Stack On Gun Safe at Dicks
With Christmas coming up, I am getting the typical “What do you want for Christmas” question or the “You need to make a list or you are just getting clothes or gift cards this year”. My family is not very original or creative. They want each family member to essentially order their Christmas gifts!
With that requirement to produce my list in mind, I was going through the ads in the Sunday paper and came across the Dick’s Sporting Goods weekly ad. What guy doesn’t like looking at this. Very manly items such as guns, ammo, hunting supplies and such. In my search, Dick’s had an entire page dedicated to gun safes and gun cabinets. One item in particular caught my eye.
Dick’s is selling a Stack-On 24 Gun Safe for $499. They claim it is $699 normally. When I see these cheap prices, I have to wonder if this is a special safe or a cheaper model or a limited supply. I called my local Dick’s store. They said they had several in stock and that I should have bought it on Black Friday as it would have been $399! Anyway, the model of the unit is FS-24-MG-C. I cross referenced this model and it turns out that Amazon sells the same Stack-on model for $819 with free shipping. Other safe sites sell it for up to $999. Wow, great price at Dick’s Sporting Goods!
So what is this unit really?
- It holds 24 long guns with no additional storage, 12 guns with storage, or no long guns configure for just storage.
- It has 4 adjustable shelves
- The unit does feature an electronic lock and claims it has a hardened plate steel behind the lock which is a nice upgrade. The electronic lock is only a 3 digit code though. Nothing more complicated.
- With a carpeted interior and traditional Stack-On hunter green paint, it looks nice inside and out.
- This FS-24-MG-C model does claim to have a 30 minute fire rating with an expandable door seal. I suspect at this price point, it is simply 1/2″-5/8″ fire resistant Sheetrock. Not a terrible product, but not as good as other product such as the Cannon safes, which have true fire retardant insulation in them.
- It does have five 1″ live action locking bolts and 3 steel deadbolts to secure the door.
- It comes with hardware to mount the safe to the floor.
- The hinges are internal/hidden so this door will only open 90 degrees.
- It weighs 436 pounds and have a limited lifetime guaranty due to theft or fire with 5 years for material and workmanship.
- Be careful as some websites are claiming this safe is also waterproof, which is not specified on the Stack-On Website. You need to buy their Premier Safes line to get waterproofing.
- Another item that troubles me about this product is that the model number FS-24-MG-C is actually the entry level model at Stack-On, but they have this labelled as an Elite (which is StackOn’s safes next level series). The Elite version of this safe has model number E-24-MG-E. Maybe this is just an incorrect picture by Dick’s, but I would check this out if you consider buying one.
- The primary problem with this safe is that it is only 13 gauge steel. Most entry level safes have 12 gauge (thicker) with more expensive units having 10 gauge. The Sturdy Gun Safes actually have down to 7 gauge. A burglar could be into this safe in short order with a fire ax or a metal saw.