Liberty Gun Safes?

I live in southern Utah and recently found out that Liberty Gun Safes are made in Payson, UT about 2 hours from my house. If you’re not familiar with Liberty Gun Safes they’re makers of the large gun safes that cost a small fortune, and if you’re lucky enough, will house your entire arsenal.

The thing is, whether you’re buying a Liberty, Canon, Browning, or another safe manufacturer, most people don’t know how to shop for the right gun safe. What I mean is, if you’re purchasing a safe at a gun show for $500 that says, “made in China” you might as well not buy a safe at all.

Why?

Because these types of safes can be easily broken into with an axe or sledgehammer. A quality gun safe is going to set you back $2,500 or more and will definitely be made in America. The reason for this is because a quality safe has thick steel (around 3/16 of an inch) and weighs so much that it’s not cost effective to ship it from China.

What’s more, a quality gun safe will have a fire rating of 60 minutes or more. What this means is that for 60 minutes your guns will be protected and won’t begin to warp or go up in flames. It will also come with a special fire seal around the door that expands 5-times it’s size when subjected to heat so that smoke and water won’t enter the safe.

Also, somewhere on the safe you’ll want to see the Underwriters Laboratory RSC sticker. Underwriters Laboratory is the third-party firm that beats the heck out of the safes and subjects them to all types of tests. Their RSC (Residential Security Rating) means the safe will withstand attacks against it with various tools.

Now even though these top-of-the-line safes have all of the bells and whistles…

One thing I wouldn’t get is the fancy electronic keypad lock. Almost all problems that I’ve heard regarding these safes involve problems with the electronic lock. If I were you, I would stick with the old spin dial lock just as long as you remember to spin it off when you’re through using the safe.

The bottom line is, if your gun collection is like mine then it’s worth a good amount of money, which means it makes sense to protect it with the best safes out there. So when the time comes for you to get the 64 gun safe (we can dream can’t we) make sure you know the right questions to ask so you’re not getting a safe that can be easily defeated by criminals or a fire.