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xcop · December 5, 2007, 08:12 AM

This safe and one other Cannon sells have composite doors that according to their own brochures are a single 12 g sheet wrapped over fireboard. So the door steel is .10 of an inch. Most of the attacks from everything I've read and heard will be at the door. One tenth of an inch steel isnt likely to stop much prying. The regular and traditional series use double steel composite and the lower end American Eagle use a 3/16 plate(.187) for the door. I would guess this safe was specd to give Costco a particular price point so the door was sacrificed. Better than nothing but for the money or a little more you can get a stronger door. No knock against Cannon as I own two and have recently upgraded to Graffunder.

December 5, 2007, 08:12 AM	#8
xcop Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2001 Posts: 124	costco This safe and one other Cannon sells have composite doors that according to their own brochures are a single 12 g sheet wrapped over fireboard. So the door steel is .10 of an inch. Most of the attacks from everything I've read and heard will be at the door. One tenth of an inch steel isnt likely to stop much prying. The regular and traditional series use double steel composite and the lower end American Eagle use a 3/16 plate(.187) for the door. I would guess this safe was specd to give Costco a particular price point so the door was sacrificed. Better than nothing but for the money or a little more you can get a stronger door. No knock against Cannon as I own two and have recently upgraded to Graffunder.