This Winchester gun safe was in a total loss house fire.

[armorboy]

If it was a liberty it would have opened for the firefighters😂

[americanmade]

Its rated for 30 to 90 minutes in fire. If that fire burned down the house I can assure you it was longer than the rating. So a total loss is to he expected.

[chicagorc]

Note to self, if buying a big safe. Put a smaller fireproof safe INSIDE for the valuables 😂

[Norseman]

As a firefighter, I can assure you that the fire had been burning for quite some time, and there’s not much that would survive. If you live in the sticks with a fire department that is volunteer or based far away, your chances of loosing everything, house and safe alike, is very great. If you’re in a city or suburb with staffed fire stations, you have a much better chance of loosing very little. A 30 minute rated safe would be fine for someone in the city or suburbs. The FD will be knocking the fire down within minutes of arriving, for the most part. It wouldn’t matter if it was a $500 Winchester safe or a $5, 000 Liberty safe, any fire burning for an extended amount of time will destroy most safes. Best thing you can do is get a decent safe, and insure your house/belongings/guns. There are no safes that are 100% fire proof or burglar proof. There’s always a hot enough temp, or a determined enough thief.

[HatedJared]

Honestly seeing the condition of the house I think it did pretty well.

[MT-xsfu]

Actually looks pretty good. Papers not burnt. Grip went in the first minute as seals swelled.

[jaboff-road]

That’s why it’s best to put your safe on the exterior wall of your house. It will be in the fire the least amount of time in the center of the house sits at the heart of the fire.

[CamoBroTactical]

Thank you for showing people this and helping people who may be about to purchase a gun safe. We are looking into buying one soon.

[sailaway]

I have learned two wonderful things about weapon ownership over my lifetime. Never …. Never keep your weapons or ammo in a safe. Secondly, keep them ready to bug out in less than three minutes.. that means carry bags, backpacks and crates.


I have 37 weapons from an 1800’s Kentucky long rifle to a handguns. I can move the lot with ammo and tools in about five minutes..

I have lived through six tornadoes, a house fire and a flood. Lost my home on three different occasions in my lifetime.. still have all my weapons and important documents.. grew up military and it was instilled in me…. Nothing is permanent so pack it to move out quickly. It’s ridiculous to some but over thirty marked backpacks and gun bags.

MREs, paper’s, photos, watches, medical bag, three days of clothing, 2000 plus rounds..

It’s a lot but other than my family, cats and dog.. we can move out in less than ten minutes.

Call me nutty or a freak but as a kid, I learned to just worry about the importance of being ready to shoot and scoot.

Safes are just decoys


Update…. FYI, nope not on drugs, lived on a boat that was in a hurricane, lived in 2 war zones with my father. No one breaks into my home because there is always a family member or a friend here 24 / 7. Not a nut job either. Just grew up living from base to base or in a tent. Having bags ready to go in my vehicle, room and stashed at several locations.

I am not a gun freak or psycho…. I have been homeless and hungry…. I be damned if I go hungry for lack of trying or preparing. So why not ?? I don’t expect people to grasp it but again, you do you. I just think Gun safes are useless..

And if you are too stupid to teach your family about being adaptable to things or being prepared.. again that’s you. I hate violence.. but I am fine with dealing with it. I respect and treat everyone warmly and kindly until you make me choose otherwise.. I don’t want any problems but if you choose that with me…. I will only tolerate a small amount before I decide not to enjoy your company.. and that’s fine. See, I can and have seen things as a child that I shouldn’t have. I have also served my country with love and life. I don’t mind if you aren’t like minded. It’s really alright. Just don’t waste your money on silly stuff.. The average gun fight is under 2 seconds at 7 feet with at least 3 rounds discharged ….

Okay, go unlock your safe.

I’ll wait……. I don’t want to hurt a soul but I am going home or doing something more important than waiting around to be a victim..

30 weapons are my great grand fathers, my grand fathers and my uncles. Pre civil war, world war 1, 2 Vietnam.. they are like family photos …. Private and Priceless.. that’s all..

So crack jokes I and on drugs or they will get stolen.. or I should reevaluate my life.

I have clean food and water, clean clothes and my life packed up in bags ready to go. What’s wrong with that?? Nothing .. I sleep just fine.

[donaldpfeffer]

Still beter than a traitor libery safe, but not much, sorry about your loss

[trench_raider]

For a old safe in a complete house fire that probably lasted hours, then that's actually really good, and at least those guns can be salvaged and restored

[PML]

Damn dude...had this happen to my dads gun safe...our house burned down and the firefighters sprayed the safes when they was hot and it basically vaporized the inside of the safe...lost alot of collector guns...shit hurts more than most could ever understands. Way of life. Keep going tho

[JohnDoe-udcc]

It’s the water and steam that destroys stuff. Best thing is to put what you can into metal ammo cans inside. This provides a whole other layer of protection.

[AnythingOutdoorswithSteve]

These are the helpful videos people need to see before they make a purchase! Real world is a total loss house fire. As you can see, the internal temperature exceeded 400° F.
Thank you for making this video!

[stevekowalski]

No surprise, just a budget safe not meant for a real fire like that

[SoldierofYeshu]

Prayers for you and Your loved ones. Much love from Arkansas.

[jamesdonovan]

The actually fireproof safes had cement or concrete poured inside. Today most use one thin layer of fire resistant drywall.

[Pooch...]

Same. Our safe was highly rated for fire survivability. Not even close. Nobody on the mountain had one that survived the fire from what I heard.

[jamesfaircloth]

I hope everybody made it out of there all right praying for them I've had the same thing happen where I lost everything and it's a tough road to go down

[upstatearms]

Just some Info to for those that may not know. A safes fire rating is obtained by being at the lowest level of the home. Due to thermal layering. It's industry standard. The inside of that safe though if it went for another 5 minutes it would have been a loss. As a former interior F.F one of the worse things I've seen was homeowner that had thier basement flooded. Went out on a pump detail and a laminate stock will not hold up in a safe filled with water. Not sure if it's due to laws or regulations but I would be great to see safe companies offer some type of water seal as well. Not only adding another layer of protection from.both a fire or flooding but woidl also help mitigate humidity within the safe.