Expert Advice on Safes and Vault Doors

Hi, Dye the Safe Guy here, Dye Hawley today to talk about the Gardall BGF-6024 Gun Safe. The Gardall BGF-6024 is 59" tall, it is 24" wide and 22" deep. Gardall makes an entire line all the way up to a 72" high by 42" wide gun safe. These gun safes come standard with a Sargent & Greenleaf spyproof dial lock. It also has a key locking dial. You can also get it in chrome or brass hardware. Gardall offers an upgrade to a Sargent & Greenleaf digital electronic lock.

Most people assume that in order for their valuables to be safe they must be kept in a bank safety deposit box. After all banks go to great measures to keep all the burglars out, right? They have secure concrete bunkers they transform into vaults with tightly controlled access and vault doors that no one in the world would ever dream of breaking into. Plus they have very tightly controlled security alarms that will have the authorities there in minutes. All of this sounds like pretty convincing evidence to store your passports and important documents in a safety deposit box….but a fireproof safe might be a better option. 

Since we did a run-down on burglar safe ratings, I thought it might be a good idea to do a rundown on fire-safe ratings. As with burglar ratings, the UL is THE authority for trustworthy ratings, although there are several other authorities that also provide ratings to a range of safes. Because of its prevalence and industry standard, we’re only going to look at UL ratings.