gunsafehaven
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Hey guys,
First post here...sometimes I get a notification when a link is posted to my site (gunsafehaven.com). The notification brought me here, so I checked it out. Good thread.
Unfortunately, I don't know anything about tractors, but I wanted to comment on the RSC chatter.
UL's RSC listing is definitely not the end-all-be-all for a gun safe...in fact, a lot of safe technicians who I've talked to find it laughable.
Personally, I find it to be a nice bonus. It's a certification from a trusted third party (UL) that says, "this gun safe isn't a total piece of junk"...and there are definitely lots of pieces of junk out there.
Unfortunately, there's no ground between a UL RSC listed "safe" and UL's TL-15 listing. Take Liberty's products for example; their Lincoln is significantly better than the Centurion (entry level), however they both have RSC listings...nothing more, nothing less.
The RSC listing gets you to a good place to start looking for a unit, but at a certain point, you have to do a little bit of homework to properly distinguish the average from the good.
Of course, there are exceptions--those gun safes that don't have RSC listings, but are still fine products--Sturdy and AMSEC were mentioned.
I have no doubt that any unit that's come out of Sturdy's manufacturing facility would pass a 5 minute RSC tool-test. The thing is, getting your units tested is a hassle, and it costs money. I'm not going to speak for Terry Pratt, but my guess is, he's thinking, "people already know I make a solid product...why pay more for another sticker?"...
As for AMSEC, from what I've learned, they're all over the board. They make some average units, and they make some of the best on the market...
In my opinion, an RSC listing is a decent indicator of the quality of a safe, but never should it be the only thing you consider when looking for one.
Just my $.02. Thanks for stopping by the site.
G'Night!
First post here...sometimes I get a notification when a link is posted to my site (gunsafehaven.com). The notification brought me here, so I checked it out. Good thread.
Unfortunately, I don't know anything about tractors, but I wanted to comment on the RSC chatter.
UL's RSC listing is definitely not the end-all-be-all for a gun safe...in fact, a lot of safe technicians who I've talked to find it laughable.
Personally, I find it to be a nice bonus. It's a certification from a trusted third party (UL) that says, "this gun safe isn't a total piece of junk"...and there are definitely lots of pieces of junk out there.
Unfortunately, there's no ground between a UL RSC listed "safe" and UL's TL-15 listing. Take Liberty's products for example; their Lincoln is significantly better than the Centurion (entry level), however they both have RSC listings...nothing more, nothing less.
The RSC listing gets you to a good place to start looking for a unit, but at a certain point, you have to do a little bit of homework to properly distinguish the average from the good.
Of course, there are exceptions--those gun safes that don't have RSC listings, but are still fine products--Sturdy and AMSEC were mentioned.
I have no doubt that any unit that's come out of Sturdy's manufacturing facility would pass a 5 minute RSC tool-test. The thing is, getting your units tested is a hassle, and it costs money. I'm not going to speak for Terry Pratt, but my guess is, he's thinking, "people already know I make a solid product...why pay more for another sticker?"...
As for AMSEC, from what I've learned, they're all over the board. They make some average units, and they make some of the best on the market...
In my opinion, an RSC listing is a decent indicator of the quality of a safe, but never should it be the only thing you consider when looking for one.
Just my $.02. Thanks for stopping by the site.
G'Night!