Best gun safe for home?

[todayzprophet]

Hey guys, wondering what everyone thinks about the best gun safes for home. In my own personal opinion, I believe that size, fireproof, and strength to attack are the most important qualities (after price because if you can't afford it, you can't own it). I've been researching trying to find the right safe that can also be delivered to my home and placed where I want it to be (don't have a truck or really anyone that can help). This is one that I am almost set on from Dick's Sporting Goods: http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4198885&cp=2367438.2367824.2292572.2292624

Tell me what yall think! Thanks

 

[MarkDozier]

does it meet the items on this list?
Interior at least 58" High and 30" wide subjuctive to space.
Overall Weight 650+ Pounds
12 Gauge or Heavier Wall Thickness
Double-Wall, Composite Door with Relockers
Minimum UL RSC Rated. TL-15 or TL-30 Rating is Desirable
External Hinges

Mechanical UL Group II (or better) Lock with Standard Dial
Or UL Type 1 Commercial-Grade Electronic Lock

Custom Interior Suitable for Scoped Guns with Long Barrels

Internal (sandwiched) Insulator, Reinforced if Sheet-rock
Palusol? Heat-Activated Expanding Door Seals

Fire-lined Inner Safe for Paper and Media, if using for that

Low Gloss, Rust-resistant External Finish
Pre-Drilled holes for Lag Bolts, for attaching into floor for thift deterennt
and in Rear for Electric Cord

Overhead Fluorescent Lamp and/or LED Mini-lights on Strings

I am not a fan of stack-on. You can do better.

 

[todayzprophet]

All of that sure sounds great. But can I afford it? Lol, right now I'm calling my max price to be $1,100 (total after tax). What you described, while being ideal, doesn't sound like it would fit within my budget at this time.

 

[Mr.Revolverguy]

I got the largest Big Horn Classic Safe believe it or not from tractor supply for 899 bucks. I am very satisfied with it.

http://www.rhinosafe.com/bighornclassics.html

I had never heard of these guys before but a house two blocks over burned down when the owner put mulch right next to the house in the middle of a very hot summer last year and it combusted catching the house on fire. The fire was so hot he could not get his car out of the garage it burned the tires right off of his car. The only thing salvageable were the things he had in his smaller big horn safe. One night walking my dog I saw the owner at the house he and his wife crying, the house went up so quick and the fire was so hot it melted the siding on the house next door which is a good 40 yards away. They were there with a guy who was sent out to open the safe. He got the safe open for them and all the material inside were good. They took a camera out of it right then and started taking pictures it worked flawlessly. This home was a large two story with basement home and it burned totally to the ground and it only took the fire department about 3 to 5 minutes to get there. It was then when I was first introduced to bighorn safes. So it became my second safe.

 

[Bo]

I recently bought a new safe. I checked out Dick's, all the Stack-On's are made in China. Not a big fan of Chinese steel. Did alot of research on-line. I went to Gander Mountain one Saturday and they had Liberty Safes on sale. Liberty is made in the U.S.A. with a life-time warranty.
They had a FatBoy on display, regularly $1899.00, on sale for $1699.00. When I walked in the door, a girl was handing out scratch off coupons. The one I got said 15% off any purchase. I walked out the door with a $1450.00 price, plus tax.
It has 11 gauge steel, 60 minutes of fire protection, motion interior lights with a electronic digital lock. It will hold 64 long guns.
I'm not saying Liberty is the best "safe" (RSC), do some research before buying.

 

[lightman]

My 2nd safe is a Ft Knox,a very nice safe,but over your $1100 budget.There is some great info on safes on www. accurate shooter.com(6mmbr.com),well worth the time it takes to read.What ever you end up with,buy a bigger one than you think you need.Good Luck with your new safe, Lightman

 

[oneounceload]

Many of the Residentail Security Containers (as your home owner's insurance company will cal them) from places like Dick's are made in China and the steel isn't always the best. I prefer a RSC made in the USA personally, but they cost more. Fireproofing is something that is contentious as most RSCs use drywall, whereas there are a few that pour a fireproof slurry inside upon delivery - if fire concern is a major consideration, you might want to check out those models

 

[Shadow 7D]

Realize that what you are buying is a overgrown wall locker (remember highschool)
with a better paint job. Some of those school lockers I think had better construction.

A safe, well, lets just say, that Dicks doesn't sell safes.
take some time, to use the search function and learn a little about safes and 'Gunsafe' (RSC)

they aren't the same

 

[dodgensince74]

I don't know if you have a Cabela's near you but I would check them out, last week I got a Cabela's Woodsman "30" safe for $799 on sale. Thier safes Woodsman safes are made by liberty, thier Woodsman 30 is not their top of the line but it is exactly what I was looking for. Don't go by thier website prices, those are about $200 or more above the instore prices. Good luck

 

[todayzprophet]

Thanks ya'll. Good information has pointed me in the right direction. Couldn't find it before without some of those keywords. I really appreciate it.

 

[a1abdj]

Not a big fan of Chinese steel.

made in China and the steel isn't always the best.

I have sold safes produced all over the world, from materials provided from all over the world. I have never seen a Chinese safe (or safe made elsewhere with Chinese steel) that had a lower steel quality than steel produced anywhere else.

I think most of this is rumor. I do know several years ago that there was some problems with structural steel, but that's not what safes are built from.

Liberty is made in the U.S.A.

Most of them, not all of them. They also have Chinese and Korean safes. In fact, for as much advertising as Liberty does about how tough their safes are, it amuses me that all of the commercial safes they sell are rebranded Korean units.

 

[cerberus65]

I've been safe shopping lately too. I hadn't heard about any possible difference in steel quality. The thing that's been weighing on my mind is more our trade deficit problem. So I've passed on a couple of Chinese units. I finally ponied up a bit more cash and ordered a Sturdy safe. I should get it delivered tomorrow. It's still an RSC but it's 7 gauge metal (instead of 12) and the lock is of known (good) quality. I have yet to hear anyone be unhappy with a Sturdy either. Plus I get the warm fuzzy of supporting an on-shore business as opposed to helping increase the trade deficit. Maybe I'll start a thread once I get it...

 

[withoutink]

Just bought a Fort Knox, I love it... But you would have to increase that budget a bit.