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gorin · July 18, 2012, 04:41 PM

Affordable and reliable usually do not go together when talking about safes. Youtube is full with videos of cracking safes open with knifes and screwdrivers. I had to open a medium-sized safe once and it took about 2 minutes with a reciprocating saw to cut it enough to be able to open the door.
At most it is a nice cabinet. Most have 12 or at most 10 gauge thick steel sheets and a layer of fire-proof clay sandwiched in between.
A TL-15 or TL-30 burglary safe will keep a determined burglar busy for 15 to 30 minutes. And those have 1/2" or 1" plates for walls.
Having a good alarm is more likely to save your guns than a regular gun safe.

July 18, 2012, 04:41 PM	#6
gorin Member Join Date: May 22, 2009 Posts: 33	Affordable and reliable usually do not go together when talking about safes. Youtube is full with videos of cracking safes open with knifes and screwdrivers. I had to open a medium-sized safe once and it took about 2 minutes with a reciprocating saw to cut it enough to be able to open the door. At most it is a nice cabinet. Most have 12 or at most 10 gauge thick steel sheets and a layer of fire-proof clay sandwiched in between. A TL-15 or TL-30 burglary safe will keep a determined burglar busy for 15 to 30 minutes. And those have 1/2" or 1" plates for walls. Having a good alarm is more likely to save your guns than a regular gun safe.