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Originally Posted by MandoMan
A couple years ago I considered installing a safe in my house. I discovered that there are various kinds. A safe to protect documents in a fire does so by chemical means, hidden in the walls of the safe. But generally these are pretty easy to break into. They are often simply thin double walls easy to drill through. There have been a lot of problems, it seems, with humidity in documents in the safe leading to mold problems, at least in Florida. They also aren’t much use if the house floods if they are on or in the floor.
Safes meant for valuables like jewelry generally aren’t much help in fires or floods. Often unattached safes can be lifted into a vehicle and opened in privacy elsewhere, even sizable gun safes. A small safe screwed into a concrete slab with a couple bolts can often be broken loose in a few seconds with a hundred dollar hammer drill from Harbor Freight or a six foot pry par and a sledge hammer.
However, any of these might offer some security against a snatch-and-grab sneak thief who doesn’t carry any tools except maybe a small crow bar and wants to be in and out in five minutes.
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Just thinking out loud here, but I sleep pretty well at night knowing my valuables and documents are SAFE in my bank’s safe deposit box. If you need to sleep next to your gun you have other issues, IMO. As the post above referenced, gun safes are easily removed. This is TV, not NJ, Chicago or NY…lock your doors and you’ll be fine. Just don’t advertise on FACEBOOK when you’re taking a trip or that you own an antique S&W or Grandma’s diamonds!