Good and cheap are really hard to put in the same sentence when talking about safes. I've been on a 2 year hunt for a safe. My initial thought was $1000 will get me a good safe. My new budget is about $2700. When you start getting into the gritty details, the differences really come out. Fort Knox has a good video about the differences. Types of steel, fire protection methods, bolt diameters, etc. All of it factors in.
With a budget of $500, you're not going to get what I would call a "good" safe. "Good" safes start at about $2000.
I agree with above. Fort Knox is the best. Superior is a lot of bang for your buck.
If your guns are not worth a bunch and kids are of concern any department store safe will suit you fine.
My definition of good starts at about four grand. I see it as an insurance policy without the annual fee.
Name a good safe
AFAIK, there are no fireproof safes, nor bullet proof vests.The black friday ads next week should have something in that range. Just looking around, I don't see any fireproof safes in the $450 dollar price range. There are a couple of good safes for that price but non-fireproof. I think I would wait for a fire-proof one, if anything just for the extra weight. I would give it a week and see what pops up in the ads.
AFAIK, there are no fireproof safes, nor bullet proof vests.
I guess it just depends on one's point of view. If I had purchased a safe described by the manufacturer as "fireproof" and stored my original copy of the Declaration of Independence in it and it was destroyed in a house fire, I wouldn't be happy with the term. If I purchased a vest described as "bulletproof" and someone shot me with a rifle that went through and through, I'd complain. If I were the grammar police, I'd point out your failure to use an apostrophe.Dunhams Sports has a fire "resistant" (I dont want the grammar police on me again) safe in your price range. It's a 20 gun and is 449.99 I believe. Pretty sure it's one of the pre black friday sales.
Wow, thanks for the wonderful input That REALLY helps the conversation out. I'm sure everyone was clueless until you interjected.
Wow, a bit testy. By the way, I named my safe Fred. He's just an okay safe, though. He's not fireproof.