Basic safe information for beginners

[mrahkus]

Any reference to full-service safe vendors in Bay Area?


My location: San Francisco Bay Area

[01gydailey]

Don't be lulled into a false sense of security thinking that your safe is so heavy it doesn't need to be bolted down. You would be amazed at how easily safes can be moved by someone experienced and properly equipped. I watched the delivery of a 4,200 lb safe. On a hard level surface, it took only one man to move it. Imagine how much easier an 1800 lb safe would be to move. Especially by a thief who is not concerned about damage.

I recommend always bolting down a safe, regardless of its weight.

[01gydailey]

For anyone interested in investing in a top end gun safe, and not your typical formed sheet metal box (Residential Security Container), check out Graffunder. Their Emperor & Fortress models have a 1-1/2" thick solid door plate and a 1" thick steel box. The insulation is a poured concrete like composite. These models range up to 5,000 lbs in weight depending on size.

This is the safe that has a door gap so small you can barely fit a business card into it. In my opinion, this is one of the few really great gun safes out there.

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[davidj]

Originally Posted by mrahkus

Any reference to full-service safe vendors in Bay Area?


My location: San Francisco Bay Area

https://securitysafeusa.com/

Not sure exactly what you are looking for, but these guys are good.

[SilveradoColt21]

Originally Posted by davidj

https://securitysafeusa.com/

Not sure exactly what you are looking for, but these guys are good.

I agree, their showroom has a nice selection of different safes, this is where I bought my Vaultek DS2I from

[Librarian]

Originally Posted by davidj

https://securitysafeusa.com/

Not sure exactly what you are looking for, but these guys are good.

+1. They gave me a good price on my AMSEC TL15, years ago; good delivery and installation.

[sigstroker]

Beware Liberty. See the thread in OT.