So I've perused this and the other safe thread, Googled a bunch of web hits, and visited a couple of stores... I need to do some more research on Sturdy, since it's recommended above, but besides that brand, I think I've narrowed down the choices to the following (and welcome your thoughts):
These are 60" and either 40" wide or ~30" wide dealies.
Fort Knox:
PROS: well respected, good fire rating, secure
CONS: Expensive, "only" 31" wide
American Security (either the 60x30 or the 66x36):
PROS: Seems like a solid safe, decent fire rating, fairly wide if I get the 66" model, less expensive than the other two, comes stock with door hanging stuff including two rifle mounts
CONS: Don't know a whole lot about the safe other than that AmSec is "everywhere" and has great customer service
Browning Medallion M39:
PROS: Nice and wide...plenty of growing room, good locking mechanism, I like the extra room to hang rifles in the door which increases total number of guns that can be stored
CONS: Expensive (almost as much as the Ft. Knox), can't really get a warm fuzzy on how thick the door actually is
My main concern is fire first, then theft as a second. Where I live now, it will have to live in the garage, in a vestibule that's out of sight from the driveway. I plan to put a dehumidifier in there. The garage is not my first choice, but so goes it since I'm renting a townhome.
So any thoughts on the AmSec versus the others? AmSec and Ft. Knox seem to get good reviews online, but I can't find much on the Browning. One guy complained about the shelves sagging after a year, other than that, it's the standard "I bought 'x' safe and it's great!"
