Suggestions on a gun safe

[David]

To me in a safe I'm less concerned with someone busting into it and more with fire protection.

[loc712]

Gun Safe

i agree. Unless a person comes knowingly prepared they won't be getting in. With the right tools 10-20min is all it takes to even get into the more expensive safes.

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[ceyko]

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I don't know man, at that Garland safe store - I saw some pretty serous safes just melted through. Account to them they were in/out pretty quick.

[lilvega]

I have the Winchester 36 gun safe. I bought it at the end of the year a few years ago and got it for about 700 off to make room for the new versions. Still paid a lot but it was worth it.
The fire rating is 2 hrs at 1400 degrees which is more than double most safes. IT also weights 800 lbs empty. The only downside is the lock is battery/push combination only, no key.
So far, no issues.

I also like that all the bolts are live. Some of the safes I looked at could have the hinges cut off and the door lifted away.

http://winchestersafes.com/Legacysafes.aspx

[dee]

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51 gun ft knox in about 20 minutes.

[Jose]

Thanks everybody for the advise and suggestions. This being my first gun safe, I'm going to go a little on the cheap size and small as I don't have a big collection at this time. As mentioned by someone else, I'm not worried as much about theft as I am about fire. I'm less than a mile from my nearest fire station so I'm hoping a 30 minute fire protection will be sufficient for now. As I grow out of this one I'll get a bigger and better one but for now cheap is on the agenda. Still looking.

[bottlerocket]

51 gun ft knox in about 20 minutes.

Ft Knox is still not an actual safe. It is an RSC, just like anything you buy at Costco.

[dee]

Ft Knox is still not an actual safe. It is an RSC, just like anything you buy at Costco.

While true to an extent it is what the thread is about.

[Jose]

So I had no idea what RSC meant and did some reading up on it. Pretty interesting. For now it will have to do but does anyone have any suggestions on a non-RSC Safe for 15-20 long guns? I think realistically that would be my limit for a while but I wanted to get an idea of what they ran right now as a cost comparison.

[fordracing19]

I ordered a rsc but it is upgraded. It's the American Security BF7240HD. Has an upgraded 4ga inner steel liner

[loc712]

51 gun ft knox in about 20 minutes.

I agree if its RSC rated but more expensive models are usually rated higher and take more time.