Safe Dealers - MD-DC metro area

erwos · Nov 17, 2015

Anyone have any recommendations on safe dealers in the MD-DC metro area? I am really not looking to drive all around the state, though (ie, no Baltimore or Waldorf recommendations, please). Some parts of NoVa might be OK, I guess.

Having a decent stock of used safes would be a plus, too. And cheaper is better. (Of course!)

StantonCree · Nov 17, 2015

A1Uniform deals in safes and I got mine at Lowes......they still do 10% Military even on sales so bring a friend.

swinokur · Nov 17, 2015

PM safetech here

swinokur · Nov 17, 2015

Gun Connection used to sell safes. give them a shout.

BigDaddy · Nov 17, 2015

These were just mentioned in other recent threads

http://www.thompsonsafes.com/
Frederick

Carolina Safe Co.
3265 Leonardtown Rd
Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone Number: 1-301-374-2333
Toll Free: 1-800-841-9004

Pinecone · Nov 17, 2015

Thompson Safes.

They sell some very nice safes with solid plate doors. There is a big thread about safes somewhere on MDS. And links to several videos. The one take away I got was that a solid plate door is MUCH harder to breech than one of the "composite" (ie folded sheet metal) doors.

erwos · Nov 17, 2015

Thompson looks nice, but they also look expensive. I am trying to avoid going much over $2k here, albeit that may not be realistic.

StantonCree · Nov 17, 2015

erwos said:
Thompson looks nice, but they also look expensive. I am trying to avoid going much over $2k here, albeit that may not be realistic.

Has Bass Pros fall hunting classic already happened? They get great deals on safes then too.

ted76 · Nov 17, 2015

erwos said:
Thompson looks nice, but they also look expensive. I am trying to avoid going much over $2k here, albeit that may not be realistic.

I bought a nice Encore E-31 (37" x 60.5" x 25.5") from Mike Thompson for $1,500 last year as part of a 2 safe deal with a friend. It has an 1/4" plate steel door, 12 gauge body and 1,350F x 60min. rating. It has 28 long gun slots and I have it just about maxed out with 24 long guns.

erwos · Nov 17, 2015

ted76 said:
I bought a nice Encore E-31 (37" x 60.5" x 25.5") from Mike Thompson for $1,500 last year as part of a 2 safe deal with a friend. It has an 1/4" plate steel door, 12 gauge body and 1,350F x 60min. rating. It has 28 long gun slots and I have it just about maxed out with 24 long guns.

I was hoping for something with at least 10-11 gauge, but you're giving me hope that maybe they'd be in the window, especially if it was a used model of some sort. I am a bit skeptical of going all-in on some of the higher-end TL-15+ stuff, if only because it seems like that even those safes are screwed if someone who knows what they're doing comes after it... I'd be better off investing in an alarm with the extra money.

davsco · Nov 17, 2015

Chantilly gun show this fri-sun, steve's safes sells ft knox, I bought one from him some 15 years ago, good pricing and great service (delivery inside house).

DanGuy48 · Nov 17, 2015

I bought mine locally (to Frederick) from these guys. They did well with a bit difficult delivery (stairs and tight corner) and they have a big inventory to touch and feel.

http://rjlock.net/

parttimer · Nov 17, 2015

You defiantly get what you pay for when it comes to safes.
With that being said I cheaped out and bought a cannon safe from tractor supply last Black Friday. I did not need a bomb proof safe I just needed a theft deternt and something to keep kids out of. I payed ~$700 for their 48 gun model and I have been very happy with it.
If you are looking for a theift proof bomb proof set up I would go to a shop that specializes in safes. If you are like me and just need a basic safe start looking at Black Friday sales.

JWLaRue · Nov 17, 2015

Like parttimer, I don't need an A-bomb proof safe....so looking at some of the places like BassPro or Tractor Supply works for me. But where does one then go for inside delivery?

-tnx,
Jeff

erwos · Nov 17, 2015

When I bought a safe from Dick's (a few years ago back when they actually had stuff with semi-decent gauge steel), they had a service that would deliver and install it for a few hundred bucks. I just feel like I have enough of a collection that it makes sense to store some of the nicer stuff in a somewhat better safe. *shrugs*

madchestermonkey · Nov 17, 2015

I think it's SAMs club has one in their Black Friday flyer, sorry don't remember any brands though

erwos · Nov 17, 2015

madchestermonkey said:
I think it's SAMs club has one in their Black Friday flyer, sorry don't remember any brands though

Stack-On 35 gun. Not quite what I'm looking for.

BigDaddy · Nov 17, 2015

JWLaRue said:
But where does one then go for inside delivery?

Therein lies the rub. The safe companies will deliver it, Tractor Supply and Sams, not so much.

I think I bought my safe from Thompson 30 years ago. He delivered it and got it down the the basement, by himself! When I moved, the movers got it up the stairs but they wouldn't take it down the basement of my new house.

There is a thread with pics of an electric stair climber moving a safe.

DanGuy48 · Nov 18, 2015

BigDaddy said:
Therein lies the rub. The safe companies will deliver it, Tractor Supply and Sams, not so much.

I think I bought my safe from Thompson 30 years ago. He delivered it and got it down the the basement, by himself! When I moved, the movers got it up the stairs but they wouldn't take it down the basement of my new house.

There is a thread with pics of an electric stair climber moving a safe.

Yeah, they used a stair climber for my delivery. The guy had a tow behind trailer that would sink the back to the ground (not really a lift gate) for easy removal. They also had some cool accessories for moving it inside, Slip Sticks I think they were called. It was basically a wood slat faced with a thick layer of Teflon...made it a breeze to move it over the flat floor.

remodeler1 · Nov 18, 2015

I had a good experience buying a safe from Mike Thompson in Frederick. Delivered in the house precisely where I plan to keep it. Reasonable price for a quality safe

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