Quick Answer: Rural King’s gun-safe selection splits two ways — its own Gettysburg house brand (private-label, made overseas by Ningbo Yongfa Group, priced roughly $300 for a 14-gun model up to $800-$900 for an 84-gun model), and real Cannon and Stack-On safes sold under Rural-King-exclusive model numbers you won’t find at another retailer. Fire ratings on the Gettysburg line run 30-75 minutes at 1,200-1,400°F — several models fall short of the 60-minute-plus rating most safety guides recommend for protecting stored ammunition. A 150-store, 17-state Midwest chain, Rural King’s price-match guarantee only applies within 30 miles of a physical location and specifically excludes Sam’s Club and Costco pricing.
“Rural king gun safe” draws roughly 2,400 monthly searches, and most of that traffic assumes Rural King’s shelves work like a typical sporting-goods aisle stocked with familiar national brands. In practice, a large share of what’s actually for sale is Rural King’s own Gettysburg label, with the recognizable Cannon and Stack-On names sitting alongside it under store-specific model numbers. We confirmed the Gettysburg manufacturing relationship and pricing via third-party retail research (ruralking.com itself blocks automated access, the same pattern we’ve hit on Tractor Supply, Costco, and Academy’s sites) and cross-checked Rural King’s own published return and price-match pages.
What’s really on the floor
| Gettysburg size | Fire rating | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| 14-gun | 30 min / 1,200°F | ~$300-$400 |
| 24-gun | 30-40 min / 1,200°F | ~$400-$500 |
| 44-48-gun | 45-60 min / 1,200-1,400°F | ~$500-$700 |
| 84-88-gun | 60-75 min / 1,200-1,400°F | ~$700-$900 |
Gettysburg 44-Gun Fireproof Safe
- Sold only in Gettysburg's own gray or tan finish, and only through Rural King — there's no equivalent model number to cross-shop at another chain.
- Imported and assembled overseas rather than domestically, which is the main reason a 44-gun safe undercuts a similarly sized U.S.-made safe by several hundred dollars — you're trading some steel-gauge and finish quality for the lower price, per third-party reviews of the line.
- For a domestically built safe in the same capacity range, see our best large gun safe roundup.
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Cannon 64-Gun Fire-Resistant Safe (RK5540-30H12EY22)
- Genuine Cannon construction and fire rating, but this exact model number is a Rural King exclusive — you won't find "RK5540-30H12EY22" listed at another retailer to price-compare directly.
- The 30-minute fire rating is on the lower end for a safe this size; Rural King's own Gettysburg 84-88-gun tier actually matches or beats it at 60-75 minutes for a comparable price.
- For Cannon's standard nationwide lineup instead, see our best Cannon gun safe guide.
The Gettysburg question
Gettysburg isn’t a safe company in the way Liberty or Fort Knox are — it’s a name Rural King’s parent company, RK Holdings, put on safes built by Ningbo Yongfa Group, a Chinese manufacturer, then imported for exclusive sale at Rural King. That’s the same private-label pattern as Academy’s Redfield safes or Costco’s Sanctuary line, both already covered on this site: a familiar-sounding brand name that doesn’t correspond to an independent safe maker with its own reputation, warranty infrastructure, or U.S. manufacturing. Third-party reviews put Gettysburg’s average customer rating around 4 out of 5, but flag thinner steel and potential drywall/off-gassing quality issues compared with domestically built competitors — worth weighing against the real price savings, not a reason to avoid the line outright if budget is the priority.
Should you buy from Rural King, or elsewhere?
Buy from Rural King if you want the lowest entry price on a large-capacity safe and don’t mind an overseas-made house brand, or if you specifically want a Cannon/Stack-On safe and are fine with a store-exclusive model number. Look elsewhere if you want a safe you can price-match against a wider set of competitors (Rural King’s own policy excludes Sam’s Club and Costco) or want the exact Cannon/Stack-On SKU sold nationally — see our Cannon and Stack-On brand guides, or our Costco and Tractor Supply guides for how those chains’ private-label lines compare.
The bottom line
Rural King’s gun-safe wall runs on two tracks: its own Gettysburg house brand (overseas-made, budget-priced, $300-$900 depending on capacity) and real Cannon/Stack-On safes sold under Rural-King-only model numbers you can’t price-match elsewhere. Neither is a reason to avoid the store, but both are worth knowing before you assume you’re buying the identical safe you’d find at a name-brand retailer. If you’d rather compare Cannon or Stack-On against the full market under their standard model numbers, the full lineup is searchable on Amazon for direct comparison.