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rocky

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Assuming I manage to find a piece of actual wall in this place that’s not got half the national grid running through it I then have the problem of the skirting.. should I space the cabinet off the wall to match the depth of the skirting or hang it above the skirting? I can’t chop out the skirting because it’s not my house... it’s probably antique skirting.. and likely holding the roof on. 

 
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Assuming I manage to find a piece of actual wall in this place that’s not got half the national grid running through it I then have the problem of the skirting.. should I space the cabinet off the wall to match the depth of the skirting or hang it above the skirting? I can’t chop out the skirting because it’s not my house... it’s probably antique skirting.. and likely holding the roof on. 
Whatever you prefer as far as above or below the skirting is concerned, the FEO won’t have any concerns either way providing it’s properly secured. Mine is mounted above the skirting simply because I couldn’t be doing with having to remove a length of wood.

Make sure it’s up to the wall though, it prevents a crowbar being pushed behind it.

 
Above skirting will be fine, i have had to do this in the past

 
Well it’s securely mounted on a brick wall inside a cupboard so that’s sorted but what are they expecting to hear from me about storing the keys? I thought about making the cat swallow them then squeezing them out when required but the missus wasn’t keen..

Also do I need to have separate storage for cartridges or can they go in the same cabinet? 

 
The keys need to be somewhere where only YOU know and no-one else can get/have access. Cartridges in another cupboard/wardrobe/under the bed.

You could only do that once with the cat, the second time he would be off and never to be seen - once bitten as they say!!!!!!!

 
The FAO will want to know that the safe can't be compromised easily. Make up a close fitting block under the cabinet when it's off the ground. Stops a prybar being used with a pivot to break it off the wall. Doesn't need to be a brick wall more 'the fabric of the structure'. Putting it inside a cupboard and making it difficult to get too is  a good approach.

You can keep cartridges anywhere. In the cabinet takes up gun space. A locked cupboard is probably sensible. Get a slab at least to room temperature before going shooting. Warm dry carts work a lot better than cold damp ones!

You don't have to tell him where you keep your keys. I said to mine 'They are kept securely and no one else in the household knows where they are. what's more if I told you where then I'd change where I kept them.' Seemed happy with that!

The general idea is I think, to asses your attitude to security not to actually test your homes hardness to attack. Occasionally an FAO may 'swing on a door' or check the locks but that's probably more about show than really testing something.

 
The FAO will want to know that the safe can't be compromised easily. Make up a close fitting block under the cabinet when it's off the ground. Stops a prybar being used with a pivot to break it off the wall. Doesn't need to be a brick wall more 'the fabric of the structure'. Putting it inside a cupboard and making it difficult to get too is  a good approach.

You can keep cartridges anywhere. In the cabinet takes up gun space. A locked cupboard is probably sensible. Get a slab at least to room temperature before going shooting. Warm dry carts work a lot better than cold damp ones!

You don't have to tell him where you keep your keys. I said to mine 'They are kept securely and no one else in the household knows where they are. what's more if I told you where then I'd change where I kept them.' Seemed happy with that!

The general idea is I think, to asses your attitude to security not to actually test your homes hardness to attack. Occasionally an FAO may 'swing on a door' or check the locks but that's probably more about show than really testing something.
Thanks for the advice I’d not thought about the gap underneath but it’s quite high skirting so a way off the floor, I’ll look into it 👍🏻 

 
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