Going to use it to store my guns, silver, jewlery, etc and important papers. I am looking for something that is going to be pretty good in the security department (not top of the line) but will have a lot of fire protection.
The first problem is that you're looking for a safe that does a little bit of everything. They do exist, but they are typically expensive, and gun safe companies don't build them.
Guns go in a gun safe. The silver, jewelry, and etc. may be able to go into a gun safe, depending on the value of the items. Important papers need to go into a seperate fire rated unit (gun safes carry no meaningful fire rating).
In some cases, we suggest that a buyer purchase more than one safe. You could get a fire/burglary unit for the papers and valuables, and a gun safe for the guns.
If the total value of the safe's contents are in the $10,000 or less price range, and your paperwork is in quantities small enough to go into a small fire rated box, then a single gun safe would probably still work out for you.
It is going into the basement
Does the safe have to go down any stairs? Do you have a walk out? If you have a walk out, can you drive to it?
so looks aren't really an issue, but I also don't want to break the bank. Thoughts?
If you have a walk out that you can drive to, I'd probably take a look at some used commercial safes. These types of safes will often carry meaningful fire/burglary ratings, and are much better designed to protect their contents.
Different people have different meanings of "break the bank", but you can often get high quality used safes for $1,500 to $3,000. People regularly spend more than that on a typical gun safe.
I might also take a look at the AMSEC BF series, as they are in the same price range, but built better than many of the other gun safes on the market. If you're willing to spend a little more, Graffunder builds a very nice safe.
If you elect to look at used safes, I would be more than happy to provide you with the contact information of companies in your area that would deal with used units.