Wesley, they have an article about the cheaper gun locks and boxes here:
http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/safe-gun-storage-options/
Jeff wrote: January 14, 2013
Here's another link for safe buying info.
http://www.6mmbr.com/gunsafes.html
Bob wrote: January 10, 2013
Bought a Liberty Fatboy from Gander Mountain. 880lbs empty. Anchored into the concrete floor with four 1/2' anchors. Hidden camera facing the safe with security alarms. Hope it all works.
James Neal McWaters wrote: January 09, 2013
I purchased a new Winchester Ranger 51 gun safe back in April 29, 2012 with Winchester's "Free replacement safe if there is a Fire or Burglary attempt" Warranty. On September 21, 2012 a burglary attempt was made to my Winchester safe at my Residence, Burglar was arrested by Police on site, case closed. However Winchester Safe Company Refused to stand by their warranty and replace my safe because my Driver license address did not match the residence that I own where the burglary took place. I own 3 residence and each one contains a Winchester safe. It is illegal to possess more than 1 Driver's License, I own 3 Residence, Lake House, Farm House, and Penthouse. Winchester Safe Company Weasled out of their Warranty because I own more than 1 Home. The safe withstood being rammed by a hearse, the burglar did not get into the safe, The safe did it's job but the Winchester Safe Company did not! Winchester Safe Company penalized me for owning more than 1 Home. My advice to anyone who is looking to purchase a gun safe, STAY AWAY FROM WINCHESTER GUN SAFE"S!!!!
Bill wrote: January 09, 2013
IT would be a great Ideai for a tax credit for buying a safe. How many people would get one? It would help us all.
Texas Vet wrote: January 09, 2013
The basic idea behind a safe is to ultimately thwart or slow a person down from access to it's contents. A monitored burglar/fire alarm is critical for this process. This quickens the time for a response from some kind of professional service. But let's face it, there are not "fail safe" measures.
Enough has been said about the daily safety from kids or someone whose not authorized.
Terence J. O'Brien wrote: January 09, 2013
Patriot Safe Company , Great safe ,10 gauge steel or thicker 1800 Degree + rating several different stills Rating for Gun and documents and a good price and made in America in California . I've got on and love it.
Brad wrote: January 09, 2013
The one great thing about spin dial locks, Is that if it is in A fire you can still get it open. Digital keypad with wires going internal melt very quickly.
Wesley wrote: January 08, 2013
In my opinion if you own a firearm then you should own a safe. This article fails to mention the availability of small single handgun safes or any of their features and for someone on a budget it could become intimidating to think of suck a large purchase. To the gentleman in the condo there are a lot of great small safes for apt or condo use. God bless
Huck Finn wrote: December 27, 2012
The past two weeks have included murders at a shopping mall and a school with guns stolen from their owners. My guns are insured. I'm less concerned with just the loss of property as I am morally more concerned with wanting to keep my guns from being stolen and used to harm people. There is also the potential liability issue.
Rich wrote: December 24, 2012
As with all else in the ownership category, responsibility for a gun collection becomes an issue of 'safety first'. Liability is huge.
A shotgun, a few rifles, and some handguns, plus ammo = security!
Even a little is better than none!
John K. Finley wrote: December 22, 2012
This was a great short introduction to how to find a safe with some basic ideas of how to compare them. There are serious detailed books out there that get into the nitty gritty of what makes them work and how to drill, blast, or feel them open. These books are hard to get for a reason.
The writer did a fine job of explaining how to buy the right size safe along with how to judge the price. To the average buyer the next important questions would be: How mush does it weigh, How do I move it ? Do I conceal or display it?
I have a collection of safes. Some are so big and heavy that they were free If I could figure out how to move them... One required renting a trailer designed for a bulldozer... The more they weigh and the tougher they are, the easier they are to display... My man cave is an old factory with two burglar alarms. Notice that I did not mention guns...
Jake wrote: December 22, 2012
If you are measuring a gun safe in gauge, then it is probably easy enough to axe or use a cheap metal saw to cut. Don't expect too much.
Mike wrote: December 21, 2012
About electronic locks: I'll never own one because any electrical engineer worth his salt could open them with less than $50 in electronic parts.
mike wrote: December 21, 2012
waterproof properties?
what do you consider for the safe weight?
living in a condo I am not sure of pounds per square inch but the wooden floor installed may collapse becasue it is built on a platform to prevent noise to the neighbors below.
what about a small safe for just pistols or maybe a few long guns that can be stored int eh pickup truck and mobile with a handtruck?
thanks again.
great article too!!
Tex wrote: December 20, 2012
"Read everything you need to know about purchasing the right safe for you in this article from B. Gil Horman."
I don't mean to be just critical (it was a good article), but I was disappointed that this article only mentioned "Fort Knox Safes" and not "everything" that I need to know ... like other brands. Now I'm wondering if this was just thinly disguised advertising.
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