Cheap safe fire ratings

[Neil09]

I’m sure some here have done enough research on how well the cheaper gun safes actually hold up to fire. When I say cheaper, I’m talking tractor supply safes.

I’m honestly buying a safe more to deter thieves, or not make it so easy for them. Do they actually help against fire enough to really make much difference? This is specifically for the lower end safes ($600-700 and under).

 

[Blackhawk]

I'm pleased with my Tractor Supply 36-gun Cannon Safe for $300. Deals can be had if you wait for sales. See my thread at https://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?194773-More-Black-Friday-Deals-2020&highlight=safe

I've been pleased, it is much better insulated than my previous 14-gun Walmart safe at the same price from several years ago.

 

[sandman7925]

I think if your house burns down it’s gonna take one helluva safe for the guns to not be damaged.

 

[dantheman]

I think if your house burns down it’s gonna take one helluva safe for the guns to not be damaged.

Yeah . You specify " cheap safe " AND you want fire protection . Funny guy .

 

[DAVE_M]

I think if your house burns down it’s gonna take one helluva safe for the guns to not be damaged.

Location of the safe will probably help with fire protection more than the fire rating of the safe.

I saw fire pics recently of someone's super mega giant safe that was supposed to protect the guns. First time seeing an aluminum AR handguard completely melted.

 

[Neil09]

I'm pleased with my Tractor Supply 36-gun Cannon Safe for $300. Deals can be had if you wait for sales. See my thread at https://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?194773-More-Black-Friday-Deals-2020&highlight=safe

I've been pleased, it is much better insulated than my previous 14-gun Walmart safe at the same price from several years ago.

That’s exactly what I was hoping for. I am not expecting a cheap safe to prevent fire damage.

 

[twinin]

Also where you live matters also. If you live in a rural area, and far from fire protection, the house may burn down to the slab and no safe is probably good enough. If you leave in a suburban or urban area close to a fire station, they may be able to get to your house before it gets too hot. Of course, those places are probably higher targets for theft though.

 

[dantheman]

I'm SURE somebody will correct me if I'm wrong but I read somewhere that a Glock frame will start to melt at around 500 deg. F . Just saying ...

 

[cajun 22]

Your house is ten times more likely to get broken into than burn down. Place the safe on an exterior wall to get the least amount of burn/heat if a fire were to occur. Buy a supplemental firearms insurance policy and call it good.

 

[sandman7925]

Kind of related. Recently my neighbor built a house and gave away the trailer they had been living in. I was helping him haul stuff out of the trailer to burn off. And man let me say this, cheap laminate wood furniture and micro fiber sofas and similar ignite so fast and burn so tall and powerful you’d think they’ve been dipped in napalm. We threw a micro fiber sofa on the fire and within 30 seconds we were moving trucks and grabbing a hose. If a sofa like that catches fire in a house I don’t care how close the fire department is your place is toast.