[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2016\/01\/gun-safe-boltworks-part-1\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2016\/01\/gun-safe-boltworks-part-1\/","headline":"Gun Safe Boltworks:  Part 1","name":"Gun Safe Boltworks:  Part 1","description":"Do bigger bolts really make a difference? One of the biggest misconceptions relating to gun safes\u00a0 is that \u201cthe bigger the bolts are, the more security you have against pry attacks\u201d. The idea is that if someone is trying to pry open your safe, 1\u201d bolts will break before 1 .25\u201d bolts, and those would…","datePublished":"2016-01-11","dateModified":"2016-01-11","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/#Person","name":"Admin","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fac20c1e017ea994921aa12c985138f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fac20c1e017ea994921aa12c985138f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hoogerhyde Safe and Lock","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","width":600,"height":217}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","width":600,"height":217},"url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2016\/01\/gun-safe-boltworks-part-1\/","about":["Uncategorized"],"wordCount":225,"keywords":["gun safes","safe construction","Vault doors"],"articleBody":"Do bigger bolts really make a difference?One of the biggest misconceptions relating to gun safes\u00a0 is that \u201cthe bigger the bolts are, the more security you have against pry attacks\u201d. The idea is that if someone is trying to pry open your safe, 1\u201d bolts will break before 1 .25\u201d bolts, and those would break before 1.5\u201d bolts. Bigger bolts do look more impressive, but they are primarily cosmetic. Manufacturers use larger bolts to differentiate between lower priced and higher priced safes.Consider this: If you are towing a 5000# trailer where you are stopping, starting, slamming on the breaks, etc., your whole rig is usually held together by just one 5\/8\u201d bolt in the hitch. Ever hear of that bolt breaking? So how would someone break the bolts on a gun safe or vault door, even with a long pry bar?Bigger bolts make no difference in prying attacks \u2013 the weakness is somewhere else. The next post will tell how prying attacks DO open some gun safes.P.S. It is appropriate to note that if someone uses power tools to cut through the edge of a safe door, then cuts completely through the safe bolts, bigger is better. But this kind of attack is extremely rare and doesn\u2019t even make sense. Someone with that kind of tool will go through the side of the safe much quicker."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2016","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2016\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"01","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2016\/\/01\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Gun Safe Boltworks:  Part 1","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2016\/01\/gun-safe-boltworks-part-1\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]