I am thinking about protecting my cannot-be-replaced Kalifornia ARs. I had a look at a Homak gun "safe", and pretty much said forget it. I could open that with a sharp can-opener!
High end types seemed to start around $1000.
So I started looking around, and found a Sentry safe, 55x17x17.5", door and sides are 1/8" hardened steel, door is recessed, concealed hinges, has 3 x 1" locking bolts and is keyed. Safesmith.com has them for $459.99, which was better, until I found Dean Security Safe Co. They have a safe that looks exactly like the Sentry model, their part no is S2210, Sentry call theirs the R2210. (They also sell another model, the S3910 which has 5 locking bolts, is slightly wider, and has a combination lock, Sentry has one that also looks identical called the R3910) Everything is identical, except Dean's does not have "Sentry" written on the door (they only say "Made by a major manufacturer") and they are selling it for $299. (The S3910 is $399)
Does anyone have one of these (either Sentry or the Dean model 2210) and can you tell me if they are good enough for home use? More important, can anyone confirm my conclusion that the Sentry and Dean's safes are one and the same?
Madkiwi
High end types seemed to start around $1000.
So I started looking around, and found a Sentry safe, 55x17x17.5", door and sides are 1/8" hardened steel, door is recessed, concealed hinges, has 3 x 1" locking bolts and is keyed. Safesmith.com has them for $459.99, which was better, until I found Dean Security Safe Co. They have a safe that looks exactly like the Sentry model, their part no is S2210, Sentry call theirs the R2210. (They also sell another model, the S3910 which has 5 locking bolts, is slightly wider, and has a combination lock, Sentry has one that also looks identical called the R3910) Everything is identical, except Dean's does not have "Sentry" written on the door (they only say "Made by a major manufacturer") and they are selling it for $299. (The S3910 is $399)
Does anyone have one of these (either Sentry or the Dean model 2210) and can you tell me if they are good enough for home use? More important, can anyone confirm my conclusion that the Sentry and Dean's safes are one and the same?
Madkiwi