Should All Gun Safes Have a UL RSC Rating?
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UL RSC I Ratings are basic security ratings for gun safes. A safe with this rating is tested to resist an attempted break-in for 5 minutes using simple hand tools. That might sound impressive, but in reality, it’s a very low standard. Exceeding it, as Sturdy Gun Safes do, says far more about real-world protection than the rating itself.
UL RSC II Ratings are the next step up. They require a safe to resist longer attacks and slightly more advanced toolsthan RSC I, but they still don’t approach the strength of high-security TL-rated safes.
Why Sturdy Gun Safe Doesn’t Automatically Carry UL RSC Ratings
Sturdy Gun Safes are designed to exceed the RSC I standards out of the box, but we don’t automatically meet RSC II requirements unless customers choose optional upgrades that increase steel thickness, like one of our many steel packages for the body and door. These upgrades allow the safe to approach or surpass RSC II-level protection, but not all customers need that level of reinforcement.
Our safes also feature robust linkage designs and reinforced doors that exceed standard RSC I testing in the real world. So even without a formal UL RSC rating, your safe is proven to withstand serious break-in attempts.
Why We Don’t Pursue UL RSC I or II Certifications
Getting UL RSC certified is very expensive, and those costs would be passed on to the customer. Even with certification, the rating still doesn’t tell the full story — our real-world tests, including torture-test videos and home-use burn/attack scenarios, show exactly how secure our safes are.
The Bottom Line
- UL RSC I: Basic entry-level protection. Sturdy Safes already exceed it.
- UL RSC II: Requires optional steel upgrades to meet the standard.
- Sturdy Safes: Proven security through reinforced steel, thick doors, and real-world testing — no rating needed.
In short, our customers get high-security performance with flexibility, without paying extra for a rating that doesn’t tell the full story.
2 comments
I’ve been looking at gun safes for a long time and it’s a shame that the manufacturers try to hide so much people don’t even know what they’re buying and sturdy is one of the few safe companies that actually tell people what they’re getting I would put sturdy right that with fort Knox those are the only two Safe Co.’s that actually give you metal and that’s what it takes to keep thieves out my next purchase will be a sturdy
Can I suggest that you add the requirements of each category. That way, a consumer can at least see why a Sturdy might or could meet those requirements without the certification. I know portions of the UL requirements are steel thickness, even before they try to “crack” the safe for the timed entry portion of the testing..