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I agree with Havoc's opinion that Champion Safes offer the best value for the price. I think this holds true for all their model lines.

I had decided on a Fort Knox Titan and was ready to buy when I came across the Superior Safe Company's Supreme series. They are made by Champion in direct competition with Fort Knox. Item-by-item the Superior seemed to be as good as, or to me, preferable to the Fort Knox...plus, it was $1000 less. Now that I've had it for awhile, the shelf supports would be the only aspect I would improve (so they could hold more weight/guns). Forgive me if I sound like a salesman, I'm not usually as satisfied with expensive outlays like this.

I would also strongly recommend The Safe Company in Garland. Their service and delivery was excellent. I believe they carry the whole Champion line.

Enough time has passed that my memory of some details has faded. But when I started doing the research for what became a big investment, I learned there are important considerations beyond the usual discussion of fire rating, lock type and paint. Unless you can afford a Graffunder, a "gun safe" is usually not a "safe" at all. They're "residential security containers," with varying degrees of resistance to attack, fire and water. A typically dim-witted thief with a sledge hammer or an axe can quickly get into many of them. Spending more might get you a box with thicker steel in the walls and more bolts in the door, but it may still have a mechanism that can be defeated by drilling a single hole. Others have failure-prone door seals or use insulation that releases moisture that could damage the contents. And some of the most seemingly-sophisticated electronic locks have not-so-secret codes to override the combination. You can find videos on youtube showing how to get into some of the most common "safes" with almost no effort at all.

And finally, whatever you get, keep it out of sight (no matter how pretty it is) and bolt it down.