All good advice. I have a big, fireproof, American Security safe, and it is awesome! The majority of the good safe manufacturers build good safes...of course they all claim to be the best. Most are very similar. What I would recommend, get the biggest safe you can afford. A 20 gun safe really doesn't go very far. When they say 20 guns...they are basically talking about 20 guns...with nothing on them. No scopes, slings, bipods...etc. Trust me, you need more space when you start adding that stuff. I would also recommend an "easy out" interior if available, and a goldenrod(dehumidifier). If you get a nice size safe, you can store all your guns, and other important stuff also (jewelry, papers, etc.) Mine has a 38 gun interior, and 4 shelves also. Consider it an investment.
You might want to check some gun shows, for a safe. They usually bring them, and they definitely don't want to have to take them back. My dad got a great deal on a Liberty for this very reason. Another thing, Liberty makes a nice "economy" model now. Also look at places like MidSouth, Natchez, etc. I got my safe from Natchez a while back for about $1600 delivered. Getting it delivered is probably worth the money, especially on a big safe. I've moved mine twice, and at 1100lbs empty...it can be a little tricky <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Last thing, Mauser....I've had some of my guns standing for 20 years with no problems. Those guns would have to have an awful lot of oil in them to cause damage like that.
Edited by - WV Hunter on 01/17/2003 21:08:38