I forgot to add, thiugh security it is not, I do have 2 spam cans full of lead ingots on one side and a 12" tall box full of ingots o the other side. it started because my AR pistols, hi-point carbine and lever weren't tall enough to hit the barrel stand thingy's. so I added the spam cans to give them more height. Then as I was think how easily someone could slip into my basement and probably carry the whole safe out to his car without even making a noise, I then decided to add lead ingots. so, yes they can still pr it open in just a second if no-one s home, padlock'd or not, but for one crack-head to simply try to just pick it up and throw in the pick-up isn't going to happen. And no robbery is going to be able to take place in silence with a couple guys tip-toeing it outta there. it has 320# of lead ingot, plus the guns and the safe itself, prob another 40-50 pounds of ammunition in old powder containers stacked up between the guns.....you know, that "end of the world" ammo stash, in sealed bottles wih desiccant......gotta have that. so at least if I am home, it's going to be super noisy getting the safe outta there, and it's going to require 2-3 guys. If I am not home, a simple prybar will do the trick I am sure.
personally I hate that my safe is even in the basement, I would feel much better with it in my bedroom. if someone took a look at my house for a robbery, the first thing they would notice is my basement window is un-seeable by any of my neighbors, and thy would see that safe immediately upon entry. My wife let's me get away with pretty much ANYTHING I want to, but a safe in our bedroom, well..... she wouldn't say no, but I know it'd make her unhappy even if she didn't declare it. I keep saying I am going to get to work on some "gun shelves" in the near future, but it always gets put on the back burner. I figure if I had some false storage furniture AND the crappy safe, after breaking into the safe and getting my cheapest guns, they would assume that is all I had and my prized pieces would be safe somewhere else in the house in some hidden shelves, false bottomed drawers or whatever I can come up with. I always liked the idea of the hinged kick panels on the stairs, that's a great hiding spot and easy to do.