a1, cesium, and others all make some very good points. Speaking for myself, I'm under no delusion that my Sturdy will forever protect my firearms from all sorts of evil mutant zombie attacks, Armageddon, or the very fires of Hades
. I bought one to have some piece of mind when away from home, to protect against the smash 'n grab punks looking for fast thrills and the meth-heads looking for quick bucks, and to buy some time/protection for the Fire Dept to arrive, if that's ever (hopefully not) necessary. If somebody REALLY wanted to get in the thing and had the time, tools, and know-how to do it, well that's why I've also got the guns insured. If the manufacturers/re-sellers of today's typical RSCs/gun safes REALLY believed in all the marketing mumbo jumbo they spout, don't you think more of them would offer some sort of coverage for the contents if lost to theft or fire, as a hook to pull in more sales? I put Sturdy in there too, as they only warranty the safe itself and not the contents. I don't expect nor do I blame them for not covering contents, as there are FAR too many variables that can affect the eventual outcome of an attempted attack or fire. That and despite how some of the sales pitches sound, RSC manufacturers/sellers aren't in the insurance business anyway.
What really spurred me on to finally buy one was hearing six or so months ago about a co-worker arriving home to a ransacked house (out in farm country) and kids racing out the basement door. Ironically, they left an old .22 rifle and a huge jar of change (both in plain sight), but dumped over/out desks, drawers, and shelves searching for hidden goodies. While I currently live in a very decent neighborhood, some of the riff-raff I see not-too-far-away has caused me to pause for contemplation.
Also, I really needed to do some organizing/consolidating of the "collection" - I still have one revolver floating around somewhere 'cause I can't remember where I stashed it....