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Fire Protection
Outstanding fire protection is one of the primary reasons to purchase a Winchester Safe. All Winchester Safe models are rated at the advanced temperature of 1400°F. This equates to about a 17% higher temperature rating than competitive safes with a rating of 1200°F.
Fire protection and ratings are determined by the amount of layers of fireboard in the door and body. The construction of the safe is also crucial to achieve the highest fire rating possible. When you compare the fire ratings of Winchester Safes to our competitors, and look specifically at the number of layers and total thickness of fireboard, you will see that for each fire rating, Winchester Safes have equal to or more insulation, which equates to the industry’s best fire rated gun safes.
Winchester Safes also incorporate an external hinge in our door design. The obvious advantage of an external door hinge is that it allows 180° degrees of swing and complete door opening to access your safe interior. All competitor safes that use an internal hinge must have approximately a 4 square inch “relief” cut into the fireboard to facilitate the internal hinge to swing inside the safe body. There is very little or no insulation in that “relief” area, and the 1200° to 1400° degree heat will transfer directly into the interior of the safe and could destroy your valuables.
The chart shown below will give you a quick overview of our fire ratings by Series.
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