Quick Answer: Search “Hornady gun safe” and you’ll land on at least three product families that don’t share a single feature set. The RAPiD line (Ready Vault, Night Guard, AR Gunlocker) is built entirely around RFID access speed — tap an enrolled tag and the lid pops open in about two seconds — but none of it is fire-rated, per Hornady’s own spec sheets. The separate Fireproof Keypad Safe (about $200-$285) drops RFID for a keypad and is the only safe in this roundup actually rated for fire, at 30 minutes/1,400°F. A fourth family, SnapSafe, is Hornady-owned but sold under its own name and covered in its own guide. Buying the wrong family for your priority — speed vs. fire protection — is the single easiest mistake to make shopping this brand.
Hornady is best known on this site through single products scattered across other guides: the Compact Ready Vault in our best gun safe for a closet pick, the 2700KP XL in our best biometric gun safe comparison, and the double-door Mobilis in our best modular gun safe roundup. What none of those pages show is the full lineup side by side, or the fact that Hornady’s RAPiD vaults and its actual fireproof safe are two entirely different products that happen to share a logo. We pulled specs directly from Hornady’s own product pages and store listings to lay out the full family tree.
Hornady’s safe lineup compared
| Model | Access | Fire Rating | Capacity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPiD Safe Ready Vault | RFID + keypad + key | None | Up to 6 long guns + handguns/valuables | ~$832 MSRP |
| RAPiD Safe Night Guard | RFID + keypad + key | None | 1-2 handguns | ~$340 |
| RAPiD Safe AR Gunlocker | RFID + keypad + key | None | 2 tactical rifles/shotguns | ~$360-$500 |
| Fireproof Keypad Safe (95407) | Keypad + key (no RFID) | 30 min / 1,400°F | Compact — documents, handguns, valuables | ~$200-$285 |
Hornady RAPiD Safe Ready Vault
- Per Hornady's own listed dimensions, the Ready Vault stands 52.2 inches tall with a 51.8"x19.0"x12.7" interior — room for up to six long guns alongside handguns and valuables on a Square-Lok organizing wall.
- RFID access via an enrolled wristband, key fob, or sticker pops the spring-assisted lid open almost instantly; a four-to-six-digit keypad and two included barrel keys back it up if a tag is lost.
- Includes a 1,500-lb-rated security cable, per Hornady's own spec, for cabling the vault to a stud or floor anchor rather than bolting it in permanently.
- Hornady's own store lists it at $831.67 MSRP — the smaller Compact Ready Vault we cover in our closet-safe guide sells $150-$350 below its own list price at third-party retailers, so it's worth comparison-shopping this one too before paying list.
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Hornady RAPiD Safe Night Guard
- A compact 12"x10.5"x3" case built to sit on a nightstand or bedside table rather than a full-size safe, with a spring-assisted drawer and padded interior for one or two full-size handguns.
- The RFID reader sits in the face of a working clock display — tap an enrolled tag against the clock and the drawer releases, per Hornady's own product description.
- Built-in USB-A charging ports double the nightstand real estate as a phone charger, and pre-drilled mounting holes let it bolt to a shelf or nightstand top.
- Like the rest of the RAPiD line, it carries no fire rating — this is a speed-of-access product, not a theft- or fire-resistant vault.
Hornady RAPiD Safe AR Gunlocker
- Foam-lined interior (40.5"x13.5"x5.5") fits up to two tactical-length rifles or shotguns; the 50-lb case is light enough to stage in a closet rather than bolt to a wall.
- Same RFID-plus-keypad access as the Ready Vault and Night Guard, with up to five programmable tags and a spring-assist lid.
- MSRP is $500.99 direct from Hornady, but retailer listings we found ran as low as $359.95-$389.95 — a wider gap than the Ready Vault's spread, so this is the model most worth shopping around on.
- A 3-rifle AR Gunlocker XL also exists (MSRP $611.99) for owners who need one more slot than the standard case holds.
Hornady Fireproof Keypad Safe (95407)
- The only safe in Hornady's current lineup that's actually fire-rated — 30 minutes at 1,400°F — built with a 16-gauge steel body and a thicker 9-gauge door.
- Trades away RFID entirely: access is a programmable keypad with a mechanical key backup, plus a low-battery alert and an interior light that turns on automatically.
- Compact at 16.5"x15"x12" exterior (15"x13.2"x10.2" interior, 49 lbs), with a removable shelf and pre-drilled holes for concrete anchor bolts — sized for documents, a handgun or two, and small valuables rather than a full collection.
- Retailer prices we found clustered between roughly $203 and $287, with no single consistent list price across sellers.
Why “Hornady gun safe” isn’t one product
Most single-brand roundups on this site cover one continuous product line at different price tiers — Fort Knox’s Defender/Guardian/Titan all share the same fire rating and just add steel. Hornady doesn’t work that way. The RAPiD family (Ready Vault, Night Guard, AR Gunlocker, and the keypad handgun vaults like the 2700KP XL) is engineered around RFID speed and explicitly skips a fire rating. The Fireproof Keypad Safe is engineered the opposite way — real fire protection, no RFID. And SnapSafe, a wholly Hornady-owned brand, sells genuinely fire-rated modular, vehicle, and in-wall safes under a name that doesn’t mention Hornady anywhere on the packaging. If you need both fast access and fire protection, no single Hornady product does both — you’re choosing one property or buying two separate safes.
Which Hornady product fits you
Buy the Ready Vault if you’re storing rifles or shotguns and want the fastest possible access with a security cable rather than a fire rating. Buy the Night Guard if a nightstand handgun is the whole use case — it’s the cheapest RAPiD product and the one built specifically for that spot. Buy the AR Gunlocker if the priority is one or two tactical rifles in a case light enough to move. Buy the Fireproof Keypad Safe if fire protection actually matters more than access speed — it’s the only model here that qualifies.
Need a full-size, fire-rated safe instead of any of these? Our best SnapSafe gun safe guide covers Hornady’s other brand, including the fire-rated modular Titan already featured in our best modular gun safe roundup. Comparing RFID access against fingerprint options from other brands? Our best biometric gun safe guide puts the 2700KP XL up against Vaultek and SentrySafe. And if you just need somewhere to start, our best gun safe pillar guide covers full-size safes at every price tier.
The bottom line
For fast access, the Ready Vault is the pick for long guns and the Night Guard for a bedside handgun. If fire protection is what you actually need, skip the RAPiD line entirely and get the Fireproof Keypad Safe instead.