Saturday, 18 August 2012

How to choose the best gun safe

By Martin Wilkins


There are a few easy steps you can take to greatly assist you in the choice of gun safes to purchase. With so many different makes and models asking a few easy questions will help you know which type will work best for you. Once you know the type of safe you want choosing a make and model will be much easier and less confusing.

To begin with, what kind of guns do you need to secure? Long guns may require a certain type of safe and hand guns may be able to use another. Knowing the type of firearm you need to secure now and in the future will make choosing the best gun safe a much easier task. Many safes can store only hand guns while most long gun safes can store both types easily.

Safes designed for hand guns only are usually smaller and more mobile and do not have the capacity to hold long guns. Safes designed for long guns are able to hold both types of firearms and usually will have storage options for either all hand guns or all long guns or a mix of both. Knowing the type of firearm you currently own or are planning to purchase will allow you to be better able to choose the correct type of gun safe.

Next knowing how many firearms need storage is a very important question to answer. A good rule of thumb is to not only consider your current collection but nay possible growth in that collection as well. If you know you will not be adding firearms then purchasing a safe that fits your current collection makes sense. If you plan on adding more firearms choosing a safe with more room than is currently needed is a better option than having to purchase another safe in the future.

Knowing the answer to these first two questions will give you a very good start in narrowing your choices of gun safe. Two other considerations are locking mechanism and fire safety rating. There is a wide variety of choices in these two areas and what works best for one person may not be the best for another. When considering fire ratings it is usually best to go with the longest and highest temperature ratings for the greatest possible coverage.

Locking systems can vary from a simple key lock to a biometric locking system. Most larger gun safes are usually equipped with some kind of electronic lock system usually a combination or code entry system. Many smaller handgun safes are designed as a Fingerprint Safe and will allow easy access to whomever is authorized by entering their fingerprint information into the safes memory. Sometimes your choice of locking systems is limited to the design of the gun safe but you can usually find whatever locking system you desire in most sizes.

Once you have decided which type of gun safe will work best for you finding one will be much easier. There are many different schools of thought regarding the best gun safe and each one has its own points. The true test of the best gun safe is one that will meet your needs in a simple and efficient manner. After all even the top of the line models will do you no good if you cannot or do not use them. This why choosing the best gun safe for you is the most important part of choosing a gun safe.




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