Negative. While the company is an American firm, much of Amsec's current product line is imported from our friends in China. Some assembly and lock installation may occur on US soil, but the ones I have sold recently were clearly imports.
Get the largest and heaviest safe that you can afford, and that the floors it will be moved and positioned on can accomodate. Don't be seduced by fancy paint jobs, pinstriping, and gold plated hardware. These have no effect on security or fire resistance. Instead, concentrate on wall thickness and a snug door-to-frame fit. Boltworks should be tight without excessive door play or gapping at the frame.I need to purchase a gun safe and I know bigger is better and have read thrugh this buyers guide witch was verry helpful. I wanted to hear from some members on some safes they might recomend to get or not to get as I have never owned a safe. I would also like to hear about any particular accessories that I should get for it (with in reason like a light) I will be storing riffles, pistols, & a few documents in the safe. Well fire away
These days? It's anybody's guess. I've seen small safe companies start up and collapse in short order due not only to the high costs of labor, but the cost of steel as well. In order to remain competitive, pricing keeps per-unit profits small and these outfits must rely on mass sales to make money. Like everything else, it's cheaper to manufacture or buy safes in third world nations and slap your company's label on them than it is to pay union scale......
Also, many models that were made here before are now being manufactured overseas. This is an ongoing scenario that is not going to change without massive import tarriffs that would dissuade these companies from going abroad..
