What to Buy If You Don’t Want Liberty
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Originally Published 9.23.2025 | Updated 2.25.2025
For 35 years, Liberty Safe has been our best-selling brand. Based in Payson, Utah, Liberty’s premier production line is manned by Americans. It’s the only US manufacturer offering a full range of entry-level to high-end gun safes. However, we do offer many other U.S.-built safe brands that provide a Liberty Safe alternative.
Liberty is a well-known name in safe manufacturing. However, other brands like Browning, Champion, Superior, and Rhino also make quality U.S.-built safes. These brands may offer options that fit your needs better than Liberty. We compiled a short list to compare with Liberty Safes best sellers for your reference.
DISCOUNTS & REBATES: The following prices listed below do not reflect any current sales and or rebates available. Additionally, we are currently offering up to 24-month same as cash financing to qualifying individuals.
8 Liberty Safe Alternative Gun Safes
While we’re well-versed in the selection of gun safes for sale (you might even call us gun safe nerds), we know that comparing multiple brands can be confusing. The following list outlines Liberty’s best sellers and the closest American-made alternative.
1. Liberty Centurion Alternative: RHINO RBFX
Rhino is a veteran-owned gun safe manufacturer located in Caldwell, Idaho. It’s named after the fighter jet Don Suggs flew — a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. (A twin-jet, all-weather aircraft that had top speeds more than twice that of sound!) An innovative manufacturer, Rhino offers both a patented swing-out gun rack and their new patented SafeX™ Security System.
- Price Range: $749 - $1,099
- Fire Rating: 40 Minutes
- Steel: 14 Gauge
Rhino RBFX (Featuring Rhino’s Revolutionary New Anti-Pry Technology)
- Price Range: $1,537 - $1,843
- Fire Rating: 40 Minutes
- Steel: 14 Gauge
2. Liberty USA Alternative: none
We hate saying there’s no solution for something. Our team bends over backward to help customers achieve their goals. But when it comes to finding a Liberty safe alternative for the USA series, we can’t. There simply isn’t a comparable American-made gun safe at this price point at this time.
3. Liberty Colonial Alternative: BROWNING HUNTER SERIES
Browning can trace its roots back to 1878, when the Browning Arms Company was founded in Ogden, Utah. It made a name for itself as a sporting gun manufacturer. Over the decades, it has offered a wide assortment of outdoor gear — including gun safes.
- Price Range: $2,069.10 - $3,399
- Fire Rating: 75 Minutes
- Steel: 12 Gauge
- Price Range: $3,149 - $3,399
- Fire Rating: 80 Minutes
- Steel: 12 Gauge
4. Liberty Fatboy Jr. Extreme Alternative: BROWNING HUNTER PATRIOTIC 49
In a head-to-head comparison, The Browning Hunter Patriotic 49 weighs 165 pounds more than the Fatboy Jr. Extreme and can hold one additional long gun. It’s also important to note that the Hunter Patriotic 49 is 11.5 inches taller, requiring a larger ceiling.
- Price Range: $2,799 - $3,099
- Fire Rating: 75 Minutes
- Steel: 12 Gauge
- Price Range: $3,149
- Fire Rating: 80 Minutes
- Steel: 12 Gauge
5. Liberty Franklin Alternative: BROWNING 1878 Series
Once again, this U.S.-built Liberty Safe alternative is a bit pricier. It also packs on a few more pounds, weighing roughly 75 pounds more than similarly sized safes within the Franklin series.
- Price Range: $2,899 - $4,399
- Fire Rating: 110 Minutes
- Steel: 12 Gauge
- Price Range: $4,249 - $6,819
- Fire Rating: 90 Minutes
- Steel: 11 Gauge
6. Liberty Fatboy Alternative: BROWNING HELLS CANYON 49
Head-to-head, this is where we start to see more comparable safes from U.S. manufacturers. They offer similar footprints and storage capacity. One of the primary differences between these two safes is Liberty’s patented flat bar design.
- Price Range: $3,999
- Fire Rating: 110 Minutes
- Steel: 11 Gauge
- Price Range: $3,999
- Fire Rating: 90 Minutes
- Steel: 11 Gauge
7. Liberty Lincoln Alternative: CHAMPION SUPERIOR MASTER SERIES
The Superior Master series produced by Champion offers top-tier security and uncompromising craftsmanship. It features thick, reinforced, pry-resistant doors — along with an intelligently designed interior to maximize long-gun and valuable storage.
- Price Range: $4,699 - $5,899
- Fire Rating: 120 Minutes
- Steel: 10 Gauge
Champion Superior Master Series
- Price Range: $3,899 - $7,199
- Fire Rating: 120 Minutes
- Steel: 11 Gauge
8. Liberty Presidential Alternative: AMERICAN SECURITY BFX SERIES
Established in 1946, American Security (aka AMSEC) manufactures some of the strongest gun safes and commercial safes in the world. The BFX series is its premier consumer gun safes. The series features a UL certified RSC burglary rating, aligned with an adjustable interior for customizable storage solutions.
- Price Range: $7,099 - $9,599
- Fire Rating: 120 Minutes
- Steel: 10 Gauge
- Price Range: $5,032.50 - $9,667.50
- Fire Rating: 120 Minutes
- Steel: 11 Gauge
What to Know About Alternatives to Liberty Gun Safes
Liberty Safe Sells the Only Entry Level American-Made Long Gun Safe
If you want an American-made gun safe for $1,000 (or less), Liberty is your only option.
American Flags Look Cool. They Don’t Guarantee a Made-in-the-USA Safe.
We love Old Glory. And we think things decorated with her look pretty darn cool. But beware a wolf in sheep’s clothing because it’s not uncommon for a foreign gun safe manufacturer to print an American flag print on their product. The flag doesn’t mean it was actually made in the U.S.
NOTE: All prices reflect the price when the post was last updated and are subject to change.