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I'm going to take another direction on this subject. I do admire the fire proof safes and if you can afford one, that's great. I'm cheap and my wife will attest to that fact. My main goal when I purchased a long gun safe was to keep the kids out. In today's world, that is a must for gun owners. Academy has some inexpensive (ok cheap) long gun safes and they do the job just fine. I picked up a mid-range safe at Academy. I've got insurance for fires so in the event of a fire, I hope to get the family out safely and anything else is secondary.

I do have a fire proof lock box from Home Depot for important papers though. I also have a smaller safe for hand guns with a digital keypad and a Gunvault for the night stand. Both have key back ups and I keep the keys in the long gun safe. I also change the batteries in the hand gun safes every December.

I know the mid-range gun safes weigh less (I think mine is about 300#) and can be carried off by a thief with a dolly, but they can carry off any safe, given enough time.

Also, i have to agree with those above who say to get one larger than you need. I didn't and I regret it. I believe I picked mine up at Academy for some where around $350 - $400 on sale.