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  • #1

    Has anyone dealt with Patriot Gun Safes?

    Thinking about purchasing one of their 45 gun 2 hour 1880 safes to put some of my higher priced items in instead of my 90 minute 1200.

    Anyone have/seen one of these? They look to be nice safes.
    "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"

    -- Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334
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    They look decent, but a Champion Trophy TY-50 looks to be almost as good for about a grand less. If you are looking for something that looks different than just a safe, you might want to check out the Rhino Ironworks.

    http://shop.dfwsafes.com/Rhino-Ironworks-IW7242X-IW7242X.htm

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    • #3
      I like that safe.
      Half of history is hiding the past.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Pokulski-Blatz View Post
        They look decent, but a Champion Trophy TY-50 looks to be almost as good for about a grand less. If you are looking for something that looks different than just a safe, you might want to check out the Rhino Ironworks.

        http://shop.dfwsafes.com/Rhino-Ironw...2X-IW7242X.htm
        Trophy has no where near the fire protection. The crown series is close but not quite there.

        Rhino Ironworks is only 90min at 1200.
        "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"

        -- Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

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        • #5
          You can add more fire protection to any safe for peanuts.
          "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
          "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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          • #6
            Originally posted by CJ View Post
            You can add more fire protection to any safe for peanuts.
            How?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Buzzo View Post
              How?
              he is probably talking about adding drywall...
              "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"

              -- Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

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              • #8
                Originally posted by FATHERFORD View Post
                he is probably talking about adding drywall...
                I ran across a post on some forum years ago where a guy had done it, he was a specialist in fire protection or something like that. If I can find the thread I'll post it up. Anyways, they did some testing with cheap safes and doubled/tripled their ability to withstand fire for a pretty minimal investment.
                "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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                • #9
                  You can add a Palusol door seal which expands during a fire sealing off the contents, and then you add fire board inside to the thickness you want. Same stuff used in bomb shelters and fire rooms.
                  Last edited by CJ; 04-24-2014, 10:06 AM.
                  "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                  "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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                  • #10
                    Just an update...

                    I went around looking at gun safes all weekend. Ranging from 15k down to 2k....

                    Oddly, I'm getting a Cannon Commander 54.

                    There is no doubt "nicer" gun safes out there, but for everything I'm looking for the Cannon is very hard to beat at the price point. $3300 bolted down after taxes and delivery.

                    If the Cannon would start using a little better fire board, they would have the market easy IMO.

                    The Fort Knox, Liberty, Browning safes are nice and offer slightly better fire protection, but for double the price? With the location of my safe the 90minute 1200 fire rating(which is at the measured at the top of the safe) should be plenty for what I need, after talking with several safe dealers. The break in quality of the Commander would take more skilled thieves, higher end tools, etc. Through my trips I saw even the highest end of safes broken into. I'm sure they took more time, but it just proved to me that if they are dead set on breaking in, they will break in.

                    By far the nicest interiors are Browning safes, followed by Liberty.

                    That patriot was cheap Chinese junk after I looked at it.
                    "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"

                    -- Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

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                    • #11
                      I'm sure you'll be happy. I have a Champion Trophy 60 myself. It's made in the USA but overall most safes are about the same with a few exceptions. As for fire rating, I would just get a firearms insurance policy.
                      "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                      "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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                      • #12
                        CJ's next safe....

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Gtracer View Post
                          CJ's next safe....

                          lol. Oh yeah the big yellow safe. Yeah that's the same company. That thing is huge, it completely fills the bed of a F350. I think eventually the cost of a safe exceeds the cost of building a safe room, which that one clearly falls on the wrong side. If business stays good maybe the next house will have one. That's a dream.
                          "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                          "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Gtracer View Post
                            CJ's next safe....

                            Went to their store...

                            Dude was a fucking asshole and no help at all.

                            They have that safe out front of the store on a trailer.
                            "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"

                            -- Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by FATHERFORD View Post
                              Went to their store...

                              Dude was a fucking asshole and no help at all.

                              They have that safe out front of the store on a trailer.
                              Oh, they are local? I had no idea, I thought they were somewhere else? Where are they located?
                              "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                              "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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