Suggestions for a fireproof home safe?

[joshuaream]

Yep, now that looks like serious protection. Four of those side by side along a wall would be great, just open the doors to display frames and lock it down when not in the man cave...

[marksimerson]

My uncle has a couple Browning gun safes...nice but pricey.

[10pointer]

I personally use cannon safes... incredible fire rating (length of time/temperature) and id like to see someone be able to get it out of my house, I had to have a professional get in in the basement with a hydraulic jack etc. Its about 1000 pounds empty. Best part about it is if there is a fire or an attempted break in Cannon will replace it for free.

I always tell people to get a good heavy duty fire rated safe (ive been in firearms sales for a long time). Spending a grand or two to protect your valuables is a good investment. It takes just one fire or robbery to cost you thousands upon thousands in guns, artifacts, jewelry, irreplaceable inherited items, etc. And I know some of you guys have a whole home's value in artifacts!

[Scotto]

I was an electrician for 12 years and we did a lot of fire jobs. Unfortunately, we also saw what happened to the contents of a lot of safes that advertised that they were rated for fires. The safes survived (minus the paintjobs) and everything inside looked liked it was fired in a kiln.

Best way it to get one of those safe doors and frames, where the frame is poured in concrete and then the door is installed. The safe box itself is rather lightweight, but water tight and goes under your basement floor. There's a panel that fits over the safe door, and with a rug over it, you wouldn't even know it was there. Not sure who sells them, but all contents would survive a fire, and nobody is walking out with your safe, either.

Most small safes are just a convenient carrying case for the robbers to get all your uber-valuables in one handy container, then open it at their leisure at their own place.