Very well made for a lower-priced gun cabinet! Will lend itself to installing a light in the top to shine down on the guns inside. Instructions were easy to follow. The only complaint was that the glass door frame did not have hinge holes pre-drilled as the instructions said. We ended up attaching the hinges to the cabinet side (which did have the holes), elevated the glass door to meet the hinges and drilled them ourselves. Turned out perfect. Will likely need the magnetic cabinet door catches so you don't have to keep the cabinet and drawer locked to keep the doors closed.

It's pretty but only for show and putting unloaded guns in it. Anyone with a screwdriver and a small hammer can get into it. You don't want to put loaded guns in there. Don't even put ammo in the small lower compartment as it could be pried open easy with a small screwdriver. It's for show...keep the ammo in a strong metal container that can be locked.

Nice looking, good quality cabinet. Took some effort to assemble and one bullet nut and bolt were stripped. The instructions are pretty well written. And I had to put something behind the door lock so it fit tight. But, overall a very nice cabinet that fits my needs.

I ordered this because I needed an extra gun cabinet. I found that pre-drilled holes in 2 instances did not line up. This required redrilling new holes. One of the knobs which hold the handle on the bottom was cross threaded and the screw provided would not start. I was able to overcome these problems and now have the cabinet finished.

Unlike the descriptions on some other retail sites, this chest came in a very sturdy box and was packed well. Figure on about 3 - 3 1/2 hours to assemble it. You will need someone to hold the wooden panels while you screw the hinges onto them. While the directions say not to use power tools, you will have to ignore this advice unless you are Hercules. The "pre-drilled" holes are not very pre-drilled; in fact, the wood is barely dimpled where holes for the hinges are supposed to be--and in one instance, the pre-drilled holes were off a bit. You will need a very small drill bit to drill about 1/8 inch into the panels. If you don't drill the holes a bit more, you will find that it takes someone possessing gargantuan strength to get the wood screws in all the way. The wood, which is "pressed wood", is very, very dense, and the screws go in with difficulty, even with drilling out the pre-drilled holes a little more. Caution: do not drill all the way through the wood panels for attaching the hinges! There will be a hinged door at the top of the chest, under which will be storage for blankets and quilts, and underneath that will be the gun storage compartment. The gun storage compartment should have had a different arrangement for the buttstocks of guns rather than just wooden dividers; there should have been cradles that would keep the toe of recoil pads from touching the bottom of the chest, which would cause them to become deformed. You can modify the bottom of the chest yourself, and even put in some Styrofoam or rubber material to keep the recoil pads from contacting the bottom of the chest. Overall, the chest works pretty well, though the execution of the gun storage compartment should have been better. I also think that at least $50 should be knocked off the price of the chest for these reasons. Once assembled, however, the chest looks very nice, and it can provide hidden storage for your guns. Don't expect the lock to stop anyone--camouflage is this chest's forte, not locking mechanisms.

Item came well packaged. Very nice wood, and finish. BUT!, it claims to hold 8 guns. I am only able to store 4 full sized long guns, and 1 youth shotgun. Very small cabinet. Also it is a double stacked barrel rest, 4 slots in front, and 4 circle holes in back. so guns will be in front of each other not all side by side. So like i say if you have 4 long guns, its great. But if you have more than 4, then this cabinet is wayyyy to small for you..

WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS IF I KNOWN IT WAS MADE IN VIET NAM. PRODUT HAS HAZARDS WARNINGS FOR THE TYPE OF FINISHES USED ON THE WOOD. MANY PIECES WERE NOT PRIDRILLED. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ASSEMBLY.UPPER AND LOWER GUN NOTCHES DO NOT ALIGN TO HOLD GUNS STRAIN. UPPER BARREL HOLDER HOLES ARE TOO SMALL. GUNS WITH HOODED FRON SIGHTS WILL NOT FIT THRU HOLES

When I started to assemble the cabinet, I noticed several areas that had stain blemishes. There were some pretapped screw holes missing so I was on my own to figure where was the best fit for door and lower cabinet door. The wood itself seems sturdy. I would wait for it to clearance at $150 or less range before thinking of buying it.

Product arrives in a box disassembled. It took around 3 hours to assemble with hand tools. I would recommend using power tools for a quicker build. Wood is solid besides the back being a thin piece of wood. Glass is nice. Would recommend installing lights.

If this item would not have been short on some hardware, I would have been very pleased with it! Has a tempered glass door,was happy with how stable it was with the door open,but did use included hardware,to make sure it would not tip! the lower storage compartment is fairly roomy. the stain is lighter than the ad picture,but is not an expensive item,so it`s OK.