Liberty safes

[jframe]

Anybody got experience with these? Good, bad, or indifferent? I'm looking at a 48 gun Fatboy Jr. model for my modest collection, and for other valuables and documents. I live less than five minutes from our city fire department, so fire rating isn't as big of a deal for me as it is for some. Just looking for some input on this brand and model in particular.

 

[427mach1]

I have a Liberty safe, although not the Fatboy. Before I bought mine, I did some research and determined that for me, Liberty gave the best safe for the money. Never had a problem with it and no one has broken into it!

Are you looking at one locally or through the internet? I found one at a local authorized dealer and they were able to beat the internet price.

 

[jframe]

Local Gander Mountain has one. My biggest issue is getting it delivered. I could probably round up a friend or two to help do it, but I'm 44 years old, and my back and other areas are worth enough to me to pay to have it done.

 

[rojodiablo]

Best friend has a Liberty Lincoln safe. It's nice, but the interior space is simply not quite enough once a collection grows a bit. Good lock mechanism, good quality parts and build quality.

It's about the biggest safe 2 guys can manhandle without needing serious backup.

 

[hittman77]

I have a model D-35. Ten years ago it retailed in the $1,200.00 range if I remember correctly. A good friend bought the Fat Boy the same day.

Neither of us have even one complaint. I'd buy another in a minute, no hesitation.

And, their customer service is top notch. A couple of times I've called them asking about a new door seal and some touch up paint. They sent them to me at no charge. Tons of accessories are available too.

 

[Autococker07]

I have a colonial 50, its a very nice safe. I prefer the S&G mechanical lock, and the chrome hardware, but I probably will get a dressier model If I ever buy another.

As others have said, Liberty's are not the best available, but certainly the best for the money.

As for installation measure three times and don't trust the delivery guys.... they swore they could get it in my house and had to drop it in the living room..... I had even brought them a blueprint of the house, but they failed to acknowledge it. A single buddy and myself took out a door and some sheetrock to get the thing where it needs to be.

The next safe I will pick up myself, but at the time I didn't have a truck. All you need is two strong buddies, a appliance dolly, and some plywood to roll it on in.... hardest part is getting up stairs.

 

[Kanewpadle]

From a professional standpoint, excellent safe. Get it delivered and installed. I know, I used to move safes.

 

[mjlabs]

Never heard any complaints from a few I know have em. Can I make a suggestion? Take a look at Champion safes, also made in the USA and a great safe.

 

[sophie]

I have a good friend that had a Liberty fireproof safe and I expect it was 10 years old. In 2011 we had bad fires here and his home burned to the ground. The safe was in the garage. Where the hinges were on his safe did not have fireproofing at either hinge for some reason. The heat infiltrated thru this area at the hinges and he lost many firearms. No fire itself in the safe but pitted and ruined the finishes. Smoke is so corrosive it just ruins everything. He returned to Gander Mountain to see if they could help but got no results. He bought one of the Winchester safes rated at 1 hour at 1400 degrees. He was heavily insured which helped and he didn't push the issue. Maybe this was an oversight on Liberty's part and maybe they changed the design. Just thought I would mention it.

 

[cbthedookie]

I recently researched a bunch of safes (residential security containers...), and ultimately decided to stay away from liberty given their compound door construction. I spent less on a similar sized champion safe that had comparable body construction and a solid steel door that I believe would be tougher to penetrate.

I had planned on buying a BF amsec safe, but came to the conclusion that pretty much all RSCs can be compromised quickly with a sawzall... Spent quite a bit less, it keeps things out of kids and other casual lookers hands, and creates a nuisance but not a deal breaker for a semi-determined thief.


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[4506517]

Bought a Lincoln 50. It is a beast. Paid for the local dealer to deliver it and set it up. Best money I ever spent. Cheap? No, but a small price to pay to protect what I have.

 

[mojave30cal]

I have a Liberty Lincoln 15 safe I bought back in the mid 1990's
that cost $2500 and has like an hour and a half fire rating I
think. It has a paint job like you would find on a car. These
safes have a rubber seal all around the frame that melts when
there is a fire to seal off the contents. Probably a good idea
to check if your seal goes all the way around. If not, replace
it or do a safe up grade.

I bought another Lincoln D23 safe last year that has a 30
minute rating. I have a fire hydrant about 20 yards across the
street and a fire station just 2 miles up the road. I try and buy
"Made in the USA" stuff if at all possible to keep people working.

 

[Diamondtreo]

I have a Liberty "Fat Boy" 64 gun safe purchased about 6 months ago. It replaced 3 smaller safes, a 14-gun Sentry, an old Homak tin cabinet & an old thick-walled Gary safe that is lined with concrete. After transferring (carefully packing) everything into the new safe, I realized that I need another one....... that's the trouble with big safes, by the time you fill one up, anything at the back is relatively hard to get to thus will stay in the back for a long time. BTW, I would buy "Liberty" again! John

 

[Bob R]

Go find your Liberty safe dealer and see if he has any scratch and dent, or discontinued models. You can't go wrong and may save a few bucks. Look at the the biggest you think you need, then get bigger.

bob

 

[Rastoff]

I'm looking at a 48 gun Fatboy Jr. model for my modest collection, and for other valuables and documents.

I have this exact safe. It's not big enough.

Based on the reported number, 48, I should be able to get 24 long guns on one side; I can't, you can't, no one could. If you didn't have any scopes or pistol grips or guns longer than 50.5", you might be able to squeeze more than I have in there, but you still won't get 24 on one side. Nope, not gonna happen. Just to get what I have in there, I have a couple in gun socks that are just leaning on each other and not in the designated spots. It's not the end of the world. Just know that 48 is a marketing number based on some kind of 4th dimension quantum physics, not reality.

Here's why I bought a Liberty Residential Security Container:

On Thanksgiving day, 2011, the owner of this safe was away from home. Nearest they can figure, the criminals had at least 3 hours to work on this safe. They didn't get in and none of the guns were stolen. I just happened to be in the store when this was delivered and got this pic. This is a Centurion which is their lowest end model. They had just brought this one back from replacing it for free.

While I was taking this pic, another guy walked in just fuming. He didn't have a Liberty safe and it wasn't bolted to the floor. Yep, he lost all his guns.

There are better, more secure safes, but not at this price. Pay the $200 or so to have it professionally installed. Your back will thank you and it will be placed right the first time.

 

[Smitty357]

I love how they always beat the lock and the spindle off the safe thinking it will make it easier to get into.

Little do they know. They just made life harder for themselves.

 

[Jessie]

+++ on the Liberty. Had a break in down in Miami years ago. Probably kids because they didn't even try to get in it by the looks of it afterwards.
Have it at least delivered by someone who does safes and has the right dolly( that will do stairs). Redhead bolt it to the floor and it will be much harder to break into.

 

[NYlakesider]

+++ on the Liberty. Had a break in down in Miami years ago. Probably kids because they didn't even try to get in it by the looks of it afterwards.
Have it at least delivered by someone who does safes and has the right dolly( that will do stairs). Redhead bolt it to the floor and it will be much harder to break into.

Even if it weighs in at 1500+ bolt it down. I bolted my own down in a kind of restricted corner location as it’s harder for crooks to use "Halligan" type tools, and just for more piece of mind I also bolted it through the back into the concrete wall. (Retired construction worker)

 

[pownal55]

I have a Liberty, not that model and so far I'm happy with it. Mine is fire proof but don't think that means guns won't be damaged after long intense heat.

 

[ColbyBruce]

I have a National Security, which got bought out by Liberty. No complaints, except it is now small. I bought my son a Winchester brand safe from Tractor Supply. The Winchester was < half the cost of mine, not as nice or well made, but nicer than the safe my son was never going to buy for himself. Local delivery was included in my price, we drove to Franklin, NC and picked my son's safe up as there were none available within 100 miles of Atlanta at the time.

The average safe can be moved with a good appliance hand truck and rolled around a floor on hardwood dowels. Safe movers have hand trucks with electric motors to raise and lower the safe. This type of hand truck makes climbing stairs fairly easy.

Google "David's Gun Room" in Norcross, GA. The shop is a Liberty safe dealer and they deliver. I know they deliver out of town, though I am unsure how far. It will not hurt to ask.