Make sure it’s a quality safe. There are tons of videos on youtube of people peeling heavy gun safes with a crowbar and chisel in less than 10 minutes. I’m sure burglars are quite good at this.
“Make sure it’s a quality safe. There are tons of videos on youtube of people peeling heavy gun safes with a crowbar and chisel in less than 10 minutes. I’m sure burglars are quite good at this.”
Going through the door is too much work. Unfortunately most safes (even the expensive ones) can be cut open in a few minutes using a $10 angle grinder from Harbor Freight. Peel open a side where the steel is thinnest and pull the guns out. Many people question whether it even make sense to have a safe anymore.
So true. You are buying time with a safe. Thicker gauge steel and bigger door bolts take more time to defeat. At least 11 gauge steel, and bolt it to the floor/wall so it can't be tipped on its side, making it easier to open. Any safe can eventually be broken into but a house security system helps, as the criminal doesn't have much time to work before homeowner, or the police get there.