till I had everything the way I wanted it. I needed to completely maximize the space in my safe so I had to get pretty creative with the setup. Oh and I should've mentioned this at the start, but you can usually always get 5% off the SecureIt site. Please post pics here once you're done! |
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