DON’T ALL GUN SAFES OFFER THE SAME LEVEL OF PROTECTION?

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DONT ALL GUN SAFES OFFER THE SAME LEVEL OF
PROTECTION?
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• No, not all gun safes offer the same level of
  protection, as is the case with all types of
  safe, and its important to know what youre
  looking for when you go safe shopping. If you
  dont have an expert safe installer or
  manufacturer with you when you go to purchase a
  safe, then the following information might help
  you make a more informed choice
• Consider construction and thickness of metal
• In the past, gun safes were made out of wood and
  glass, and were designed more to showcase your
  weapons than protect them from theft.

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• Nowadays, while you can find gun safes at the
  lower end of the price spectrum with very thin
  metal bodies made from 16 or even 20-gauge steel,
  you should be looking for one with a minimum
  11-gauge steel in the body of the safe, and
  ideally, 10 to 7-gauge steel. A low end gun
  cabinet offers little to no protection against
  even the most rudimentary of theft attempts, such
  as one made with a standard hammer and large
  screwdriver.
• Door construction is another vital element of a
  good quality gun safe, and you should look for
  one that has at least a ¼ inch of solid plate
  steel or composite equivalent in the door. The
  most secure of gun safes have a 3/8 to ½ inch
  steel plate in the door.

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• A good gun safe should have the Underwriter
  Laboratory burglar rating of a RSC, or
  residential security container, and better ones
  will be B rated, U.L.TL15 (tool resistant) and
  U.L. TL30 ratings.
• Check the fire rating
• Vital when searching for a high quality gun safe,
  its recommended that you opt for one with a
  minimum 1-hour fire rating anything less and
  your average safe will not survive a typical home
  or business fire. If your budget is limited, then
  simply opt for the longest fire protection you
  can afford.

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• Its also important not to overlook the fire seal
  on a gun safe, as this will prevent moisture from
  getting inside and help prevent rust and
  corrosion from damaging your guns. What happens
  during a fire, is that the seal will expand to
  keep smoke and water from getting into the safe,
  and a good seal will expand up to 6 times its
  original size to form a completely smoke and
  watertight seal around between the frame and door
  of the gun safe.
• It certainly pays to keep your guns in a safe,
  not only to prevent them from being stolen, but
  to ensure that children, or anyone else, cant
  easily get their hands on them, and as you will
  just have read, not all safes offer the same
  level of protection. To know more about what gun
  safe would best suit your needs, talk to your
  local safe specialist.

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