Gun Safe Fire Ratings

Fire ratings indicate how long a safe can keep its internal temperature below a critical threshold—where paper and wood begin to deteriorate—in a fire. Genuine fireproof safes are built with robust materials and tested to ensure they meet these standards, providing reliable protection for your valuables. But gun safes are built with sheet steel (11ga to 14ga thick) and drywall. So how do they pass the test?

Oven Illusion vs. Real Fire Reality

The gun safe industry’s fire ratings rely on static testing—essentially baking safes in a controlled oven environment. This "oven test" is a far cry from the dynamic conditions of a real fire. Imagine you are baking a frozen pizza. Placing it into a 500 degree oven, you could hold you hand in that oven, if you hold it still, for several minutes before the slow heat transfer burns you. Now, picture a small jet engine mounted to a bench, with 500-degree exhaust blasting at 60 MPH. Put your hand in that, and the skin and muscle would be incinerated in less than a second. Why? Convective heat in a dynamic environment, like a real fire, transfers energy dramatically faster than the static, gentle warmth of an oven. The industry’s static tests create a misleading illusion of protection, failing to account for the ferocious, fast-moving heat of an actual blaze.

The TRUE™ Safe – As the name implies, is a true safe. Double-walled steel filled with a concrete composite. It gives you the highest level of security and true fire protection. This bundle gives you ample room for gun and gear storage, to maximize the space and build it how you like!