Who removes scopes to maximize safe capacity?

[User_name]

My collection of long guns with large scopes is growing at a faster pace than my safe can manage. Does anyone remove their scopes and store them separately from rifles in order to fit more in the safe? I'm considering this as I don't shoot most of the rifles very often.

Thoughts? Also, I guess this is my first post so I'll say "Thanks for all I've gleaned off this site already"!

Steve in Oregon

 

[Cemetery21]

I don't take scopes off, but I do put all long guns in those silicone treated gun socks. That way, I can stack them close and/or nest them one up - one down to maximize space. Yep, all safes shrink over time, some faster than others.

 

[DJ Fergus]

^^^^ This. You can stack them closer together without scuffing them up with the socks on them.

 

[WapitiBob]

I take mine off all the time, mounted to a rail and have seen no poi change.

 

[KyCarl]

Get a bigger safe! Why put it on take it off put it back on risking damage or other mistakes???

 

[P7M13]

QR release on rails, you bet.
Properly torqued in rings - no way, New safe

 

[Dosh]

Too much trouble, another or larger safe.

 

[Shane Lindsey]

I had to remove a muzzle loader today...

 

[WinMag4me]

Remove scope that I have confidence in?
No way!
But I am on on my 3rd safe!

 

[Muddyboots]

The problem is really big safe can be weight issue, so my recommendation is to give me your FFL info and I'd be happy to "store" them for you. Please include ammo, dies, components so you have all what you need in one place. Just all around helpful nice guy.

 

[cohunt]

I just buy another safe

 

[VLD Pilot]

My collection of long guns with large scopes is growing at a faster pace than my safe can manage. Does anyone remove their scopes and store them separately from rifles in order to fit more in the safe? I'm considering this as I don't shoot most of the rifles very often.

Thoughts? Also, I guess this is my first post so I'll say "Thanks for all I've gleaned off this site already"!

Steve in Oregon

I found the best way for me to open up space in my safe was to remove all my non-sentimental guns worth less than 500.00 each and put them in a cheap gun safe in my reloading room. It holds 10 scoped rifles but isn't fireproof and not very secure. Homak thin steel lightweight safe. It's more of a decoy safe. If someone gets in when I'm not home, it's the safe they'll settle on trying to get into vs my Huge Cannon 40 gun safe. No way they'd breech that one fast enough to make it worth their time. I can afford to lose a few cheaper guns.

 

[Stammster]

From a fishing buddy. Seems like you have a similar problem.

 

[Hugnot]

I do this all the time - take off scopes, put guns in socks, then pack them in tight. I use mostly picatinny type bases and a tune-up, sight-in usually takes only 2-3 rounds and I would need to do this anyways before going off on some urgent mission. Critical use rifles are kept at the front of safe for immediate deployment in the event of some unexpected and large scale rodent incursion.