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DoubleTap45
27th January 2010, 11:51
ARE there such critters? I seem to recall an article on one (expensive) that was so tough you could pound the "glass" all day with a bat and not get it and had a NICE facade but was very secure.


-Ray
DoubleTap45
29th January 2010, 11:47
that I'm looking for?

Ray
TonyW
29th January 2010, 23:15
I sure have not seen anything like you are looking for. I have seen ads for supposedly secure but beautiful rifle display cases but their prices have been 6-7 thousand. For pistols, I'd think the 'glass' would have to be Lexan about 1/4" thick - I had that on hatches on my ocean capable boat -- but in a frame of oak about 2" thick - and then the whole thing bolted to something really heavy!

Good luck!
DoubleTap45
30th January 2010, 13:41
I have a relative who makes custom furniture. REALLY high quality heirloom stuff like hand carved sleigh beds and cabinetry. Hmmmmm. This may be a ready-made market. Nothing like doing something you love right?

-Ray
dakota1911
6th February 2010, 23:38
Unlike the display cases in most gunstores that have the notes to not lean on the glass.
CDogg
10th February 2010, 23:03
the glass has to be bullet proof i guess. I would like that also ;)
TonyW
10th February 2010, 23:23
the glass has to be bullet proof i guess. I would like that also ;)

That is why I mentioned Lexan - it is bullet proof. However, it is not scratch proof. But I think it is still made in two versions - one has had a surface hardening process applied to it which will make it more scratch-proof. For a gun cabinet I would think either type would be perfect. On my boat we even walked on the hatches that had Lexan 'glass'.