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Btw, my door on my National Security can move as much as 1/4" to 1/2" while it is locked. (Forward and back) I assume this is normal because they say the seal swells when there is a fire. Anyone else's door move like this?
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Doesn’t sound right to me.
My safe is a Fort Knox (which I highly recommend), so this may not apply to yours – though it probably does.
Stick your head inside the safe (after opening door, of course) and look along the inside edge of the doorjamb on the side that opens. You should see some form of wide headed bolt, possibly a hex bolt, which is in line with one of your locking bolts when the door is closed. By turning this wide headed bolt you can adjust how tightly your door locks up.
This bolt simply takes up any play between the locking bolt and the doorjamb.
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Apologies to SoCalGunner for being off topic.
Edited to add that cheaper safes will simply have a similar bolt, possibly even a plactic one, along the outer edge of the doorjamb that when adjusted simply prevents the door from closing so far. A much inferior setup. For obvious reasons, I can't imagine a fire proof safe having this kind of layout.