Safe information

[jw33]

I thought this was pretty informative.

[8mpg]

good info

[CJ]

I'll have to watch tonight.

[GrayStangGT]

I watched it a few nights ago and it is very informative, apparently I have a junk Chinese safe lol. Someday I'll pony up the cash for a good one, probably the next time I move or if I ever get to have a home built.

[slowyellow]

I watched it a while ago when I was looking for my safe. I just upgraded to a Liberty Fatboy. I'm pretty happy with the quality for the money. It's SUPER nice to have the space. I wish that I would have done it a long time ago.

[Trick Pony]

I'm not rich enough to afford a high quality safe that is big enough to fit my guns in. Had to settle for the Winchester Big Daddy for now. It's good enough to keep the kids from getting to them and will stop your average burglar, but I have no illusions that somebody that knows what they are doing couldn't get into it.

[ceyko]

^^^ Had to google that - it's a good entry safe too and I'm in the same boat as you.

Also, we need to realize that for a determined thief there is no stopping them. I realized this when visiting safe shops. 20k+ safes were destroyed. We just have to debate if 800-1200 dollar safe is good enough or if the slight peace of mind for a 5000-10000 dollar safe is worth it. To me, no.

However, those 5K+ safes LOOK damn good and you can see the difference for sure. IMHO, the gap between 1200 to around 3500 - is a waste.

[Trick Pony]

I ended up buying it from www.gunsafesbykennedyscorner.com, which Roscoe on here recommended. They seemed to have good prices; mine was $1279, which was $120-500 less than other places I looked. I did have to pay tax since they are local here in Dallas. They will also deliver and bolt it down for $200 for that size safe if you can't do it yourself.

[Sean88gt]

I'd love to have one of the high dollar ones, as I'm sure most would. Guess I won't be wasting cash on a cheap safe.

[YALE]

Are those Liberty Centurions any good?

[Trick Pony]

Are those Liberty Centurions any good?

They are a made in China entry level safe. 12 gauge steel, fire rating of 30 minutes @ 1200F. So compared to a GOOD safe, no they're not any good. Compared to other entry level safes they are pretty similar, although not as good as some.
They only have 1" bolts on 1 side of the door, but If somebody really wants in the safe and knows how to go about it, the door is not where they'll attack it anyways.

[YALE]

They are a made in China entry level safe. 12 gauge steel, fire rating of 30 minutes @ 1200F. So compared to a GOOD safe, no they're not any good. Compared to other entry level safes they are pretty similar, although not as good as some.
They only have 1" bolts on 1 side of the door, but If somebody really wants in the safe and knows how to go about it, the door is not where they'll attack it anyways.

Right on. All I have now is a Stak-on metal cabinet. I need a step up from that, so I can meet insurance requirements. I'd really like something with a set of shelves in one side, but it's hard to find what I want in a price range I can afford as a college student.

[ceyko]

For the entry level safes, you won't beat Costco's pricing. More so in store, but some online prices are okay too.

[Trick Pony]

For the entry level safes, you won't beat Costco's pricing. More so in store, but some online prices are okay too.

They often have this one in store at the ones I go to in Plano:

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-chatter-box/205058-winchester-24-gun-fire-safe-costco-deal.html

[ceyko]

That one and the one larger than that for 800-900 usually. Plus a little dinky one for 299