Hi all,
I'm new to the forum and looking for an RSC or "safe." I've read many of the posts on the subject here and while I'm tempted to purchase a large Graffunder B, C, or E series safe, I'm planning on moving from my current residence within a few years and I really don't want to go through the expense and inconvenience of moving a very heavy safe. Also, there's a strong possibility that my future residence will be a 100ish year old old house with no basement, so weight will be a factor.
I think I've done my homework and while a lot of the gun "safes" look nice, I'm more concerned with security and, to a degree, fire protection. Right now I don't imagine myself needing a huge safe until many years from now as I can't see myself owning more than a half dozen long guns and a half dozen handguns, along with storage space for some watches, jewelry, and papers. Based on my research, I've narrowed my options down to an Amsec BF6032 and a Sturdy 2419, although I'm open to other suggestions.
Both Amsec and Sturdy seem to be good values, offer fair fire protection (I'm in and will be in an urban area, so the fire department is never very far away), and good "common criminal" protection. There are things I like and dislike about both "safes." The pluses with Amsec are that it's a large company, I can get in-home installation, the model I'm looking at is a bit deeper and wider than the Sturdy model, the door plate is thicker, and the interior is nicer. The pluses with the Sturdy are that its body steel is thicker (7 ga. v. 10 ga. for the Amsec), the dial is better and I can reset the combination myself, and I like their no-frills, no-nonsense, no-advertising sensibility. Both safes are within $500 of each other delivered (the Sturdy is cheaper), although I'd probably have to move the Sturdy inside my house with an appliance dolly or a pallet jack, so that might make the prices close to equal.
So which "safe" do the experts and the enthusiasts recommend, or is there another company I should consider, and why? Thanks in advance.
I'm new to the forum and looking for an RSC or "safe." I've read many of the posts on the subject here and while I'm tempted to purchase a large Graffunder B, C, or E series safe, I'm planning on moving from my current residence within a few years and I really don't want to go through the expense and inconvenience of moving a very heavy safe. Also, there's a strong possibility that my future residence will be a 100ish year old old house with no basement, so weight will be a factor.
I think I've done my homework and while a lot of the gun "safes" look nice, I'm more concerned with security and, to a degree, fire protection. Right now I don't imagine myself needing a huge safe until many years from now as I can't see myself owning more than a half dozen long guns and a half dozen handguns, along with storage space for some watches, jewelry, and papers. Based on my research, I've narrowed my options down to an Amsec BF6032 and a Sturdy 2419, although I'm open to other suggestions.
Both Amsec and Sturdy seem to be good values, offer fair fire protection (I'm in and will be in an urban area, so the fire department is never very far away), and good "common criminal" protection. There are things I like and dislike about both "safes." The pluses with Amsec are that it's a large company, I can get in-home installation, the model I'm looking at is a bit deeper and wider than the Sturdy model, the door plate is thicker, and the interior is nicer. The pluses with the Sturdy are that its body steel is thicker (7 ga. v. 10 ga. for the Amsec), the dial is better and I can reset the combination myself, and I like their no-frills, no-nonsense, no-advertising sensibility. Both safes are within $500 of each other delivered (the Sturdy is cheaper), although I'd probably have to move the Sturdy inside my house with an appliance dolly or a pallet jack, so that might make the prices close to equal.
So which "safe" do the experts and the enthusiasts recommend, or is there another company I should consider, and why? Thanks in advance.
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