[Edward Tinker]

I have never considered a safety deposit box.

I lived in Castle Rock and had a house fire, safes were in the basement. They were locked and still the bore stores (I had them on each gun, a silicon sock) and they smelled like smoke.

Gun Safes are rated as to fire resistance, most are rated NOT for fire resistance. So, you look for ones that are, price is higher for those types. And only are rated for certain heat and time....

One guy I knew had a fire resistant safe with a fire sprinkler over them, he figured if the fire was not put out as quick as he'd like, that this would give him more time.