Posted on 02/12/2018 5:22:37 AM PST by w1n1
When you see those big gun safes that people buy, you probably think that its theft-proof.
Gun safe manufacturers offers a variety of safes for the many different users in their market. Such as the inexpensive for the hunters in their cabin to the high-end heavy duty for the more affluent buyer.
No matter how tough it looks to get into these gun safes, you can see how 10 dollars (hand saw) can get you into one of these heavy gun safes.
In this video from SecureIt Gun Storage you can see it doesn't take a lot to get into the best ones in the market. Some excellent advices is if your gun safe have thin sidewalls, consider boxing it into a corner, so that the door is the only exposed area.
For added security bolt the safe to the floor from the interior, this is a huge plus giving you another layer of theft proofing it.
One gun safe company that you might want to check out is Liberty Safe Company. They design their safes with an eye to prevent break-ins, if not then it really slow down the bad guys. See the full footage of gun safe fail here.
Fort Knox is good if you dont cheap out and by the lowest priced ones with 10 or 11 guage steel. You need at least 3/19” and 1/4” is better.
But you are right. Most Fort Knox safes are built to proper standards, just not the cheapest few like the Maverick and Defender.
The brand doesnt matter, just the specs. Dont buy ones with sides and back no thicker than 2 quarters are when stacked.
I have a safe the 1/4 the size, that I know weight's approx 2000 lb's, (bent a 1/2 ton ram trying to lift it) and is on caster's, (a mover's dolly) and it take's a lot more man power just to move it. It's sitting in my shop, on a level concrete floor, and you don't move it like he did.
Acid from a dead battery is easy to neutralize.
Have you actually tried it? Good luck on getting it all!
There are better sources of pH-neutral mass, including bags of sand. Much cheaper too.
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