18 July 2011, 10:45
gohip2000advise on gun safe
I was at scheels and they have a scheels aka champion brand dial and key gun safe, dimensions 60" high x 30" wide x 22" deep for about $850. This thing weighs about 575 lbs and is fire rated to 1500 degrees for 90 minutes i think.
Are champions good safes or are they on the lower end of quality. It seems a little fishy that they are selling this size safe with the fire rating for this price.
I think it's 11 gauge steel, but I would have to double check on that.
19 July 2011, 02:01
N E 450 No2Before you buy a gunsafe check out
www.sturdysafe.comThey make a good product.
They also have a lot of good info on their site about safe construction.
19 July 2011, 07:39
Slowpoke SlimIt sounds waaaayyyy too small.
Get one twice as big as you ever think you'll need.
That way it will take you longer to "outgrow" it.
Outgrowing a safe is much more expensive than buying big to begin with.
Or so I've heard...

19 July 2011, 09:39
gohip2000I am going the next size up for $1000, which is double what I think I need. I just can't afford a more expensive safe right now, but a few years down the road, I will be able to afford a better safe and I will look very hard at sturdysafes as they seem to offer a lot of quality for the money. I have to do the upgrading thing at least once, but my next safe I will go for quality and larger size, so hopefully my 2nd safe will do me for a good chunk of my life.