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@@rickb5575 Absolutely, this is our number one selling Browning safe and they’re almost all how owners. Between you, me and the internet it’s my next safe, I need more room for my toys hahaha. At 1300lbs and almost 5ft wide Ive never heard of an issue of the weight especially because it’s so spread out.
@@AndreaHoffman-b8p Stern Defense is full of very cool products! Super functional and high performance from stocks, to 9mm AR conversions to triggers and more!
@@wolfdenauto3417 The BX series is made in China, however they have plenty of US made models like - - - The COOLEST Browning Gun Safe | Browning ProSteel 1878 33 Gun Safe Review ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZU3xp6vUdQ0.html
Robert, you’re in the wrong business. You’re a born entertainer. No script and it was entertaining as hell. I am looking to buy a safe at Costco (I know, I know, don’t say it). It’s made by Sanctuary (China) who also makes the Remington and Sports Afield gun safes. I want to do the reverse of what you did in this video, changing out the electronic lock to a Sargent & Greenleaf mechanical. I’m an old Boomer and have a thing for the old combination locks. As far as you know are the electronic lock hole patterns universal? I haven’t removed the rear panel yet and looked inside but if you tell me the Sargent & Greenleaf 6730-100 is compatible I will buy the safe. I only have a couple guns and don’t need a pricey Rolls Royce Liberty safe.
@@Nobody4rpresident You’re entirely too kind, but thank you. We (the Mad Scientist filming & editing) and myself figured if we want people flying watch we need to be real on camera. Hahaha, I’m a goofy gorilla🤷🏼♂️. I’ve not worked on or done a lot with the China Remington safes. However, there is 1 simple rule of thumb, if it comes with a key then you can’t swap it. I am not familiar with the lock I see on the Sanctuary safe in Costco’s website. However, I read the reviews and someone did mention “key override”, this typically cannot be retrofitted to a S&G 6730. That said, it’s a little more expensive, but perhaps a Browning BX 10 or the 14 size might consider consider. Browning's NEW 2024 Budget Gun Safes under $2000 | Browning BX Series Gun Safe Review ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TweTTtlgWaY.html
@@patrickg3872 Thanks for watching! It’s an incredible product with many ways to help store ammo, in or out of the safe. And of course they’re available from our website 🤠link in the description
This whole interior vs exterior hinge comparison is nonsense! There is no advantage to having interior hinges! The dead bolts on both doors will ensure the door remain closed and not able to open even if the hinges are cut off ! ! ! So what's the point of having interior hinges ??!!!
@@LWRC You’re right, bolts on multiple sides of the door makes interior vs exterior hinges less worrisome. I’m always quick to point out nothing happening when you cut the hinges, so long as there are bolts on multiple sides. And explain why. I bet I get that question weekly or at least once every other week. And I promise you, when we show up to open a safe after someone has attempted to drill/cut it open…there’s almost always cuts on the hinges. Hahaha. It all stems back many years ago when the goal wasn’t security or modularity, it was a heavy steel box. Interior hinges make it harder to know exactly where to cut, if you were gonna try. That’s exactly what we’re trying to do on this channel, educate 🤠🤠
@@A1LocksmithofTexas Thanks for sharing the details. I knew it didn't make any sense and certainly is not a positive selling point! Also, I noticed that these newer safes have steel bars instead of 1" diameter deadbolts that extend from the door into the body - has anyone done any tests to prove that these bars give more protection than the deadbolts? Maybe it would take longer if they tried to cut it with an acelyene torch but I don't think that would be the smart approach! It would seem like this is another marketing gimmic that adds costs but doesn't really give any value ! ! ! I still like the idea of ball bearings by the combination lock to defeat drill attacks ! ! ! That was the BOMB ! ! 👍👍👍
@@LWRC Actualky, the flat bars Liberty are using are less expensive, which allows them to not have to increase pricing and they’re definitely stronger. I try to show it in a lot of our videos how a 1” round bolt only makes contact at one point. The flat bar is touching completely, it has 12x the contact radius vs the 1” bolt. The first time I saw them test this was in 2018 at their facility, I think it was 2018, but it did very well. They laid the Colonial 23 on the concrete , welding angle iron around it and welded eye hooks to the door. Connected a hydraulic pull to it and this 500lbs safe made of 11g or 12 g steel with 3/16” flat bars for to 15,000lbs and still didn’t open. It was impressive. Not that prying doors open is a thing, for the most part, but it definitely wasn’t just marketing.
Don't forget about FREE ACCESS to all govt agencies courtesy of LIBERTY SAFES ... for lifetime.... Sorry -- anyone who buys a liberty safe -- deserves what they get from the alphabet govt agencies.... If you must buy a liberty safe -- immediately call your local lock smith -- and have a mechanical lock put on your safe... dump those e-locks
Wow, that's the exact model everyone's favorite 3 letter terrorists use. Pretty meh safe but they have A LOT of them. I guess because it's relatively light & cheap. Basically just used as a personal storage locker to keep visitors & coworkers out.
@@Empyrean_Enigma Thanks for watching! It’s very hard to beat an American made safe and because of their unique Dual Fusion body construction, for sure.
After what liberty did i understand why people would boycot them.. as a professional safe cracker i can tell you id rather face an amsec any day if i had to drill a safe open. And thats a fact. But if you want real security get an underwriters lab TL 15, 30 or 60 jewler safe. Gun safes are more like lockers.
Was waiting for the AMSEC TL rated safe reviews. I don’t know if you mentioned it, but between the inner and outer steel walls, inside the high strength concrete/ceramic mix, are interlocking “J” shaped bars of steel in the body and door. You can find a cutaway view on some sites. This safe is a beast. The RF is the gun safe interior version. Great stuff men… keep it up!
@@NorCalSlotgunner My man!! Thanks for that. Yes, we actually wanted to post the cut away shot you mentioned, like we have in other videos. We just couldn’t get that cutaway like we wanted, so I didn’t want to get too deep into the weeds without it. Visuals are huge for RU-vid watchers. We do have a BFll in route, but the RF is still on the board. We appreciate you following as always 🤠
@@nmr6988 It was actually a great event, they did an amazing job putting all this together. Rumors had it they’ll be back in Knoxville, TN again next year. We’ll announce it in our channel or social media (Instagram, Facebook, etc) when we hear.
@@A1LocksmithofTexas thank you! I'm a long time GOA member. If not for the fact that I had been planning for a year to be gone all summer visiting my brothers in Colorado and idaho, I would have come to this first leadership summit. From Texas to Tennessee is a bit of a drive!
@@nmr6988 Family first, man. The GOALS was everything you’d hope for from range day, classes, a slew of vendors, seminars, speakers and classes. It was a haul, but we wanted everyone to see what was happening who couldn’t make it. Please follow along as we have multiple videos coming from the whole trip!
How am I supposed to buy a safe when you post these videos?! I'm looking at the Gideon LPVO and the SPT cans. An affordable LPVO has been on my short list for a long time.
@@juddemerson6467 I can’t tell you how impressed I was with that Gideon LPVO! Picked up a Gideon Rock with circle dot to add to the collection. And the SPT ChurchMouse is the suppressor I put the most rounds down range with. It’s super user friendly and the sound for the money makes so much sense. I will get a .22lr church mouse.
@@OpieInTheSmokies Thank y’all for such a great time, keeping everyone safe and to all the volunteers who worked to hard to get ready for the hundreds of folks who came out 💪🏻🤠
@@jamestraina7313 Depending on the cam inside the door I think you have to use a square bolt style like a S&G Titan or maybe a AMSEC ESL10. I believe the new pivot bolt style locks like SecuRam BackLit or ProLogic will get hung. I know that happens with like a 2005 model and I don’t think Liberty made a change to that gear until like 2015/2018. I might have you email pictures of the inside of the door with the panel off robert@a-1locksmith.com
@@sidecharger Hahaha, you guys will try anything twice! Thanks again for meeting with us, man. More to come. I didn’t get an email, shoot me your contact at robert@a-1locksmith.com so I can forward the other stuff we shot when it’s ready.
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one mentioning Liberty handing over combinations to the Government WITH OUT court orders! Liberty will never get my money
liberty is owned by Monomoy Capital Partners as of 2021. That company donates money 100% to democrats that want to get rid of our 2nd amendment gun rights. So i dont trust that at all. But seems like a good safe over all
Thanks for watching. Yeah, they absolutely make a fantastic safe. The Colonial series you see here is made using their “Dual Fusion” or 2-piece body design which is very unique to Liberty. Putting more steel together with less welding creating a stronger box. And when I did my own research on Monomoy and donations it seemed like the partners did not donate as a company to any campaign, it was just individuals. And the largest donations made to democrats were made by a partner who is no longer on the plain of existence. Where did you pull your data? I used public information sites like fec.gov. and others. I decided to research for myself since it’s kind of a huge deal on how I feed my family. I learned a lot of information past the click-bait social media posts.
@@curtis6554 Hey, man. It’s not actually fire rated by the manufacture. However, I will tell you there is steel and gypsum board, so technically it would have some, it’s just tested or marketed that way.
@@PortugueseDiesel They absolutely can stay on. They’re basically the “pallet”, but we’ve had plenty of customers request we leave them on. They simply unscrew if you don’t want them.
@@cryptopimp5855 Oh the interior carpeting material? I believe it’s described as “Mirrored back wall, "All-in-One" interior, and premium door organizer (PDO) with rich PIN-DOT gray FABRIC upholstery provide efficient storage and visibility.”
They are talking generalities, not trying to mislead anyone. For those wondering … to sell lower quality safes to the uninformed, companies or salespeople will list the door as “6” “ thick implying the entire door is part of the security instead of saying the door is a 1.5” composite of folded sheet steel and sheetrock with 3 inches of air behind it to house the boltwork. Not the case here.
I doubt they even have to call. My guess is they just built in a Leo back door that's the same for every closet they sell. I call it a closet because it takes about the same effort to open for Leo's
Bx18 vs 30. Don’t have any now. May get a few. But don’t intend on getting a lot. Part of me feels like just get the 30 but logistically it’s much harder to move and get delivered. I want to use it for ammo and also documents jewelry etc. 30 would need to go in basement. 18 may be able to fit in master.
@@MatroniFitness This my friend is a conundrum at its finest! Hahaha, I hear this situation so often and to be very real with you everyone regrets not getting the bigger one. I promise. If you have a safe delivery company to get it in the basement then it’s really no big deal. I tell everyone we charge extra for stairs obviously, but it’s not tremendously more and it’s just to cover the extra time. You already have a bunch of stuff to go in a safe and once it’s there you’ll find all the stuff you forgot about it. Unless you’re gonna keep the 18 and still buy the 30 later 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
@@A1LocksmithofTexas yes. I only will have 1 handgun and then handgun AR. And then maybe get a .22 and a hunting rifle and possible a shotgun. I like how it’s got handgun on door and shelving. 30 requires me to get a truck rental. It’s really hard to get around a tight door. Then if I hire moving it’s 3/400, so now it’s way more than I wanted to spend and probably don’t need. 18 I can load it in the car and not hire anyone and it’s a few hundred cheaper and can also put in master. 30 would need to go to basement.
@@MatroniFitness My friend….we have a plan! Since you are one man showing this circus my ONLY thing is this….measure that closet and if the BX 24 will fit then grab a buddy to help. That way we’ve compromised and met in the middle. If not, the 18 will absolutely house everything you just named no problem and allow room to grow.
@@TheChakita44 Thanks watching and asking. Honestly, if we’re going our job correctly it’s about listening to the customer and suggesting a safe from there. For example I need to hear your wants for weapons count, size restrictions, past issues with a safe, ammo storage capabilities and if you wanna store other items that are important to you. It’s never about us saying “hey, buy this because it’s cool”, it’s about us being educated on all of our products, so we can help you find the right safe no matter what brand.
@@A1LocksmithofTexas I appreciate that. This would be the first gun safe I purchase. I’m looking for something that would have both good theft and fire security. Something to store both rifles, handgun and ammunition. Possible valuables down the road. I know the number of guns they say they can hold is a stretch but maybe a 23 to 30 long gun safe?
@@TheChakita44 Perfect. From there it’s a matter what space you’re thinking works best for you (garage, a closet, out in the bedroom, etc.). That way we wrap our heads around the dimensions to think about. As a gun guy and gun safe owner myself….I can tell you that the size is never big enough hahaha. Let’s say 25-30 guns , 3-7 of them with optics, ammo, personal items….I might say look at the Browning 1878 49T, the Liberty Fatboy Jr Extreme and maybe the AMSEC BFX6032. I’ve narrowed everything down to 3 option (different sizes, fire ratings, different steel content, different interiors). This way you can focus on just 3, give me your questions, pros and cons of these. After that….we narrow it down again & find the 1 or 2 for you to zero in on, usually. These are all on the channel, I believe. Then just reply here and let me know what you think.
