GUN SAFES "THE TRUTH" WOW! Worth the watch!

Hitman · Feb 1, 2013

Easily the most educational 27 minutes I've ever spent on Youtube.

I almost passed on it b/c it was so long but I'm glad I didn't!

Subscribed! You will learn something from this video if not a notebook full!

sandman7925 · Feb 1, 2013

Great, my safes about as safe as my closet. Thanks hitman

Expert684 · Feb 1, 2013

Ditto! Thanks Hitman. Extremely informative!

Sugarbug · Feb 1, 2013

3fifty7 · Feb 1, 2013

I saw these before I got my "safe" but I was in the market for size and wanted a little more protection than a wooden gun cabinet with glass doors.
I'm satisfied with what I have but maybe one day ... Maybe.

SeventhSon · Feb 1, 2013

My view in safes is that they just slow a motivated thief down and offer some kind of fire protection. If somebody wants something bad enough, they are going to get it.

Hitman · Feb 1, 2013

SeventhSon said:
My view in safes is that they just slow a motivated thief down and offer some kind of fire protection. If somebody wants something bad enough, they are going to get it.

Yea but just how long do they have? Some of these safe's in the video would take SPECIAL equipment to get into and hours of it on top of that.

Hell one of them was so thick it weighed like 2 1/2 tons!

ABNsurveyor · Feb 1, 2013

This was new to me and great info. Thanks

JWG223 · Feb 1, 2013

Pretty much why I have not bothered. It's about as useful as a "gun free zone" sign. Just shows em where they all are is about it.

GunAddict · Feb 1, 2013

Hitman said:
Yea but just how long do they have? Some of these safe's in the video would take SPECIAL equipment to get into and hours of it on top of that.

Hell one of them was so thick it weighed like 2 1/2 tons!

Actually a person with a more than thug IQ can walk in with just a few small items in their pocket and open any of those safes without damage and take what they want. Well not just any person, one has to know the proper ways.

kcinnick · Feb 1, 2013

You don't need the 4 way bolts or the insane amount of bolts Fort Knox has. But yeah, most gun "safes" are pretty poorly made. Best bet is buying an old safe that has been restored that was used to store something like Jewelery or Cash. There is a place out of Atlanta that sells refurbished Diebold safes for a good price, these are SAFES, not RSC's, but rarely do they have one tall enough for long guns, but great for a large handgun collection.

GunAddict · Feb 1, 2013

kcinnick said:
You don't need the 4 way bolts or the insane amount of bolts Fort Knox has. But yeah, most gun "safes" are pretty poorly made. Best bet is buying an old safe that has been restored that was used to store something like Jewelery or Cash. There is a place out of Atlanta that sells refurbished Diebold safes for a good price, these are SAFES, not RSC's, but rarely do they have one tall enough for long guns, but great for a large handgun collection.

The old safes like this are more secure especially since they have the old dial combination lock which even for the old safe crackers would take some time if they could get at it. My main concern is fire protection. If your guns are stolen, there is always a possibility of getting them back, but in a fire, that is the end of them basically.

D-DAY · Feb 1, 2013

If you need a newly made or custom safe that would be worthy as a backup to a bank vault, I highly recommend contacting Graffunder.

SeventhSon · Feb 1, 2013

Hitman said:
Yea but just how long do they have? Some of these safe's in the video would take SPECIAL equipment to get into and hours of it on top of that.

Hell one of them was so thick it weighed like 2 1/2 tons!

Its the law of diminishing returns. At some point you have to find what is "enough" for your needs. I can't personally justify paying what some of those safes companies are asking. I'm happy with what I have, except for the fact that it keeps getting smaller. :dunno:

JWG223 · Feb 1, 2013

GunAddict said:
The old safes like this are more secure especially since they have the old dial combination lock which even for the old safe crackers would take some time if they could get at it. My main concern is fire protection. If your guns are stolen, there is always a possibility of getting them back, but in a fire, that is the end of them basically.

Nah, bayoushooter will buy a new glock for you.

kcinnick · Feb 1, 2013

I personally insure my guns... I don't want guns back that have been stolen or in a fire. Now my Grandpa's Winchester Model 12, Great uncles double barrel that got confiscated during WWII because he was Italian and my dads Remington 1100 my Grandfather gave him as a gift will get the best protection available when they come into my hands.

GunAddict · Feb 1, 2013

JWG223 said:
Nah, bayoushooter will buy a new glock for you.

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JadeRaven · Feb 1, 2013

If you have a home security system, a safe slows someone down long enough for the police to arrive.

Someone could smash into your home and grab quite a lot of valuable stuff and be out in seconds. A five minute response time would allow someone to grab quite a lot, even worse if they already know where to look.

Sure some professional safe cracker would bypass the home alarm and open the safe real quick, but outside of Hollywood these people do not exist. And the ones that do exist are going after bigger fish than you and me.

JadeRaven · Feb 1, 2013

kcinnick said:
I personally insure my guns... I don't want guns back that have been stolen or in a fire. Now my Grandpa's Winchester Model 12, Great uncles double barrel that got confiscated during WWII because he was Italian and my dads Remington 1100 my Grandfather gave him as a gift will get the best protection available when they come into my hands.

The idea is that with a safe your guns don't get stolen and/or survive the fire untouched.

Really though I don't see many safes surviving a big home fire.

kcinnick · Feb 1, 2013

JadeRaven said:
The idea is that with a safe your guns don't get stolen and/or survive the fire untouched.

Really though I don't see many safes surviving a big home fire.

The fire "Proofing" in most safes is not going to keep a gun safe in a house fire.

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