Gun Safe recommendations?

saville01

saville01

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I'm in the market to get a gun safe over 30 Cubic Ft and less than $1000.00. You guys have any recommendations?
 
saville01... think that is a Ford vs Chevy question... lots of gun safes in your price range... a couple of comments... decide on the interior, ie. long guns v pistols or combination... the interior layout is important..my carbines are a little short to reach the standard height rack, and my Citori is hard to remove if not in the front row as the rack has oval ports for the muzzle...any additional valuables, jewelry etc.... you want a fireproof safe... most come with a Sergeant Greenleaf 4 position combination lock..a removable door makes it a lot lighter to move if you have to do it your self... most shops in this area charge $200 for delivery and work on a 35% or better mark up on the unit......the "krinkle" or hammer tone finish is cheaper than a high gloss model with pin striping...the tighter the door to frame fit, harder it is to pry.....I've had a plain Jane American Security (AMSEC) non fireproof safe for more than 20 years and it gets opened 5x a week without a problem with the locking mechanism
 
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sturdy safe, should be sturdysafe.com, they're well made, no frills, the real deal. I have one, no complaints about it. They're nice people too. Family owned. good value.

Red
 
Dago Red said:
sturdy safe, should be sturdysafe.com, they're well made, no frills, the real deal. I have one, no complaints about it. They're nice people too. Family owned. good value.

Red
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I have a Sturdy safe also. They are always willing to work with you to get what you need. The name is exactly what they make and I second the suggestion.

Good luck
 
I own five safes: Liberty, Cannon, and Champion builds. The locks on the old Liberty safes are higher quality (in terms of smooth operation) than what I've seen in the last ten years from anybody, but that doesn't affect basic functionality. Keep in mind that you're not stuck with a given configuration; I've replaced the interiors on all but one of them, precisely to deal with the aforementioned problem of carbines versus longer barrels. Of course, that requires the space/tools for a bit of wood working. Anyway, my one real suggestion is to go with a manual combination lock versus electric. A friend of mine here in Alabama recently discovered--in the midst of our tornado-related power outages--that he couldn't get to his guns! Thankfully, looting turned out to be more feared than prevalent, but he appreciated being able to borrow a shotgun from my 'no electricity required' gun vaults. :D. Many of the electric lock safes have battery backup, but you have to remember to change the batteries now and again (David probably will, now), and it's just one more thing that can fail.

Also, take the safe OFF of the pallet that it came to you on. Any 90 pound weakling can move a half ton safe with a rented pallet jack if he can just drive it right under there. If they come prepared with a truck or van that they can then just take the safe with them, doesn't matter how good the quality is. Making use of the holes in the floor of the safe to bolt it down is even better. One last thing, if you can, put the safe either in a closet or tucked in between other heavy things so that access to the side walls is restricted. The walls are nowhere near as tough as the door, and can be opened like a can with an axe or drill/sawzall. Granted, most burglars won't take the time, but if you're going to collect your valuables in one spot, you might as well stack the deck as much in your favor as possible.
 
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Any safe is vulnerable to somebody with the time and the tools and the skill to get into it. The best advice I can give, no matter what safe you buy, is to not tell anybody you have it. Don't show it off to your buddies. Don't mention it to your inlaws. Don't brag about it at work. No matter how trustworthy you think people are, they always seem to have some lowlife friend or brother-in-law with a cutting torch who would love to know you have a safe full of guns.
 
craigz said:
Any safe is vulnerable to somebody with the time and the tools and the skill to get into it. The best advice I can give, no matter what safe you buy, is to not tell anybody you have it. Don't show it off to your buddies. Don't mention it to your inlaws. Don't brag about it at work. No matter how trustworthy you think people are, they always seem to have some lowlife friend or brother-in-law with a cutting torch who would love to know you have a safe full of guns.
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I think that this is some of the best advice in this thread.

If you are putting it either upstairs or downstairs look into Zanotti armor. They come in six pieces and you assemble them in place. I know someone who has one and he was able to get it up some stairs that you never would have gotten a one piece safe up.

Bruceter
 
True true...of course, I've broken the rule on this board, but I'm anonymous to most, and have a security system and big dogs. They can bring it. :D
 
Get a larger safe bigger than you think you will need. When they say 30 guns they don't take into consideration scopes, bolts/charging handles, bipods ect. 30 single barrel or overunder shotguns guns will fit great but when you add the other stuff you have to be creative on how you start putting them in which will add to scratches and dings.
30 can be reduced to 25 or less depending on what you are trying to put in the safe. The number of spaces dosen't mean a thing. scoped rifles won't fit back against the walls forcing the butts into the guns across from the and bolts and charging handles add another inch or more to the width.
 
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