Hey all, i wanna ask you guys for some advice on a gun safe... i've been saving up for a while and i'm sittin on around $700 and now i'd like some guidance. basically what i'm lookin for is a fire resistant safe, the time and temp probably wont matter all that much because im gonna have it in my unfinished basement in a corner. And i'd like a good warranty.. like the "if someone tries to break into it, we'll give you a new one. And if by chance they DO succeed in stealing your guns... we'll replace those too" as of now i only have 8 guns.. i shouldnt need more than a 20 gun safe any testimonials? also, what are things i should look at, like relocks, digital or combination... etc by the way... happy new year!!
I've got one that I bought a couple years ago. I have no idea how (to what degree) fire resistant (how long at _____deg?) it is. Like you, I keep it in my basement (although in a room I finished). $550....and it took 3 of us to get it where it is on a dolly. It's now anchored to the concrete floor.....and I'm not worried in the least about someone getting into it. I decided not to go the digital combination lock route. I didn't want a dead battery situation to ever arise. I know the dial combination won't ever have those issues. Good luck.
My advice, get the biggest you can afford. A 24 gun safe will only hold 24 single shot shotguns. Once you get scopes, slings, etc....you run out of room fast. I would also get the easy out style interior if its available. I have the other style and it sucks, but the easy out types weren't available when I got mine. I also have a dial lock, didn't see any reason to go digital. There are alot of good safes on the market, do your homework and you can get a good deal on a quality safe.
Oh contrare! If you have a bad fire where will everything wind up? In the basement. (The only thing starting out there will save you is the fall. ) Where it will be sitting in a bunch of hot embers/coals.
true... thought about that a bit too... i was lookin at the liberty centurian.. anybody have thoughts on liberty?
You should buy as big a safe as you can afford, any of the quality safes on the market today have the same standards on fire protection unless you jump to the professional series, which I'm guessing will be out of your price range. They make a great place to keep photos and insurance papers and valuable personal belongings. And a little known fact is since your government makes you keep your tax records for seven years, those of you that itemize your taxes can write off 100% of the cost of the safe as long as its fire proof. The key to this deduction being the removal of the word "Gun" from in front of the word " safe" on you tax return. Another little reminder, most all insurance companies have $1000.00 limit on firearm and jewelry losses. It does not take much to exceed a thousand dollars on a single quality rifle with optics being included, an it doesn't take much of a diamond to do the same with jewelery.Riders are available and are very reasonably priced.I have a $ 50,000.00 rider and it runs just under two hundred dollars per year.
ooo i heard that buying a gun safe will give you a discount on home insurance... but i never thought of writing it off... i'll have to look into that too... thanks!
LIke the room too. I have the Browing Medallion bolted to the floor as well. I got a good buy on mine so I have the digital combo, I just change battery when I chane the batteries in the smoke detectors.
