Need Advice on this Gun Safe

[Agent 0range]

Problem with most of these safes I see is the locking mechanism, also not a fan of electronic locks.

No safe in that price range will trouble a real burglar for more than 30 minutes tops. Bolting it down, and keeping it hidden are far more important than ".25 more inches of steel".

Most people bolt their safe in their bedroom, inside the closet. Keep your safe somewhere that isn't obvious, then bolt it down.

I agree with everything above. I have a Sentry Safe with electronic lock bolted to my closet floor and wall. It only holds my HD shotgun and it's main functions are to give me quick and easy access to the shotgun if needed, and to serve as a decoy. The real safe is a dial lock and is bolted down in a much more discreet location behind a locked door.

[TMS2334]

No safe in that price range will trouble a real burglar for more than 30 minutes tops. Bolting it down, and keeping it hidden are far more important than ".25 more inches of steel".

Most people bolt their safe in their bedroom, inside the closet. Keep your safe somewhere that isn't obvious, then bolt it down.

Hide the safe its 5'x4'x2' ha ha in my sock drawer!!!

[SMarquez]

+1 for Liberty over Canon. Only 10% of the low - mid range Canons are made in the US. The rest are imported from China and Mexico. Comparable Liberty models are all made in the US.

By the same people that build them in Mexico.

[ja308]

It's interesting when you consider that a REAL...not a Residential Security Container which is what most of these things are...but a real top of the line safe from, say, Graffunder, Brown, AmSec, is only rated to stop a somewhat knowledgeable thief with tools, for 30 minutes (TL-30 rated safes). These are safes weighing thousands of pounds and costing $5K-$10K or more.

RSC's have their place. They will keep the kids out and the quick hit burglars. But you should have no illusions about how much real security they will provide. The videos are out there showing a couple guys with no experience and a couple of pry bars breaking into a cheap RSC in a minute or two.

Make sure you understand what you are really buying. And don't forego firearms insurance because you think you are better protected than you really are. Remember the best safes out there only buy 30 minutes if you come up against an experienced thief.

Thank You for the information,I didnt know any of that .

I was thinking a "pro" would lose the desire to break into any safe when he was busy plugging holes caused by a couple rounds of 00B

[.45 ACP]

I agree with everything above. I have a Sentry Safe with electronic lock bolted to my closet floor and wall. It only holds my HD shotgun and it's main functions are to give me quick and easy access to the shotgun if needed, and to serve as a decoy. The real safe is a dial lock and is bolted down in a much more discreet location behind a locked door.

Yup. A $150 Stack On Gun cabinet hidden in the right place will protect your guns better than a $1500 Liberty Safe bolted down in your bedroom closet, man cave, or in your garage. I've seen videos where a person was able to get into a $1500 liberty safe with a drill, hammer, and punch in about 10 minutes. Once a burglar sees the safe, no safe in the price range the OP is describing will keep them out for more than 10-20 minutes tops.

I won't say where my personal safe is hidden, but I will say I spent about $2500 (on top of the cost of the safe) to open up some walls, and alter the interior of my home to hide it. Basically a burglar would have to know which wall is fake, and really a door to even access the safe. It's not obvious, and the contractor I worked with did excellent work. It just looks like a normal dividing wall, but at night I can swing a panel open, and access my safe if I need to.