outdoorsforyou
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Gun safes are both expensive and potentially complicated, so I have been doing quite a bit of research prior to picking up one.
Mostly, I have been checking out this article on gun safes that buyer benchmark put together and I had a couple questions.
They mentioned that some doors can appear really thick, only to be filled mostly with insulation. IE the actual steel gauge is quite thin versus some other safes. Do you folks know what gauge is actually required? I assume a 12 gauge steel wall would be more than sufficient, unless you were trying to prevent torch cutting or high end tools from cutting into the safe.
Additionally, I always assumed (wrongfully) that gun safes are fire proof. However, it seems that most can only last roughly an hour or so from the heat before the inside components get destroyed. I was going to use the safe to store documents and such, but it looks like I may pick up a fireproof document safe for that dedicated purpose.
Anyone have any success in picking out a decent safe, with around a grand budget?
Thank ou!
Mostly, I have been checking out this article on gun safes that buyer benchmark put together and I had a couple questions.
They mentioned that some doors can appear really thick, only to be filled mostly with insulation. IE the actual steel gauge is quite thin versus some other safes. Do you folks know what gauge is actually required? I assume a 12 gauge steel wall would be more than sufficient, unless you were trying to prevent torch cutting or high end tools from cutting into the safe.
Additionally, I always assumed (wrongfully) that gun safes are fire proof. However, it seems that most can only last roughly an hour or so from the heat before the inside components get destroyed. I was going to use the safe to store documents and such, but it looks like I may pick up a fireproof document safe for that dedicated purpose.
Anyone have any success in picking out a decent safe, with around a grand budget?
Thank ou!