sumpnz
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Hey all, I tried the search tool, but the number of hits was off the charts, so at the risk of redundency, I'll go ahead with this thread.
At some point in the next year, two at the most, I will absolutly have to get some kind of gun safe. My daughter will start walking in probably 6-9 months, so I'm sure you all understand the issue.
Anyhoo, what I want is your opinions on what the best safe is for under $1000, and for under $2500. By best, I mean capable of handling my 3 rifles, 2 handguns, and the inevitiable expansion of that collection (though assume for now a max of 10-12 long guns, and 5-6 handguns, plus ammo), protection for them from a typical house fire, and keeping up to moderatly determined thieves for gaining entry. I will probably never have a big enough or valuable enough collection to warrent a safe that will stop even the most determined thieves, nor does it need to survive the fires of hell and damnation.
If an $800 safe will do the job, great. If I have to step up to a $2000 safe, well, I'll do it but it will take a bit longer.
FWIW, my house is built on a concrete slab, so no matter where I put it it can be bolted to concrete. It will likely live in the garage, or the beer and wine closet. I don't keep much in the way of flammable liquids in the garage, but there is a substantial amount of wood as I have an amatuer wood shop currently occupying all the space in there (i.e. cars get parked in the driveway). If I ever close in the current garage and build a detached garage/workshop the safe will have to be able to be moved to that building without requiring a professional service to do so.
At some point in the next year, two at the most, I will absolutly have to get some kind of gun safe. My daughter will start walking in probably 6-9 months, so I'm sure you all understand the issue.
Anyhoo, what I want is your opinions on what the best safe is for under $1000, and for under $2500. By best, I mean capable of handling my 3 rifles, 2 handguns, and the inevitiable expansion of that collection (though assume for now a max of 10-12 long guns, and 5-6 handguns, plus ammo), protection for them from a typical house fire, and keeping up to moderatly determined thieves for gaining entry. I will probably never have a big enough or valuable enough collection to warrent a safe that will stop even the most determined thieves, nor does it need to survive the fires of hell and damnation.
If an $800 safe will do the job, great. If I have to step up to a $2000 safe, well, I'll do it but it will take a bit longer.
FWIW, my house is built on a concrete slab, so no matter where I put it it can be bolted to concrete. It will likely live in the garage, or the beer and wine closet. I don't keep much in the way of flammable liquids in the garage, but there is a substantial amount of wood as I have an amatuer wood shop currently occupying all the space in there (i.e. cars get parked in the driveway). If I ever close in the current garage and build a detached garage/workshop the safe will have to be able to be moved to that building without requiring a professional service to do so.