Expert Advice on Safes and Vault Doors

A garage gun safe works well when you plan for the environment. Here's how to control humidity, choose the right fire and burglary ratings, and anchor your safe so the most exposed room in the house stays a smart place to store firearms.f

The short answer: upgrade to TL-15 when your insurer requires a commercial UL rating, when you're storing high-value inventory overnight without reliable alarm coverage, or when your threat model involves a determined attacker with real tools. For most homeowners storing firearms with a working alarm system, a well-built RSC is enough.

Buying the right gun safe can be challenging when you're not sure where to start. To help you out, we've compiled the top four most frequently asked questions about gun safes and answered them.

Underwriters Laboratory (U.L) is a product safety testing and certification organization that develops standards for many products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and equipment. 

Hi, Dye the Safe Guy, Dye Hawley Sales Manager here with Safe & Vault Store.com. I am here today to talk about the signature series burglar fire safe for American Security. This is their BF Series line. This little guy here is the BF1512, the very beginning of their line. It has 1.35 cubic feet on the interior. It also has an RSC burglar rating which is clearly noted on the door by Underwriters Lab. It also has a 1 hour UL Underwriters Lab fire rating.