15 Best Gun Safes For 2026

Above, inside the gun safe a friend won in a Friends of NRA raffle. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A few years ago, a friend won a big (and I do mean big) gun safe at a Friends of NRA event raffle. It required the service of a forklift to get it into his garage. 

With some municipalities (run by liberals, of course) passing laws for gun owners with children to have child-proof storage for their guns, this is something they should read over. 

Besides keeping one's guns away from the kiddies, there's also fire and theft to consider when choosing a gun safe. 

Pew Pew Tactical posted their list of 15 best gun safes for 2026. 

They begin it with:

Need to keep your guns out of the hands of unauthorized family members and burglars?

Then you need a gun safe.

There are A LOT of them out there, and they can range anywhere from $50 to over $10,000. You can find everything from old-school mechanical safes to fancy biometric and WiFi-enabled versions.

We'll cover the different types and provide you with a few options for an affordable, best bang-for-the-buck, or high-end choice.

We have broken this list down into three different sections: Best overall gun safes, best handgun safes, and best long gun safes.

So keep on reading as we go over other important things like how much you should spend and what to look for when considering a safe.

To read more, go here. 

Headin' Home Today

Above, a gag shot at El Mariachi for the benefit of Linda Wilson.

Yesterday was a day when things finally got done.

Above, Mitch and his new gun safe. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

On Mitch's end, the gun safe (more like a vault) was finally delivered to his home. He had been waiting for it since he won it last Saturday at an NRA gathering (along with seven guns). It required a forklift to get it off a truck bed and into his garage. The forklift, incredibly, fit inside the garage with made it easier. Afterwards, we all went to dinner (sorry, Linda Wilson) at El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant.

Above, the new door lock assembly. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

On my end, the motorhome's house door lock assembly was replaced. Now I can get on the road this morning to return home in New Mexico. What was planned as a six-day trip, turned out to be a nine-day trip. It was also more expensive than planned. It was a good thing that I brought Sierra along. 

After the door lock matter was done, I headed to the dump station at the Lake Havasu State Park and emptied the holding tanks. This was the second time I had to do so this trip.

Despite the problem with the door, it had been a good trip.