need a good gun safe, any suggestions

[fabsroman]

As much as I hate to say it, I would go with a Browning. That is what I am going to buy once I get around to it. I was going to buy one this year, but we will be moving from our townhouse into a single family home in a year or two and I don't want to have to take it with us.

My dad has an American Security safe and it seems to be doing the job pretty well. It is located in a musty/humid area of the house and there really hasn't been too much of an issue with the guns in it. Then again, do have three boxes of dessicant in it and I recharge them somewhat often. I don't think you will be able to find a safe that is completey air tight because most have a plastic gasket around the door that is made to expand when it gets hot. This is what makes them fire proof.

If you are keeping the safe in the basement, try to make sure that you keep it away from and gas lines that feed the furnace, water heater, or anything else in the basement. Might not be an issue in your basement, but I know it is one in my parents and most other homes. The additional fuel source will only subject the safe to increased temps in the case of a fire.