???GUN SAFES??? (what to buy)

jubela#4 · Oct 14, 2010

I bought a brand called Oxbow, which is made by Cannon safe and I am very happy with it. It has an electronic lock and I have had no problems with it.
What I can say for sure, like others have said here, is to buy the largest safe you can afford, you will find that they tend to fill up fast.
Mine is a 36 gun safe with 5 additional shelves and I am already running out of room.

silvercn · Oct 14, 2010

The wife started at $300-$400...
I have sold her on the $500 range...
I dont think I can get much higher than that...

Man! I am really struggling with the MANUAL or DIGITAL lock.
come on guys.. dont fail me now... Share you opinions!
I want to hear you unbriadalded opinions...

...for the record I am leaning towards a MANUAL lock.
if you support that let me know... if you dont agree, speak you piece.
thank for the ton of advise you have posed so far.. it has helped!
keep it comin!

bk43 · Oct 14, 2010

I have one manual and one electronic. Neither has ever failed. The manual has a "day lock" where you lock the dial in position and use the key to open the safe. 98% of the time I use only that on the manual which of course is not as good as flipping the dial and really locking it.

Guess what I'll buy next. I'm a convenience kind of guy and if the electronic fails I'll just call Knott to fix it.

Bob

silvercn · Oct 14, 2010

I haved called the guy and he is delivering the safe tomorrow.
I still have time before 0800hrs tomorrow to change my mind about the lock.

DIGITAL or COMBO.
I have tentatively selected the COMBO.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINIONS IF I AM MAKING AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT.

thanks!

zercool · Oct 14, 2010

silvercn said:
I haved called the guy and he is delivering the safe tomorrow.
I still have time before 0800hrs tomorrow to change my mind about the lock.

DIGITAL or COMBO.
I have tentatively selected the COMBO.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINIONS IF I AM MAKING AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT.

thanks!

I don't think there is a real practical difference between them at this point. Electronics can fail (switches go bad), but combos can drift or shear. It's a matter of preference, IMHO.

Enjoy your safe!

FlYFiShErMaN · Oct 14, 2010

I am a Combo fan......I don't care for the electron models.

silvercn · Oct 17, 2010

Well I decided on the MOUNTIAN VIEW SAFE CO.
A local company.

Height: 59"
Width: 22"
Depth: 16"
Inside Volume: 6.267 ft3

*60 minutes of fire protection @ 1200 Deg F with heat activated door seal.
*Double layers of fireboard in body, Triple Layer on Door, with drill resistant hard plate.
*1/8" steel body and 1/4" steel door.
*10 - 1 1/2" Diameter locking pins
*Spring loaded active re-locking bolt
*Powder Coated Black
*Combination Lock: LAGARD Spy proof Dial

Thanks to all that put in their 2 cents.
It really helped!!! I love the safe I decided on.
Got this SOB bolted down and even bolted to the wall too.
a S#IT Brick(steel) house... comes to mind...

haifabuddy · Oct 17, 2010

If $ is not in issue, GRAFFUNDER is the best safe for my $.

Knott · Oct 22, 2010

silvercn said:
Well I decided on the MOUNTIAN VIEW SAFE CO.
A local company.

Height: 59"
Width: 22"
Depth: 16"
Inside Volume: 6.267 ft3

*60 minutes of fire protection @ 1200 Deg F with heat activated door seal.
*Double layers of fireboard in body, Triple Layer on Door, with drill resistant hard plate.
*1/8" steel body and 1/4" steel door.
*10 - 1 1/2" Diameter locking pins
*Spring loaded active re-locking bolt
*Powder Coated Black
*Combination Lock: LAGARD Spy proof Dial

Thanks to all that put in their 2 cents.
It really helped!!! I love the safe I decided on.
Got this SOB bolted down and even bolted to the wall too.
a S#IT Brick(steel) house... comes to mind...

Nice choise. It will last a life time.

yaktamer · Oct 23, 2010

Costco carries various brands at various times in your price range. I bought a Winchester (actually made by Granite) there last year that I've been happy with.

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