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Liberty Gun Safes
Liberty Gun Safes are among the best in the industry. This is quite an accomplishment considering that Liberty Safes has only been in business since 1988. In just over two decades, they have grown to become the No. 1 seller of full size residential gun safes in the United States.
In fact, over 1 million gun owners have purchased a Liberty safe. Liberty is headquartered in Payson, Utah and has approximately 250 employees.
There are seven main gun safe series with 20 different safes to choose from. There are also several different lower end specialty safes, you may want to consider.
They offer an extensive array of colors and finishes. Prices range from under $1,000 to over $5,000. Apparently, they offer something for everyone’s budget.
Liberty Gun Safes Warranty
Backing up these safes is a remarkable warranty. Liberty Safe’s warranty provides the following:
If your gun safe ever experiences an attempted break-in or a fire, Liberty will repair or replace your safe for FREE.
This is a lifetime warranty and includes shipping the new safe to you, if the old one cannot be repaired. The warranty does not apply if your
homeowner’s insurance covers the damage.
Interestingly enough, this warranty is even transferrable. I cannot think of many other warranties that
offer this option.
2012 Update
There were not many changes to the existing product line-up in 2012. The very low end, Centurion Series has discontiued many models and the remaining models seems to have been relagated to specialty situation’s. The company has also seemed to create several other low end models in this specialty category. If this description seems criptic, it is. I am a little confused by the changes and even more confused by the inconsistencies of the product literature, which often contradicts itself. I will briefly address these modls more below.
Additionally, Liberty Gun Safes created an entirely new low end series called the Revere Series. Otherwise, there were very few substantive changes. The most noteworthy was that the Franklin Series and above now come with standard interior lighting.
Liberty Gun Safes Models
Specialty Models
The Centurion Series seems to be effectively dead at Liberty Gun Safes. The one remainin model** is the Centurion 12. This model and two others, the Deluxe 17 (sometimes called
the Franklin 17) and the Premium 20 are now marketed as “Compact Safes”. The Centurion 12 and the Deluxe 17 are both 24 inches wide and are designed to fit within
a standard 24 inch closet door. The Premium 20 product description states that it is designed to fit within a 24 inch closet, but the safe is actually 28 inches. Go figure!
Liberty Safe has done a great job updating its website in 2012, but it still has a ways to go in terms of proof reading.
**Please note that on some parts of the Liberty website there are 1 or 2 other Centurion models listed (along with conflicting descriptions, etc.). It
varies without explanation. As such, if they can’t figure out which models they offer, than I am not going to spend time trying to do it for them.
Bottom line, I would be cautious about any Centurion Model, unless you really need the 24 inch width.
Models:
- Centurion 12 (22 gun capacity)
- Deluxe/Franklin 17 (17 gun capacity)
- Premium 20 (20 gun capacity)
Discontinued Liberty Gun Safes Models
For a period of time, I include discontinued model reviews here. Sometimes left over inventory is available and people want to learn about the safe before purchasing. Here are a couple reviews from discontinued Liberty Gun Safes.
Revere Series
The Revere Series is new for 2012. Presumably, it is named after Paul Revere, the great American historical figure. If you know the Boston area, it
also can evoke thoughts of the City of Revere, not so good! Anyway, this series is the new entry level series from Liberty.
Key Features:
- UL RSC Burglar Rating
- S&G UL Group II Rated Lock
- 30 minute Fire Rating at 1,200 F
Models:
- Revere 20 (22 gun capacity)
- Revere 23 (25 gun capacity)
- Revere 30 (30 gun capacity)
Colonial Series
Moving up the chain, the Colonial Series is the next step up from the Revere Series. Key differences between the two series are
that the Colonial has locking bolts on more sides (3 vs. 2), extra fire protection (45 min. vs. 30 min.) and a much larger color selection (9 vs. 2).
There are only three models: the Colonial 23, Colonial 30 and the Colonial 50.
Key Features:
- UL RSC Burglar Rating
- S&G UL Group II Rated Lock
- 45 minute Fire Rating at 1,200 F
Models:
- Colonial 23 (25 gun capacity)
- Colonial 30 (30 gun capacity)
- Colonial 50 (64 gun capacity)
Franklin Series
The Franklin Series is another one of the value oriented gun safes offered by Liberty Gun Safes. This safe series is reasonably priced and begins to
add some of the more advanced features you typically want.
Franklin vs. Colonial Series: Some key additions to this series versus the Colonial Series are better gauge steel (11 gauge vs. 12 gauge), more (14 vs. 11), larger (1.25″ vs. 1.0″)
and longer (2.375″ vs. 1.75″) locking bolts, and better fire protection (60 min. vs. 45 min.).
There are 3 different model sizes ranging from 27 to 41 guns.
Key Features:
- UL RSC Burglar Rating
- S&G UL Group II Rated Lock
- 60 minute Fire Rating at 1,200° F
- Locking Bolts on 3 Sides
- Starting in 2012, you now get interior standard.
Models:
- Franklin 25 (27 gun capacity)
- Franklin 35 (35 gun capacity)
- Franklin 50 (41 gun capacity)
Lincoln Series
The Lincoln Series has been awarded the No. 1 Safe Award by the North American Hunting Club. This safe has some great features and
is a wonderful addition to your home. This series begins the premium offerings from Liberty.
Lincoln vs. Franklin Series: The upgrades over the Franklin Series are extensive, including a higher fire rating, larger locking bolts
that lock on all 4 door sides and a ball bearing locking plate. There are 3 different models with a gun capacity from 25-50.
Key Features:
- Ball Bearing Lock Plate
- 90 minute Fire Rating
- 4 Sided Locking Bolts
- Standard Interior Lighting.
Models:
- Lincoln 25 (24 gun capacity)
- Lincoln 35 (34 gun capacity)
- Lincoln 50 (41 gun capacity)
Presidential Series
The Presidential Series gun safe is where we all aspire to be. This gun safe is excellent. It has more and larger locking bolts, thicker steel,
and longer fire protection than all previous safe Series’.
However you are going to pay for it. This is Liberty Safe’s premium offering. The three
different models have 22 gun to 39 gun capacity.
Key Features:
- 7 gauge steel (massive!)
- 4 Sided Bolt Protection
- 1.5″ Locking Bolts
- 150 min. Fire Rating.
Models:
- Presidential 25 (22 gun capacity)
- Presidential 40 (33 gun capacity)
- Presidential 50 (39 gun capacity)
National Security (Magnum) Series
The Magnum Series is marketed under the National Security arm of Liberty Gun Safes. This series is very similar to the Presidential Series
with some fairly minor modifications.
The fire rating is the same (120 minutes). Both use 7 gauge steel and are UL RSC listed. However, be aware that there are some
variations to the exterior and interior sizing.
Like the Presidential Series, there are 3 different models with gun capacity ranging from 22-39 guns.
Key Features:
- Exterior hinges (allows for wider door opening)
- Offset handle and has enhanced interior features (shelving, lighting, etc.).
Models:
- Magnum 25 (22 gun capacity)
- Magnum 40 (33 gun capacity)
- Magnum 50 (39 gun capacity)
FatBoy Series
The Fat Boy Series is for those of you who have a serious problem. I mean how many guns do you really need? All kidding
aside, this bad boy, I mean Fat Boy, has some impressive gun storage capability.
The Fat Boy Jr. can hold up to 48 guns. It has a 45 minute fire rating, UL RSC rating, 12 gauge steel, 3 sided and 1″
locking bolts.
The Fat Boy can hold up to 64 guns. It has a better gauge steel (11 gauge), a higher fire rating (60 minutes) and larger locking bolts (1.25″).
It also holds a UL RSC protection rating.
Models:
- Fatboy Jr Gun Safe (48 gun capacity)
- Fatboy Gun Safe (64 gun capacity)
- Centurion 17 (20 gun capacity)
- Centurion Deluxe 23 (25 gun capacity)