3 Ways To Fit The MOST Guns In Your Safe

In this video, we will be going over 3 different methods to help you fit the most guns in your safe. Thanks for watching!
Method 1: (Free depending on how your safe is set up)
Step 1 - 0:09
Step 2 - 0:42
Step 3 - 1:39
Step 4 - 2:19
Step 5 - 3:37
Step 6 - 5:09
Method 2 (not free) - 5:46
Method 3 (not free) - 7:19
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Disclaimer: Verify these methods of storage comply with any local or state laws. Also verify that any shelves/mounts are rated for however much weight you intend to put on them. Add appropriate bracing if necessary.
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[@JudkinsMatthew]

Method 4. . .second safe!

[@redfaux74]

Get rid of the woman.... ❤

[@Ogrematic]

Yup yup.

[@dkhill27]

I agree 2nd larger safe. Gives you room to "grow"

[@griff6985]

I also figure that it adds security. It would take burglars longer to breach multiple safes. If they do manage to get into one, you don't lose everything. It also allows you to buy a smaller, but more expensive, high security safe for the heirlooms and keep the other guns in a less expensive safe.

[@a330flyguy2]

Method 5... Be poor

[@dkhill27]

Remember if a gun safe says it can hold 60 guns. It can only hold about 30 comfortably with optics. My advice is get a larger 80 gun safe even if you only have about 12 guns. That way you have room for upgrades

[@michaelprather8371]

When a safe maker claims a capacity for a model, look at how many door pockets for pistols it has. The manufacturer counts those too. My 12 gun safe has 3 pistol pockets which theoretically equals 9 long guns with traditional stocks and no optics. In reality it holds 5 AR’s(4 with optics and 1 carry handle) and 1 shotgun. I also removed the perimeter piece with the barrel cut outs use plastic rods with Velcro on top that go into the barrels.

[@TheSailingwoodworker]

I have way over the rated capacity of my one "safe" but it does suck to get to some of them. I like the idea of having multiple "safes" and plan on adding a second sometime. My idea is that it would take more work to get into multiple safes vs one large one.

[@griff6985]

An often overlooked aspect of gun safety is definitely to make sure that your wife doesn't know how many you have or how much money you have spent on them.😂

[@JamesThomas-gg6il]

Shut up...she will hear you

[@goodnewseverybody739]

Either she knows or if you die she sells them for what you said they’re worth and someone gets a deal😅

[@JamesThomas-gg6il]

@@goodnewseverybody739 I won't care after I'm gone...its just the timing of that part id like to stretch out a bit longer...lol

[@bglk2310]

Preach it brother...lol!!

[@JoseyWales44s]

Better just to pick a gun friendly wife in the first place.

[@eladfitz5673]

I knew a man that had a rather large safe that was FULL, and his method was always sell an old gun when he found something he had to have. And yes I was lucky to buy a few over the years. Me, I give them to the nephews or stash them somewhere. I thought about going to the dump and getting one of the liberty safes but they were all blown up.

[@slimjim2584]

Gun safe measurements by "number of guns" is like tents being measured in "number of people".Thats if you stuffed them with absolutely nothing else, they maybe will fit that many. So with guns with scopes, tall sights or other attachments take up more. Same as tents when a person wants their pack and gear inside too. A good rule of thumb is to cut whatever advertised number in half for a real usable amount.

[@HWG-wm8ld]

100% accurate

[@onpsxmember]

Before I bought my safe in this heavily restrictive hellhole in that regard, I looked up what Inside volume I get for the money and still have the rating it is required to have. It'll fit in quite a lot on little space while it is meant for just 7 rifles.

[@kypparmstrong2775]

METHOD #4. Lay your gun safe on it's back, so it opens up like a chest freezer. FULLY disassemble all firearms. Keep all the small parts in a bucket for later. Starting with the stocks place them neatly in first then add barrels, scopes, pistol frames etc working from largest to smallest. Lastly dump in the bucket of small parts, they will trickle down amongst the bigger pieces. Be careful not to loose anything. Close the door and stand the safe upright again. DONE! And if a theif does break in they will be immediately discouraged from stealing your firearms.

[@ynotjf]

You read my mind..

[@6Sally5]

Genius!

[@emacstac]

That's actually a damn good idea.

[@Crowbrother7]

🤔😁🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremiahdillard9201]

Not bad. I have also been able to add rifles but storing some muzzle down and interleaving them with some stored muzzle up. Works fantastic for lever actions and optic free ARs. If you are wroried about the barrel face, you can put them in tiny plastic dixie cups. Almost double the occupancy.

[@bananaballistics]

That seems very effective

[@blackhillsrider2626]

I use the rods that go down the barrel and velcro to the top. You can hold quite a few more.

[@kevinkinsella4366]

Rifle Rods!

[@Jeremysmith747]

A walk-in gun room with a work area and a steel door is my preferred storage method. Merry Christmas, everyone.

[@jimgordon3206]

Don’t we all wish.

[@jimgordon3206]

I want an underground bunker for my precious goods.

[@nautifella]

@@jimgordon3206 Yeah, but the logistics of getting the wife and kids out of town during construction is tricky.

[@jimgordon3206]

@@nautifella lol. True. Not the mention the cost.

[@peternorton5648]

@@nautifellabuy them a short cruise vacation. 😉

[@jonsq84]

I was waiting for "Its time to grind!"

[@bananaballistics]

Gotta keep you on your toes

[@MW-sw4cp]

I prefer to keep wood stock long guns muzzle down. Prevents oil from soaking into the stock.

[@bananaballistics]

That is a good point

[@surfstarcc1]

I'm going start doing that, great advice. 👍

[@jolebole-yt]

If your oil is dripping down..you are using too much oil

[@WildBill1984]

I removed all shelves and made my own divider out of walnut. Then I store every other gun upside down. The guns naturally fit better that way.

[@Yan-sm6nb]

I recently got a safe from tractor supply that holds 36 long guns and 4 pistols and the only issue I’m having is trying to buy more guns for it 😅.

[@Yan-sm6nb]

Only got 3 long guns and a handgun at the moment.

[@disturbedmaynard3873]

I think that doing this while the wife is away is the best advice. Once the wife gets a look in there, if they aren't thinking about how to punish you for spending all that money on filling the safe, they may think they have a better way to organize them, and then you won't be able to fine a one in there that you want to take to the range.

[@michaelprather8371]

Advice to anyone looking to buy their first safe: buy at least twice the safe you think you need unless you’re certain that your only going to ever have X amount of guns. I bought my first safe , a “12 gun”just before COVID and reached the point where I needed more space this summer. The 2nd “12 gun” safe cost twice as much as the first.

[@jeffpracht3534]

I bought a 20 gun on Black Friday a year ago with the goal of filling it by the next Black Friday. I only had 5 long guns at the time so figured I wouldn't actually achieve that goal. Well I did so now I need a new safe lol. Not a bad problem have though

[@markchapman2585]

Step 5 put something the wife loves so you can convince her why you need more safes lol. Great video wish i had that many rifles the joys of Canada. I only have old 30-06 and 270 and two old 12 gage shotguns. I got off my grandfather. Cheers 🍻

[@Maddog3060]

Useful information and comedy all in one place. Banana Ballistics is your one stop shop for such things.

[@ammohead73]

On the inside of the safe door is a lot of wasted space, even if it has those cheap "gun pockets" installed. Buy some peg board, cut to the size of the inside of the door. Buy some self tapping screws ( I used 12,3 top and bottom and 3 down each side). Buy some heavy duty pegs (plastic as to not mar up the handgun) and arrange them any way you want to hang your handguns. I've used this method for 25 plus years in my safes, works great!

[@Crowbrother7]

Now that is an idea for a solution I have never entertained! Thanks!

[@ammohead73]

YW, it works great@@Crowbrother7

[@christopherwood8363]

If you look at the fine print guns safes give the estimate for how many guns their safe can hold by testing with 22 derringers

[@chairrider2462]

This was brilliant! Thank you!

[@ChristianGrest]

New subscriber here. Really cool ideas for better organizing a safe. I struggle with having way too many modern rifles with optics taking up a ton of space. Method 1 looks like it’s worth a shot, thanks!

[@jamesw9930]

I've enjoyed quite a few of your videos, but this was the one that got the subscribe button pushed

[@michaelmusson3593]

I have learned to take all the selves and in one of my safes all the dividers out. I one or my safes I keep the guns that have optics and they just take of more room in my larger safe. I'm a collector so a lot of what I have is WWII rifles and general collectables. I have found that if you flip some of the rifles upside down you can get quite a few more in cause of the amount of real estate the stock takes up and I put a sock on some to keep from marring them up.

[@seanmiley6294]

Good info. Thanks for making this video!

[@irafowlerjr.7492]

Very helpful, thanks

[@BishopBlast]

Nice video, and good advice about making sure wife dont know all what is in the safe. Lol

[@KirkFickert]

I just buy another safe. Already have one that's shotguns. Another that's .22's and documents. And the big one is centerfire & pistols. Which probably will be full next year.

[@markjohnson3485]

I’m about to buy a safe, really glad I read all the comments about the realistic amount of guns vs what the manufacturer claims a safe can hold.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

Gun Storage Solutions has a lot of, well, solutions, to storage long and short guns. I have a dozen of their handgun hangers (over and under, front and back) and ten of those barrel rods that stick to the ceiling of the safe with Velcro (I bought the more conspicuous orange ones to minimize the chances of kabooms at the range). Another great product are magnets for metal magazines (works with all brands but Glock) and those AR “racks” for PMAG magazines, all bolted on the safe door. Add some LED lights on the inside connected with a movement detection switch and a couple of moisture control gadgets and you’ll have a pretty decked out gun safe.

[@bonto117]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@dontask8979]

You can really pack them in there when placed muzzle down. Makes grabbing a AR super easy too. With a scope, they fit without resting on the scope that way too. Try it

[@concreteguyjd]

Thanks, kinda. Now you've given me another project to do over the long weekend.

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Thank you

[@michaelhill6451]

Wow. I just got my first gun safe a few days ago. This is incredibly helpful. How did you know!?

[@pnwdweler4100]

Remove the bolts from your long guns and it allows you to position them much closer side by side.

[@tonebalone3]

There was a time when I only had a half dozen firearms, and I bought a 24 gun safe. I eventually had 46 guns in there (19 were handguns), so I bought a second, 30 gun safe. It helps that I'm a bachelor. I used the rifle rods and under shelf pistol hangers to cram all that into the original safe, but it was a bit like Jenga.

[@F15ElectricEagle]

Always get a gun safe that is has more storage capacity then you need for the following reasons: 1) The storage capacity of most safe assumes the rifles being stored are a standard hunting style bolt action rifle with medium scope. Put in a few varmint, sniper, target style bolt action rifles with (tactical stocks, bipods, and large objective lens scope) or a few AR pattern rifles and you'll find out your safe actually has less storage capacity than advertised. 2) Once you have a gun safe, you will be tempted to buy more guns because you now have a safer place to store them. 3) Even if you avoid the temptation of buying more guns, you might find yourself wanting to store other valuable items in the safe.

[@ratherbefishing4225]

I have a “24 gun” safe and with 10 or 11 long guns in there it’s getting tight. Could get more in but it’s annoying to have to empty the whole thing to get at the one in the back you want to use

[@kevinm5177]

Good ideas.

[@JacobBelt1776]

does this also work with bodies?

[@theozarkprepper9002]

Only if the body has a take down and pivot pin.

[@JacobBelt1776]

@@theozarkprepper9002 so tools are needed. good to know.

[@adamlepak1755]

Kinda random question, where did you get that bullet cartridge and frame?

[@rcharper2705]

Really wanna see some more straight wall cartridges with the new steel sled. I feel like the .350 legend and .450 BM video with those magnets didn’t do the rounds justice. Also would love to see some .400 legend testing if you can get your hands on one.

[@timothyulrich395]

Thanks

[@markmonse5285]

Gonna try method 1 this weekend...

[@williamwalker1277]

I've got an old Remington 1100.with it sitting on the floor of my safe, the end of the barrel likes about 2inches before hitting the top..

[@peternorton5648]

Yep mine too

[@bulldogz23]

Mr banana have you considered priming and spraying the lead sled

[@gunsnwater2668]

Interesting. You never mentioned the velcro sticks that go down the muzzle and velcro to the underside of the shelf above.

[@kevinkinsella4366]

Rifle Rods

[@ashiehakoto1490]

actually, in terms of color coding, using an enamel nail polish as color coding, is a great idea. it's pretty cheap, comes in a variety of colors, is fairly durable and wear resistant, and it really doesn't take up much space at all to have a couple dozen vials of nail polish, so it can be kept discreet for those of you who are more metrosexually averse. :)

[@handlesaredumb1]

This brings back good memories of Resident Evil 4.

[@sheil07]

I found some Time to Grind! Say you have a divider-less safe and are battling between storing your long shotguns assembled and not wanting to lose out on shelf storage for pistols, accessories, etc. Grind out notches front and center in all layers of shelves that fit above everything except the long long guns. Add some 1/16th” rubber door stripping to the notches to protect the barrels. Yes, you will lose some rigidity in the shelving, but can still store pistols, mags, and “some” ammo. You may also now be able to store ammo boxes or smaller long guns behind where your shotguns now sit. Bonus points if you weld supports back in to the bottoms of the shelves.

[@DustinS.]

Or, hear me out now, gun ROOM. I mean, do you REALLY need that spare bedroom where those pesky unwanted relatives can stay? Or a fully decked out gun room👍

[@bananaballistics]

Very true, I’ll just have to weld all the used steel targets together as walls for a deterrent lol

[@freedomisntfree131]

Great video. But, all I got out of it was another reason to another safe and fill that one up also.

[@christophernolen4117]

nice segway to Midway plug..lol

[@BenMaviyiSeverim]

Right! At this point, I feel like I should visit Midway USA for all my A2 needs.

[@chadoneal7339]

A very long way around for the commercial. Love Midway by the way.

[@kenny3217]

Those are all interesting ideas, but for minimal investment and no disassembly required you can get rifle rods for long guns and pack them in like sardines and I have hard foam upright pistol racks for my hand guns. My wife looks the other way on my gun hoarding as long as they all fit in the safe so I have had to really pack them in there.

[@lj.7311]

Gun socks are great too for those guns with finishes or furniture ya don’t want banged up.

[@onpsxmember]

Who buys an expensive rifle and glass and then uses a QD mount? Have you tried mixing top to bottom orientation with rifles. I store mine barrel down so if anything creeps down by gravity it runs to the muzzle where it can do less harm. Barrels can be shortened, if ithe action is damaged, it's not that easy a fix.

[@ghostwriter1415]

Man that flying banana is great! I put it on repeat, and my three dog's and I watch it continuously! When they hear the slide/pump lock into battery, they come running in here to see the banana! I usually play it for them a few times. I think the BEST gun safe is the one that is hidden! If they are hidden, you don't need 500-1000lbs of reinforcement! Thieves get online, and find a registrar where there's a significant amount of gun-safe purchases, and they tell their criminal friends who has the safe. I need not explain the rest! Take care

[@petemoore8923]

Screw 1”x1” aluminum angle to the bottom of your shelf to keep it from sagging.

[@ryankaido5232]

I was forced to buy a larger safe due to my states new storage laws, but this was how i stored most of mine before... Off topic but how come states dont give us a tax credit when they force us to buy a safe do to laws? They do it for electric cars.

[@Crowbrother7]

Most likely, being corrupt as they are, Politicians most likely have investments in ammo, gun and safes. Because they know when they put their Anti-American, un-Constitutional assault bills against the 2A, the sales of those items go up and they make lots of money! They don't care about us, so they are not going to do anything for us in any financial way!

[@amoseaton9854]

I do occasionally sell off long guns and buy hand guns due to lack of space 😁

[@ETraylor3]

@bananaballistics WE NEED 8.6 BLACKOUT BALLISTICS REVIEWED! BOTH THE SUBSONIC AND SUPERSONO REVIEWED. Its a ridiculously powerful round!!

[@bva8252]

Downsizing works. I had 7mm Rem Mag and 30-06. I had 9mm and 45acp. Both redundant. Sold one rifle and one handgun. Voila. Also opens up room in my ammo room.

[@JohnPublic-dk7zd]

We bought a medium sized safe a few years ago, and it is reasonably crowded...we keep our 'stash' ammo in it as well as the firearms, so we worry less...but when we left on a month long vacation I crammed the range ammo in it also, which became quite a chore...since then, the range ammo back out, but a couple more firearms added (priorities!!)...is it perfect, or even 101% secure...? unlikely (I believe you can tape a $100 bill to your chest and a thief can get it), but it will slow down most folks...no kids in the house helps...

[@rootbeer666]

That's a great way to move your safe a floor down, or two...

[@ted3681]

Good lord, what a voice. This guys balls dropped twice.

[@SamuelMorris1]

How bad is the return to zero with the QDs though?

[@djftremblay5895]

I will go see a gun store and ask, I am curious

[@Justapatriot02]

1. I need a bigger safe. 2. My wife is very okay with this. 3. Did you use the target 3/4” plywood for bracing?😅😅

[@bananaballistics]

Anything is possible with 3/4” plywood lol

[@RimfireAddicted70]

You can do this OR....just go put in a couple hours of OT and buy another safe saving yourself the headache and hassle of pulling guns apart every you're done.

[@butsukete1806]

Why would you put guns in a place that you can't quickly access? Are your wall racks full?

[@yugbe]

I like @JudkinsMatthew idea the best! But for now, your method 1 will work pretty well to fit them in my current...."Safe".

[@emacstac]

My good sir, I must deem you incorrect here. If you run out of space, one must obtain a new safe ..... if you have opened slots, you now know that you are short on guns .... buy more guns and fill ...... repeat until your wife actually finds out. ..... but keep the storage locker to yourself.

[@bananaballistics]

I like your methodology

[@guildig1]

In my case method one get a bigger safe that holds more guns then I own

[@tonybennett638]

Magic 😂

[@rossearles4333]

Love it! Lol 😂

[@stephenparchewski1998]

Are you implying that we all should buy more guns? 😃

[@ianstrachan9410]

I have found that using gun socks and stacking muzzle down gave me 3 times capacity

[@jamesferguson2353]

yeah I use gun socks to, then I can cram them all together with out scratching them all up

[@poniccalichronic]

I go carbines, pccs, and pdws on left. Precision rifles, hunting rifles and and fowl shotguns (28") on right. Throw all revolvers and pistols in the door pockets, rest of them fill the top shelf. I can't buy anything else, unless I commandeer another closet. Our safes are very similar! Thanks for the ballistic tests very informative.

[@scodyt3996]

Omg… I messed up step 1 and wife saw all my gun!!! What should I do???

[@mistergrendel32]

What? Doesn’t every wife know how many guns the hubster has? 🤔

[@peternorton5648]

Buy her jewelry that way you are even

[@surfstarcc1]

I really wish I had this problem... 🤣

[@AbdulFerengi-hq8ph]

Without looking, my guess is, 'turn half of them muzzle down''.😂

[@mistergrendel32]

👍

[@dougvanleeuwen1835]

I have 4 safes and 1 small one , I need 1 more

[@cpaoutdoors9926]

Buy a bigger safe or another one and fill it up win win

[@kevinkinsella4366]

Or, if you don’t want to break down your guns and paint them, y’all could just use RIFLE RODS and increase capacity and accessibility by 50%.

[@J-Apacheman]

METHOD#5 gun closet or gun room👍

[@kcv5716]

It's a great issue to have "Not Enough Room For Guns".

[@DeerAssassin]

I turned all mine barrel down. They didn’t sit well butt down. I also saturated the floor with gun oil and put in two golden rods. It sounds uglier than your method but there is #4.😉

[@davidl416]

buy another safe, done.. When that one is full, buy another safe, rinse wash repeat as needed. Buying a larger safe at these points of purchasing is worth double the bonus points. Got a crap ton on ammo in various boxes and ammo cans? Buy a gun safe for storage, got a small fortune in ammo and in the event of fire, burglary they will be protected.

[@matts9]

Quote of the day: "Making absolutely certain your wife doesn't see how many guns that you have!" True That!

[@mistergrendel32]

Wouldn’t that mean that your wife can’t access the safe? 🤔

[@peternorton5648]

My wife knows about everything we own. She isn’t into guns per se but many we have are inherited and some are designated to be passed on to certain of our kids. We don’t hide things from each other.

[@mistergrendel32]

@@peternorton5648 That sounds like what a marriage should be. 🤓

[@nautifella]

I bought a second safe....Now I have extra room. What a dilemma. My lawyer recommended a third for NFA items and told me to keep it in a different location from the rest of the collection and _accessories._

[@ravenovatechnologies6554]

They'll still get you for intent if they want to.

[@ChatBot1337]

Those shelf clips... 😡🤬FU&*!!!🤬😡 I upgraded my safe situation a few months ago and am about to start my fifth attempt at getting this thing the way I want. The struggle is real, especially with an active GB account. 🤫

[@Holden-McGroin]

Just get another safe. These methods are creative, and ok for long-term storage, but if you want the rifle in the back you have to take 10 guns out to get to it. That’s a pain in the ass.

[@airair862]

❤🎄🎄🎄👍!

[@kayveteran9815]

Having a safe isn't smart if you can't hide it. Find the safe find EVERYTHING

[@Kinetic.44]

Didn't you ever hear don't put all your eggs in one basket?

[@HWG-wm8ld]

Couldn’t imagine having a wife that didn’t allow you to do what you wanted, and if it was because you are too irresponsible with money, she is the one wasting her time. I’d go bananas

[@chrisgunsandguitars1403]

Almost everybody buys a safe that’s too small. They never fit as many guns as they are advertised for so the current collection doesn’t fit inside. Then there’s the guns yet to buy and the things the little woman wants to put inside.

[@Leonardokite]

Put it in.... pull it out....hmmmmmm

[@pyeitme508]

Ok

[@1yehny]

Get socks to protect the finish on higher quality guns….