Buying my first safe. Have questions.

[opie011]

Here's one of the coolest vault doors I got to play with. 18" thick and about 10tons

[hammer03]

+1 for buying as big as you can afford/get in the house/get away with.

Especially if you planning on putting papers/computer/jewelry/heirlooms/ammo/whatever else in there. Never enough room if you want to keep ammo in there...

[LiveFireArmory1]

I was looking at the Yukon from Browning at Sportsmans. It is the most solid safe I could find out there. Has great ratings. It goes for around $900 though. Since I got my FFL I decided against it and build at 250sq ft vault instead for about the same price. Now I am not limited and I still feel very secure considering I build secure rooms for a living.

[opie011]

I was looking at the Yukon from Browning at Sportsmans. It is the most solid safe I could find out there. Has great ratings. It goes for around $900 though. Since I got my FFL I decided against it and build at 250sq ft vault instead for about the same price. Now I am not limited and I still feel very secure considering I build secure rooms for a living.

What brand of door are you using?

[RCCrawler]

I was looking at the Yukon from Browning at Sportsmans. It is the most solid safe I could find out there. Has great ratings. It goes for around $900 though. Since I got my FFL I decided against it and build at 250sq ft vault instead for about the same price. Now I am not limited and I still feel very secure considering I build secure rooms for a living.

So you say you built your vault for about $900, but they you say you used a $2,800+ door?

[LiveFireArmory1]

That's Top Secret Dude!
just kidding, Sportsman's Crown Series VAULT DOORS

[theGinsue]

Let me echo what EVERYONE has said.Buy as big as you can afford (and move). A few hundered bucks can make a big difference. I had a big Liberty, sold it and built a 15x7 gun vault in the basement, complete with vault door.

If I may ask, how much did this cost?

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/939...-black-logo-52

Buy enough socks for all your guns to keep them from getting knocked around.

+1. Socks protect from dings and scratches, help to keep moisture off the guns and buy your guns more time from a fire. A few years back I was talking to another customer at Sportsman Warehouse about safes and he showed me pictures of the gunsvhevhad in his safe when his house burnt down. The guns in socks looked good & he said they just needed a good cleaning but the guns that weren't in socks (the silicon impregnated ones made for guns) were totally destroyed. It sold me 100% on gun socks!

[babirl]

OP: Anything is better than nothing!

Heck, it's at least a deterrent to most of the scumbags/meth heads/gang bangers robbing/burglarizing around here... Harder is better than easier.

Save a bit more or just buy the best and then biggest you can now afford... Might have to prioritize. Definitely a big difference vs. laying around and as noted, ARs and scoped rifles are absolute space hogs.

B2

Welcome LiveFireArmory1! Always good to have some new FFL options in the area; hope all goes well for you.

Who is Opie011 associated with? (That vault door/vault/fake rock wall is likely worth more than I'll ever be...ETA: In a GOOD way.)

FWIW, I had a dickens of a time finding a local "real" safe/RSC dealer worth supporting in the Springs region once I decided to upgrade a bit; much less one that even wanted to be in a semi-competitive price for my puny private order... Work location and time precluded ability to drive all over/meet business hours. (Ended up w/ custom-order AMSEC BF6636 from "The Safe Place" and couldn't be happier. I had it locally installed... Per usual, it's already full!)

REGARDLESS, Definitely worth knowing some local, real safe pros. I've found some locals through this process that I'll recommend and support if nothing else for MOVING, maintenance and maybe accessories.

[relichunter]

You may want to wait until thanksgiving or Christmas to pick up a sale safe.

I picked this one up last Thanksgiving for $700 at Dicks. http://www.gearbuyer.com/products/fi...lock_safe.html

It is small enough to move up and down stairs - the door comes off easily. Has a water resisitance that has helped me control humidity and it has a fire rating too.

It is rated at 32 long guns and it really fits about 20-25 guns.

I've got two safes. I like the idea of having the guns split up so I have them in different parts of the house.

[JohnTRourke]

You may want to wait until thanksgiving or Christmas to pick up a sale safe.
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that's a good point
on Black Friday there are some AWESOME deals on safe's.