Gun/Documents Safe Recommendation?

Shaman

Shaman

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5-7 Long Guns, Couple Handguns, 3-4 Custom knives, and Documents (insurances, will, etc.).

Does not have to be a huge safe, but good burn time and interior flexibility..??
 
I purchased a Fort Knox about 20 yearsa ago. I ordered the Executive series, fireproof with a reinforced door with corner bolts. It is a great safe. I have the 60" tall model, if I had to do it over I would go with the 72" tall one. My recommendation is to buy one bigger than you think you will need. When you go on vacation it is nice to have the extra room to store your valuables eg.
jewelry, electronics, etc.

-Yooperman
 
I have a couple Cannon safes, the Safari series has a 90 minute/1200 degree burn protection. You can specify the interior to just about any configuration to meet your needs but I do agree with others here, go bigger than you think you need. Too much space is better than too little.
 
Thanks for the replies so far.

More information:

We own a cape with full basement.

Safe would be in the basement in the 'Cave', while I keep my 870 and EDCs in the glass gun cabinet in the bedroom.

Primary concern is Fire. We have minimal theft in our area.
Budget is less than $2k.
 
I have a Heritage safe. It is 40"x72", and wieghs around 1800 pounds. I wish I had gotten the next bigger size. Once we started adding things that "needed to be in the safe", it got full in no time. I sold these safes for awhile, and went through some of the training so I could talk about them with some knowledge. The "fire rating" is basicly caused by the addition of drywall material to the inside of the safe. You can save your self some money by buying a safe that is not fire rated, and adding the drywall.

There is more to consider then just the fire rating of the safe. There are a lot of small fire rated safes around that one or two people would not have trouble picking up and running off with. When you start getting into the 750 to 2000 pound range (empty) this becomes a different story.
 
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For fire survival, placement matters as much as the safe's ratings.

The worst-case is, of course, -- and God forbid -- that the whole house burns down in an inferno. If the safe is in the middle, the temperatures will be very hot, several times what they may be near the peripherals. So, for best fire survival, place the safe along an outside wall.

If you are there, you can tell fire fighters that there is an important safe and point out where it is and they can make a special effort to keep that are cool, but not if that area is in the heart of the fire.
 
I had some bad experiences with Sportsman's Steel Safe Co. and Pentagon Safe Co. (related outfits). PM me if you are considering one of those.

I had no problem with Cannon and one of my friends has had good results with a Liberty.

DancesWithKnives
 
Security Products and Liberty make a good safe that is of the same general quality and performance as Fort Knox while being a little cheaper for EQUIVALENT models.
 
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