Doddg,
You did the best you could with the assets available. It is better to understand the shortcomings of your investment than not to have the investment at all, and it would worse to believe you are safer than you really are.
Know that your security is less than it could be, and start saving for a better opportunity.
I spent over $2k for an RSC. It is a very good American Security RSC, but in the end it is an RSC that is guaranteed to foil an attack for a whopping five (5) minutes. At the time I didn't have the money to get something that was TL-15 or better, TL-30.
Security is done in layers. Keep that in mind. You can buy a simple home security system that will go a LONG way to keeping your valuables and family safe. Reinforced doors and door frames are a step above that. Then you can go to planting bushes with very nasty needles outside of your windows. Some people have even been known to sick the MIL on intruders, although they have run afoul of certain articles of the Geneva Convention.
Had I spent another $1k, give or take, I would have bought another ten (10) minutes of security. Oh my. Had I spent another $1.5k - $2.5k I would have bought another 25 minutes. A good investment certainly but then I would have been approaching the value of my firearms. What would be the point of that?
I would suggest doing more reading and understanding of exactly what the security ratings by Underwriters Laboratories means. Their testing is completely unbiased and done by engineers who know what they're doing. In other words, it isn't sales propaganda. Here are a couple of links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtbGUbeM860 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qvr3joITSc
Just remember, even at its best, a top of the line safe will only keep a professional attack at bay for an hour.
Regards,
Doug
You did the best you could with the assets available. It is better to understand the shortcomings of your investment than not to have the investment at all, and it would worse to believe you are safer than you really are.
Know that your security is less than it could be, and start saving for a better opportunity.
I spent over $2k for an RSC. It is a very good American Security RSC, but in the end it is an RSC that is guaranteed to foil an attack for a whopping five (5) minutes. At the time I didn't have the money to get something that was TL-15 or better, TL-30.
Security is done in layers. Keep that in mind. You can buy a simple home security system that will go a LONG way to keeping your valuables and family safe. Reinforced doors and door frames are a step above that. Then you can go to planting bushes with very nasty needles outside of your windows. Some people have even been known to sick the MIL on intruders, although they have run afoul of certain articles of the Geneva Convention.
Had I spent another $1k, give or take, I would have bought another ten (10) minutes of security. Oh my. Had I spent another $1.5k - $2.5k I would have bought another 25 minutes. A good investment certainly but then I would have been approaching the value of my firearms. What would be the point of that?
I would suggest doing more reading and understanding of exactly what the security ratings by Underwriters Laboratories means. Their testing is completely unbiased and done by engineers who know what they're doing. In other words, it isn't sales propaganda. Here are a couple of links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtbGUbeM860 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qvr3joITSc
Just remember, even at its best, a top of the line safe will only keep a professional attack at bay for an hour.
Regards,
Doug