Recommendation for safe

[ArizonaKevin]

Looking to buy a gun safe and not sure where to start. Looking to spend no more than $2k, want good enough fire protection for an urban area with fast fire dept response times, want to be able to replace the battery for the lock from the outside, and would like to have power inside the safe for battery chargers/dehumidifiers/lights.

Have room for 60"h x 32"w x 25"d

 

[Racer56]

I want to buy the same in Havasu.

 

[4Waters]

Sun Welding, nuf said

Handcrafted Safes & Vault Doors : Sun Welding Safe Co.

 

[sintax]

I'd recommend Sturdy Safe Co.

https://www.sturdysafe.com/products/model-3224. <<< this is the closet to your size

Sun Welding is a good option as well, but i'd only get one of their USA made in house safes

I fear you're going to have a hard time finding anything USA made for that price though.

 

[hallett21]

Everyone says it lol. Go as big as you can.

My “11 gun” filled way before 11.

 

[Fastdadtsmith]

Before I had the accident, this is where I got mine from. If you're looking for one in town @Racer56 I highly recommend this place.

Welcome to Mountain Safe Company: We provide safes, delivery, installation, and servicing.

 

[Racer56]

Before I had the accident, this is where I got mine from. If you're looking for one in town @Racer56 I highly recommend this place.

Welcome to Mountain Safe Company: We provide safes, delivery, installation, and servicing.

Thank you!

 

[Caydens Cat]

Canon. Used to be made in San Berdo, but moved facilities so I can’t say if the quality is the same.

 

[PlanB]

I bought my Havasu safe through Mountain Safe in Havasu. Owner is retired LEO. They delivered a 1700 pound safe into my house and we built it into the wall. I would recommend them.

 

[EarpRider]

Costco!

 

[prorider]

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These are awesome and have different grades. Made in Idaho

 

[Kachina26]

$2k is gonna be tough on a quality safe. West coast safes in Ontario is great. Prices are below everyone’s “sale” prices.

 

[gordon]

sun welding smaller business great guy

 

[bonesfab]

sun welding smaller business great guy

I have two of theirs because I didn‘t go big enough the first time. I have now banished myself from the gun store so hopefully it will be ok.

 

[DLC]

Thank you!

Mountain Safe is Spot on in Havasu, They have a Store Frt where you can kick the locks and check out everything!

great for Delivery and bolt down in your spot in the house or garage…

 

[welldigger00]

Have you been looking on Craigslist, etc? I bought a very nice liberty presidential for two grand.

 

[Racer56]

Mountain Safe is Spot on in Havasu, They have a Store Frt where you can kick the locks and check out everything!

great for Delivery and bolt down in your spot in the house or garage…

Thanks

 

[DLC]

Canon. Used to be made in San Berdo, but moved facilities so I can’t say if the quality is the same.

Canon is also good!

 

[DLC]

Note -
To Anyone looking Get as big of a Safe as you possibly can !!

Sucks to do it TWICE

 

[boatdoc55]

Before I had the accident, this is where I got mine from. If you're looking for one in town @Racer56 I highly recommend this place.

Welcome to Mountain Safe Company: We provide safes, delivery, installation, and servicing.

X2 I bought one from the guys and they were there when they they'd be and had it into place in no time at all. That little dolly they use in a great back and time saver. They have a wide variety on site, or did. Owner is an ex cop from, I believe LA area.

 

[Gripside80]

Another vote for Sun Welding.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

$2k? Sturdy or AMSEC BF on Craigslist.

 

[CLdrinker]

Everyone says it lol. Go as big as you can.

My “11 gun” filled way before 11.

I have 2 64 gun safes and I have no where near that many guns lol.

 

[havasujeeper]

Before I had the accident, this is where I got mine from. If you're looking for one in town @Racer56 I highly recommend this place.

Welcome to Mountain Safe Company: We provide safes, delivery, installation, and servicing.

Son of a bitch! Troy Bybee was my neighbor in La Verne.. I've lost contact with him, but I see he moved to Havasu!
I've known him since he was a cop. A great guy and you can't go wrong with him.

 

[sintax]

$2k? Sturdy or AMSEC BF on Craigslist.

At todays prices, yea that’s all I fear that’s about all you can get.

I bought my Sturdy in 2015, it’s doubled in price since then!

Then again, so has the price of steel I guess?


Words of advice on safe purchasing…

You buy them buy the pound… anything under 1000 lbs prob won’t do much good. The average safe should be 850-1600 lbs

Don’t buy anything that uses dry wall for fire insulation. During a fire the drywall will expel trapped water and make a huge mess of the contents of the safe.

Buy as big as you can afford, based on my above comment, prices only seem to go up

 

[napanutt]

Everyone says it lol. Go as big as you can.

My “11 gun” filled way before 11.

Kind of like an RV. If you think it’s big enough, get the next size bigger.

 

[mjc]

Check out the Browning safe. I have one from I got from west coast safes. I really like the way the shelves can be rearranged and different types are available. I have a hanging file folder shelf in mine. They also make jewelry drawers for them.

 

[Tooms22]

I want to buy the same in Havasu.

Before I had the accident, this is where I got mine from. If you're looking for one in town @Racer56 I highly recommend this place.

Welcome to Mountain Safe Company: We provide safes, delivery, installation, and servicing.

I bought my Havasu safe through Mountain Safe in Havasu. Owner is retired LEO. They delivered a 1700 pound safe into my house and we built it into the wall. I would recommend them.

Mountain Safe is Spot on in Havasu, They have a Store Frt where you can kick the locks and check out everything!

great for Delivery and bolt down in your spot in the house or garage…

Mountain Safe is delivering one to my garage on Friday

 

[WhatExit?]

If I had a safe I wouldn't talk about it online. If I didn't have a safe I wouldn't talk about it online.

 

[Ace in the Hole]

Mountain Safe is delivering one to my garage on Friday

Father/son team, and I they are good people…I’ve bought 3 from them over the years. They handle moves etc too

 

[Gramps]

Liberty Safes....made in Utah https://libertysafesofutah.com/ go big as you can, I'm up to 4 safes now

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Use the safe to keep the guns in your possession. I have seen multiple house fires, with several of the big name brand safes in them, and none of them preserved the contents inside worth a fuck.

 

[HAVASUSUN]

Check out liberty safes sold by Tractor Supply. They have some occasional good sales.

 

[Ziggy]

Check out liberty safes sold by Tractor Supply. They have some occasional good sales.

I checked those out & liked them but ended up buying from Mountain Safe when they were operating out of their garage still.

 

[ltbaney1]

Everyone says it lol. Go as big as you can.

My “11 gun” filled way before 11.

same here, buy double the size or as big as you can. they dont take into account optics on rifles, pistol grips or other additions. and if you anything like me, you will find other stuff you want to put in there as well, i built a shelf in mine to hold important documents and jewelry.

 

[DLC]

When looking at gun safes don’t pay attention to how many long guns they says it will hold!

Unless you have a bunch on 10/22’s w/ iron sights.

if your long guns have a scope / red dot or a pistol grip it will not hold the stated amount the manufacturer says.

so buy the extra grande model

 

[sintax]

Use the safe to keep the guns in your possession. I have seen multiple house fires, with several of the big name brand safes in them, and none of them preserved the contents inside worth a fuck.

This is super true, but also important to understand a lot of "big name" brand safes are simply rebranded junk from overseas. Like I mentioned above, a lot of "big brands" just use shitty gypsum board as their fire protection. If gypsum was a great fire proofer, houses would not burn down. You want something like a fire mat or a poured in place, concrete type solution.

At the end of the day, you're best protection is the fire department, the safe only buys you time.

This is prob not your average results, but I was impressed.

2 Gun Safes Survive House Fire With No Water From Fire Department

Our customer was 45 minutes away from his home when he got the call notifying him and his wife that their house was on fire. As they arrived, the volunteer fire department was already on the scene. Unfortunately, the driveway up to the home was to steep for their trucks. The pond that was also...

www.sturdysafe.com

 

[DarkJuJu]

I have had one for 10 years, IMO great quality if your spending the money on a gun and fireproof safe for documents and what not. dealers in Prescott, Phoenix and LV.

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[HavasuHaulin]

Fort Knox Gun Safe, expensive but you will not be dissapointed.

 

[DLC]

A friends dad ( retired Sheriff ) had a few rifles with wood stocks.
He had his dads WW2 rifle, his work Shotgun and a few others and when his house burnt down the wood stocks didn’t make it and it messed up the blueing it got so hot in the safe

 

[Backlash]

I don't have a need for a safe because guns scare me. But I thought I read somewhere that Canon has a warranty that will not only cover the safe itself, but also the contents inside the safe?? Somebody with more knowledge may know that answer, but something worth considering if it's true.

There is also a guy online who makes videos of himself cutting into safes using common tools found in most people's garages. For example, a Skil saw with a metal cutting blade. He basically cut the top off like a cardboard box for shoes.

 

[rivrrts429]

I have... errrrrr.... a friend has three Liberty Safes and I’m happy... errrrrr... he’s happy with them.

 

[East Wood]

another vote for liberty. door storage is a must, i didnt think i would care but it is priceless.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

Use the safe to keep the guns in your possession. I have seen multiple house fires, with several of the big name brand safes in them, and none of them preserved the contents inside worth a fuck.

This is my understanding as well. @Racer56 ? It seems like more steel, a better design, and better insurance is better than less steel and more “fireproofing.”

I needed something I could move by myself so I went Zanotti Armor. Inside a closet, bolted down gives reasonable protection. Fire protection is non existent.

Z2 5ft — Zanotti Armor

All our modular safes are comprised of (6) easy to assemble steel exterior sections and available in (3) different colors. For the various interior configurations and specs see the attached table. Model Height Width Depth Weight Interior #1 Interior #2 Interior #3 Interior #4 Z1 60″ 25″ 20″ 350#...

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As others have said, get the biggest you can fit/afford.

 

[Bpracing1127]

Bigger is better. Keep in mind ammo is heavy and bulky. So consider a seperate safe just for ammo. I can’t fit all my ammo by a long shot in my medium size safe nor all my guns that before the accident wouldn’t fit

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Got the Winchester 26 gun TS26-45 recently from my local Tractor Supply. It is on sale for $599 right now. I don't expect anything to really hold up in a fire.

Pretty happy with it. Winchester sells extra shelves for it which I bought 1 of, and I added some motion detecting lights to it.

My 1 complaint is that you can't make the keypad silent. I am going to take the little buzzer off the circuit board.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/winchester-gun-safe-26-gun-ts26-45?cm_vc=-10011

 

[Racer56]

This is my understanding as well. @Racer56 ? It seems like more steel, a better design, and better insurance is better than less steel and more “fireproofing.”

I needed something I could move by myself so I went Zanotti Armor. Inside a closet, bolted down gives reasonable protection. Fire protection is non existent.

Z2 5ft — Zanotti Armor

All our modular safes are comprised of (6) easy to assemble steel exterior sections and available in (3) different colors. For the various interior configurations and specs see the attached table. Model Height Width Depth Weight Interior #1 Interior #2 Interior #3 Interior #4 Z1 60″ 25″ 20″ 350#...

zanottiarmor.com

As others have said, get the biggest you can fit/afford.

As said above, I had a customer with a best money can buy safe in their house in Malibu. The house burned down and anything that was paper or wood turned into dust. The owner had almost 200k in cash, personal paperwork and guns in the safe and there was nothing left. My opinion is that they are good for a hour or less in a fire. If the fire department gets there fast enough you will be fine.

 

[clarence]

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[ArizonaKevin]

I have... errrrrr.... a friend has three Liberty Safes and I’m happy... errrrrr... he’s happy with them.

another vote for liberty. door storage is a must, i didnt think i would care but it is priceless.

Liberty is one of the few that seems to be reasonably priced. Just not sure how I feel about the locking bars vs traditional locking bolts?

Colonial

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[ArizonaKevin]

Another potential option with the "Bravo 32" but I can't make heads or tails of the website

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