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Gun Safe on sale at Menards.....

RaupleminzeRaupleminze Member Posts: 1,385 ✭
edited November 2008 in General Discussion
Menards has a Liberty safe on sale for $898 which they say is $200 off. I believe this is the safe:

http://www.libertysafe.com/safe_colonial.php

Anybody have any feedback on if they are any good?
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  • bhale187bhale187 Member Posts: 7,798
    edited November -1
    http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhOjWHbD6M&feature=related
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's actually a very good video and it makes some, probably accurate, statements about reseller price points!

    It really does come down to what the consumer is trying to achieve through the purchase of a safe. If they're just trying to keep dust off of items, then cheap is okay, but real security and protection will cost $$$$!

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    Bolting the safe to the floor makes this sort of attack much harder. Bolting it to the floor in the back of a narrow closet makes it darn near impossible.
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  • bhale187bhale187 Member Posts: 7,798
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    Bolting the safe to the floor makes this sort of attack much harder. Bolting it to the floor in the back of a narrow closet makes it darn near impossible.

    That's true, in most cases the thief would give up after making minimum progress in the first 2 or 3 minutes.

    Whenever I am able to find the right land for sale I plan to build our dream house, and it will have a gun safe room in the basement with a raised floor, concrete walls, and a safe door.
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  • gearheaddadgearheaddad Member Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The safes sold at the discount houses are o.k. for storage. Out of the hands of kids, and maybe to protect against the "neighbor kid gone bad".
    The other thing to consider is, what is the value of the guns or valuables being protected? $5-600.00 worth of guns or valuables, one of the discount store safes are fine. Bolt them to the wall and floor.
    If you're protecting tens of thousands of dollars or more of guns and valuables, then by all means the best safes available are what is needed.
    Just my opinion.........
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    A friend had a new house built with a "safe room." It is essentially a steel-reinforced concrete bunker in the center of the home. Floor, walls and ceiling are reinforced concrete. The door is a Fort Knox safe door. Yes, you can order just a safe door and door frame for just such an installation. The safe door is set in and a normal-looking door covers it. The safe room serves as a safe place for his gun collection, as well as a place to go if there is a tornado spotted nearby.
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  • bhale187bhale187 Member Posts: 7,798
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    A friend had a new house built with a "safe room." It is essentially a steel-reinforced concrete bunker in the center of the home. Floor, walls and ceiling are reinforced concrete. The door is a Fort Knox safe door. Yes, you can order just a safe door and door frame for just such an installation. The safe door is set in and a normal-looking door covers it. The safe room serves as a safe place for his gun collection, as well as a place to go if there is a tornado spotted nearby.

    That's what I was going for as well, we get alot of tornadoes in the communist republic of Illinois, alot of thieves too.
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  • RaupleminzeRaupleminze Member Posts: 1,385 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bhale187
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    A friend had a new house built with a "safe room." It is essentially a steel-reinforced concrete bunker in the center of the home. Floor, walls and ceiling are reinforced concrete. The door is a Fort Knox safe door. Yes, you can order just a safe door and door frame for just such an installation. The safe door is set in and a normal-looking door covers it. The safe room serves as a safe place for his gun collection, as well as a place to go if there is a tornado spotted nearby.

    That's what I was going for as well, we get alot of tornadoes in the communist republic of Illinois, alot of thieves too.


    X2

    Yeah we do.........
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  • sharpshooter039sharpshooter039 Member Posts: 5,897 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    so I guess if I cant afford a $3000 safe I am better off not having one at all,any safe is better than no safe and liberty makes a pretty damn good mid range safe,I want to see a video of the same guys doing the same thing to his safe,,,that gut reminds me of a vinyl siding salesman,my siding is better than everyelse in the marketbecause we are experts ,we only charge a $1000 a sq installed when you can go buy the exact same name brand yourself for $50 a sq,,
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  • kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    From what little I know about Liberty safes, they are excellent safes. If you are not in a hurry shop around. I recently purchased one that sold originally for between $3000 to $3500, however, the store was having a closeout sale on this model and I got it for $1500. Good deals on good safes are out there to be had, new or used. Good luck to you on the one you choose.
    What's next?
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  • kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Liberty Safes UL Fire testing

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTGbRGhxAj4

    Linkage test:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_anQI9CKww
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