How safe is a gun cabinet? I would imagine they are not as secure as a "real" safe, but are they secure enough?  I have seen some listed in Midway for $160-$300, with all sorts of locks and bolts and such. They are a lot cheaper than the $600-$1000 gun safes, so I imagine there must be a reason. The gun cabinets I have seen in their catalog doesn't have glass doors, they look like safes, except they are called "cabinets", and are cheaper.

I just want something to secure my ammo away from the kids, and have some sort of peace of mind about my guns when I'm away.

I'm confused on the subject!

I picked up a gun cabinet until I could afford to get a gun safe.

The cabinet is a single layer of steel with a tubler key to secure it.

Every safe I've seen has lots thicker steel and a heavy duty combination lock of some sort.

The safe is better, but the cabinet sure beats nothing.

Quoted: How safe is a gun cabinet? I would imagine they are not as secure as a "real" safe, but are they secure enough?  I have seen some listed in Midway for $160-$300, with all sorts of locks and bolts and such. They are a lot cheaper than the $600-$1000 gun safes, so I imagine there must be a reason. The gun cabinets I have seen in their catalog doesn't have glass doors, they look like safes, except they are called "cabinets", and are cheaper. I just want something to secure my ammo away from the kids, and have some sort of peace of mind about my guns when I'm away. I'm confused on the subject!

BINGO !

Lock your guns in a wooden gun cabinet ( or cheap safe ) & they will soon be someone elses guns.

Simple as that.