Breaking into a gun safe - UL testing

[billdeserthills]

Just saw this, I'll get my distributor workin on the actual dimensions

 

[Shrock]

Just saw this, I'll get my distributor workin on the actual dimensions

Cool, thanks.


Also, I updated my earlier post to include the info I found on the TL-30 gun safe.
Dims on it is the same as the TL-15. Only the gun safe is showing slightly larger interior dims.

 

[BIGGBAY90]

These are the lowest prices I found online. I do not know if the vendors are good & reputable, a local or well know vendor may charge more....i.e. YMMV,
but this is nowhere near the $10K number being tossed around.

Amsec Gunsafe RF6528 TL-30
72x35x29 (Outside dims)
65x28x23.5 (Inside dims)
23.4 CuFt
3,455 lbs
$5,429.00 (delivered but not installed)


AMSEC AMVAULT TL-30 CF6528
72x35x29 (Outside dims)
65x28x20 (Inside dims)
20 CuFt
3,153 lbs
$4571.00

AMSEC AMVAULT TL-30 CE6528
72x35x29 (Outside dims)
65x28x20 (Inside dims)
20 CuFt
3,153 lbs
$4029.00 (delivered but not installed)

This is the same basic safe as the gun safe without the gun interior, and TL-15 instead of TL-30. TL-15 requires 1" thick A36 steel on body & door sides or the equivalent. One inch thick....let that sink in for a little while. The TL-30 Model was about $800 more, and likely overkill IMHO for a gun safe.

To the pros reading this, any idea why the OD's are the same but the ID is smaller on the Amvault vs. the gun safe model? Is this correct?


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yea but what site

 

[thegiff]

My amvault has 3 1/2" thick walls, which makes sense here...
72" OD = 65" ID
35" OD = 28" ID

but the door is 5 1/4" thick, this is the total thickness I measured...

29" - 3 1/2" - 5 1/4" = 20 1/4"

I'm sure this is rounded down to 20"

It looks to me like the spec you have for the RF6528 must be wrong (miscalculated), the literature for the RF6528 states that the walls and back are 3 1/2" thick, the door is 2 3/4" thick but has a total thickness of 5 3/4" with a layer of armorplate. So when I subract back wall and door, a usable interior dimension of 20 1/4" is the result, which again I'm sure is rounded down to 20".

As an aside, I have another method to get power to a dry rod, a helpful THR member (thanks Bill) checked and found that making a hole in an amvault subtracts substantially from the fireproofing. Now I'm looking at a flat cable that can slip between the door jamb. Like the flex circuit on a flat panel screen. It would be nice to get power for a small heater and lights in there.

 

[heeler]

thegiff,I use the rechargable EVA-Dry 500 dehumidifiers in my Amsec BF and it's really humid here.
Since I am in and out of my safe daily I recharge mine every two weeks.
For lighting I went with these...www.litetechauto.com
These bright led strips are very nice and run on AA batteries or you can order the 12 volt AC adaptor.
The other nice thing about these lights is the door rocker switch that comes with the kit.
A child could install these in minutes.
That's how simple they are to install.

 

[billdeserthills]

Checked with distributor, he says both safes have the same inside dimensions
65x28x20