Fire Resistant Gun Safes

Without a doubt the best Fire Resistant Gun Safes are the gun safes with 2300 degree ceramic or cement, multi-steel step system doors and two fire gaskets. Gun safes that only have fire resistant drywall and one gasket are inferior. If a fire hits your house, almost everything of value will be damaged. Great fire resistant gun safes will make everything safe. A lot of know-it-alls say there are no fire resistant gun safes. That's not true. If your gun safe is fireproofed well, it will last through almost any fire. But it you buy a cheap fire resistant gun safe on-line beware. The ratings are suspicious. Again, here's the best way to pick a great fire resistant gun safe: looking for the safe with the most fireboard or ceramic, the most steps in the door and the most gaskets. The safe with most "stuff" in the walls and door is the most fireproof gun safe. It's that easy.

Fire resistant gun safes were first designed in the 70's with drywall fireboard. They were 30 minute fire rated and were notorious for not protecting guns from fire. In 2007 fire resistant gun safes can be equipped with step doors and built like commercial fire safes. Fire resistant gun safes are different than fireproof gun safes. A fire proof gun safe refers to gun safes with 60 plus minute fire ratings. These gun safes will last through almost any fire. Fire resistant gun safes only last about 20-30 minutes in a fire. If you come home to a fire, cross your fingers if you own a fire resistant gun safe because there's a 50-50 chance you'll lose everything.

To learn more about fire resistant gun safes search online using terms like fireproof gun safes, fire resistant gun safes and commercial fire safes. You will learn that fireproof safes range from 30 minutes at 1200 degrees to 2 hours at 1800 degrees. The better built they are, the more they cost. Happy discount gun safe hunting!

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