[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by N3HCP

As a part time lock smith I can assure you no safe is 100% thief-proof. A determined thief with the proper tools WILL get into any home safe, given enough time. IMHO the purpose of a home gun safe (and mine looks a lot like the one in the picture ) is to keep unauthorized people and the run of the mill burglar out and to provide some level of fire protection. If a professional wants my stuff there is very little I can do to prevent it. That's why I have all my firearms specify listed on my home owners insurance.

By placing my safe in the basement, bolting it to the wall and floor, placing it to make an attack like the one in the picture difficult, and adding bags of lead shot to add weight (the safe is now too heavy for the steps out of the basement to support) I have done all I reasonably can to protect my stuff. I'm at the point of diminishing returns. A more expensive safe won't add enough protection to justify the costs.

LOL you could always use your safe as a deception tool, Lock in there all the things you need but can afford to lose, and hide the guns in secret compartments throughout the house!

Rminds me of a manager in a conveniance store in Quebec, every night he took the money and dropped it in the freezer under the ice bags, one night the store was robbed, they took both safes, and got nothing in return. Both the time safe and the ram safe in the counter where empty, had they needed Ice for the drinks to celebrate, they would have found close to $5k

Always choose the least obvious