Disappointing. Granite was one of the few budget safe brands that was made in the USA. I guess now they are importing too. The more you know.
Where did you hear this and who are “they”?
There is no mention of it on their website however their top-line Legacy, which you first linked to, shows it as having a UL-rated electronic lock. The Legend series just shows “electronic lock”, so it must not be UL rated, which is something the Gun Safe buyer’s guide strongly recommends.
As for dial locks, the cheap ones also have PROBLEMS. I have seen many dial locks on disply safes over the years messed up and questionable… but that is from obvious abuse by the masses… but still a weakness. It’s all about the odds… and I have little concern about the electronic lock, and it is indeed much, much faster than a dial lock.
Clearly the electronic-locks are a much bigger risk long-term, which may be why the e-lock is only covered for one year on the warranty. However, I agree that speed should be a concern if you are using your safe for your primary home-defense weapon(s). It seems you would also want a “silent-mode” on the keypad as well though if you were doing that.
No, it does not have flood protection. But at 550 feet elevation on a hill I have ZERO concern about possible flood damage.
I was under the impression that the waterproof rating would be most important after a fire when the fire department is flooding everything in the house. Not for an actual flood.
Yes, I did get a fair deal from Greentop as it was during some kind of Anniversary Sale… I negotiated it another $50 cheaper by asking them to drop another $50 to cover the sales tax. They did…
I haven’t had any luck finding the Winchester line of safes anywhere other than the place you posted and that was $200 above what I have in this Stack-On. It seems Sam’s Club isn’t selling them anymore, and Wal-Mart only has the little Winchester e-vault versions. Looks like I will be sticking with this one.
I was originally just planning on getting a smaller 14-gun safe and my buddies will soon be pissed at me this weekend for getting a 28-gun size. We will be moving up to my home office which in on the 3rd floor, however it is in my garage which is actually in the basement so that means we have 4 flights of stairs to climb… If we do have a fire it will be interesting to see how well it holds up to a 4-story drop!
Thanks for all your tips!
Paul
Not all big safes are created equal…
I bought a Liberty Safe back in OCT and I love it…
From the research I found that although many safes can be big in size and fairly secure, they lacked proper fireproofing.
Liberty is a good safe, I’m sure there are some better, but I’ve seen some good postings of firearms surviving house fires… 
How much did you pay for it?
I would love to have a Fort Knox, Browning, or Zanotti someday and would like to regulate this one to a business documents only setup in my office since it is convertible… 
I wish I had the space and money. I’d buy a vault door and have an arms room built around it. Alas, I don’t. I’m a poor guy in an expensive hobby, on a tight budget. Some places you splurge, others you scrimp; the unfortunate nature of our hobby.
That said, if there is a Harbor Freight & Tool anywhere near you I’d take a look at their Bunker Hill Gun Safe. it is a four or five pin model (I can’t remember), maybe 6-8 guns depending on what you pack in it, that you can bolt to the wall or floor. It has a an electronic combo lock with a key back-up. I got mine $199.99 on sale, usually $299.99. It is no Jewel but it will get the job done until you can save the ducats for some of the nice safes posted above.
About $1300… It was discounted for some reason at Gander Mountain… It has the Electronic Keypad on it… My biggest PRO for this safe… I don’t think spinning a dial is the type of fun I want when I need to grab a additional firearm real quick…