Gun safes? What to look for?

[DaveTN]

I’m all about a safe made in America. Looks like there may be some new players in the market.

[bud]

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[chances R]

http://www.gunsafes.com/SnapSafe-Titan-Closet-Vault.html

One of the best fire ratings.  Looks like a good option when moving a full size safe into difficult areas.  Could piece it together in closet, etc.

[bud]

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[bud]

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[MikeW]

On 10/9/2015 at 11:06 PM, raildog said:

Parkers or safe house both are extremely good. They both get points for being a sponsor here because of approved vendors like them we get to be here

100% agree They seem to have better pricing than the safe house... on the safes that i am looking into.

[Sunfish]

I like the S&G lock for the long run. Buy the biggest heaviest one you can afford and if your not putting it on a slab you may want to support it from underneath because over time your floor will sag. Mine cost $2100 in the 90's and weighs 1100 empty. Also go with the 72 inch high over the 60. Stop by Harbor Freight and buy two mover dollies. I have moved mine 3 times on a trailer.  Sunfish

[ondundu]

Keep in mind a gun safe only buys time, and for the most part, protects you against the smash and grab burglars. But if they sell the info to a gang who might be more interested in what is in that safe, they may show up with more equipment to defeat your protection. Been there and done that complete with a shootout! Had two large safes full of guns, mostly high dollar competition guns. Added up to more than 175 guns/rifles/shotguns. Never lost one of them. One was a Treadway, one a custom. I had installed a fire sprinkler head over each just in case of fire as it was an older house. Even with efforts of pros, the safes were hard to get into in a reasonable time without a plasma cutter. Neither was exotic nor expensive...less than $500.
I had both of them bolted to the floor and the wall behind. By themselves, they were heavy enough to require some heavy duty moving equipment and with the guns and ammo they were nearly impossible to move without dedicated moving equipment. 
I also installed a 15/20 Watt bulb https://secretstorages.com/best-gun-safe-under-1000/ that constantly burned for humidity control. Never had any problems.On YouTube there are a lot of useful videos on a similar subject, I'll leave here one, I hope this will help someone in the future. Good Luck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltK-bDbADa8&t=2s