New Gun Safe: Comparables to Sturdy?

DZ · Dec 20, 2015

I am about ready to order a new safe and have more or less decided on a Sturdy 3627-6 with fire liner.

Is there something else in that price bracket (~$3500) that I should be considering?

Lostinbmore · Dec 20, 2015

Fort Knox

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Lostinbmore · Dec 20, 2015

I ordered a fatboy. But i believe sturdy and ft Knox are better

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Pinecone · Dec 20, 2015

Superior

Contact Thompson's in Frederick.

jrwhitt · Dec 20, 2015

Second on Fort Knox

Huckleberry · Dec 20, 2015

I'm a Sturdy Owner and IMHO there is no real comparison unless you're willing to spend more money for Ft Knox, Brown Safel or Graffunder

Sturdy's optionall liner is 10ga, that is at thick as some of the competitions' outer shell. Sturdy is definitely function over form. If you have questions about Sturdy then you need to give Terry a call. He's owner of the company.

But here's the buyer 's guide that I always recommend. It gives the best analysis.

http://www.6mmbr.com/gunsafes.html

Arcamm · Dec 20, 2015

Pinecone said:
Superior

Contact Thompson's in Frederick.

Second checking out Thompson's.

They carry Graffunder, they make a Fort Knox look flimsy. :lol2:

slowpoke · Dec 20, 2015

I like everything I read and hear about Sturdy. You save b/c they build to order and no one is carrying inventory. Only downside I can see is you can't get something quickly, or if you need full-service including delivery into the house, you would have to coordinate that separately.

DZ · Dec 20, 2015

Huckleberry said:
I'm a Sturdy Owner and IMHO there is no real comparison unless you're willing to spend more money for Ft Knox, Brown Safel or Graffunder

Sturdy's optionall liner is 10ga, that is at thick as some of the competitions' outer shell. Sturdy is definitely function over form. If you have questions about Sturdy then you need to give Terry a call. He's owner of the company.

But here's the buyer 's guide that I always recommend. It gives the best analysis.

http://www.6mmbr.com/gunsafes.html

Yeah, I keep coming back to the conclusion that Sturdy will provide the best safe for the dollar.

stever · Dec 20, 2015

You could always ask if they have any blems in a size similar to your needs. Had to really look to find the blem on mine.

MACVSOGShoebox · Dec 20, 2015

Pinecone said:
Superior

Contact Thompson's in Frederick.

I second that.
Awesome value for the money!

http://www.superiorgunsafes.com/products.html

ted76 · Dec 20, 2015

Pinecone said:
Superior

Contact Thompson's in Frederick.

minuit · Dec 20, 2015

I just bought a summit rainier 4064 from Thompsons. Very happy with it. Paid ~$4k with tax, delivery and installation.

Cal68 · Dec 21, 2015

Are there any articles comparing Fort Knox and Superior safes? I've been going back and forth trying to decide which one to get for a while and I've not been able to find any articles that compare them in terms of quality. Thanks.

Cal68

niftyvt · Dec 21, 2015

If you have $3500 it would be worth looking for a used real safe (UL rated). lackasafe.com

Lackasafe doesn't really have much in stock on their website right now but if you want to buy now it would be worth it to give them a call. Also, I think there are a few people who deal with safes here that are IPs.

I have a Sturdy myself but plan on getting a real safe, hopefully, this year.

CrabbyMcNab · Dec 21, 2015

Have you tried Safecracker on here? He may have a safe that fits your needs.

DZ · Dec 21, 2015

niftyvt said:
If you have $3500 it would be worth looking for a used real safe (UL rated). lackasafe.com

Lackasafe doesn't really have much in stock on their website right now but if you want to buy now it would be worth it to give them a call. Also, I think there are a few people who deal with safes here that are IPs.

I have a Sturdy myself but plan on getting a real safe, hopefully, this year.

What Sturdy do you have and what are your thoughts?
I think what I'll do for now is get a good quality RSC and then get an additional UL listed safe further down the road to add capacity.

Huckleberry · Dec 21, 2015

Study the UL testing first. The testing standards are somewhat questionable.

Many safes are RSC because the manufacturers like Sturdy do not want to submit a copy of each model for the destructive testing due to cost and not because they didn't pass UL standards.

Sturdy uses real world recommendations on how successful is their fire protection. Real fire burns differently than heating a safe up in an electric kiln and waiting for paper to char.

Plus they sell a lot of their safes to government and police agencies. The Sturdy Safes are more akin to GSA 5W Weapon Containers than a RSC.

I bought my on recommendations from some .mil and Fed LEA folks.

DZ · Dec 21, 2015

Huckleberry said:
Study the UL testing first. The testing standards are somewhat questionable.

Many safes are RSC because the manufacturers like Sturdy do not want to submit a copy of each model for the destructive testing due to cost and not because they didn't pass UL standards.

Sturdy uses real world recommendations on how successful is their fire protection. Real fire burns differently than heating a safe up in an electric kiln and waiting for paper to char.

Plus they sell a lot of their safes to government and police agencies. The Sturdy Safes are more akin to GSA 5W Weapon Containers than a RSC.

I bought my on recommendations from some .mil and Fed LEA folks.

Yeah, I am pretty well sold on Sturdy, including their fire protection. For $3500, I doubt I'll get much better.

Huckleberry · Dec 21, 2015

niftyvt said:
If you have $3500 it would be worth looking for a used real safe (UL rated). lackasafe.com

Lackasafe doesn't really have much in stock on their website right now but if you want to buy now it would be worth it to give them a call. Also, I think there are a few people who deal with safes here that are IPs.

I have a Sturdy myself but plan on getting a real safe, hopefully, this year.

So what do you consider a "real safe"?

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