Posted on 12/01/2017 10:58:01 AM PST by BipolarBob
There hasn't been one of these in a while. Mine failed. Give us your thoughts.
That’s a tough safe. Most can be opened with a can opener.
Don’t buy electronic safes.
I passed on an electronic lock for that very reason. Ours is a combination lock with a key.
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I learnt the hard way.
It’s a big problem when your internal electronics are thead.
The only way to go I found.
Mine has an electronic combination lock but also has a key. If I lose the key and the battery goes dead, I can send the SN of the safe to the manufature and get a key for it.
Sometimes the old ways are the best.
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I am a big proponent of safe storage.
Liberty Centurion is a strong safe. Inch and a half or two inch thick pins all around IIRC. If you can’t get locking mechanism to release, you will probably have to destroy the safe to open it.
Did it not come with a backup key? If it did and the key has been lost, you might try writing to Liberty Safe to request a replacement.
We have 2 small electronic, single pistol safes.
The combo version failed, and only works with Key now.
The fingerprint version works for my wife, which is fine because it is for her Springfield EMP.
My fingerprints are very low profile, and have always required multiple attempts with ink. So, it takes a dozen attempts for me to open that safe.
I like my Stack On Total Defense, because it is waterproof. Mechanical lock. No electronics.
I have two, one elec, one manual. Both in my garage where I keep enough tools to defeat them. They’re stout enough to slow down the thieves.
Make sure it’s a quality safe. There are tons of videos on youtube of people peeling heavy gun safes with a crowbar and chisel in less than 10 minutes. I’m sure burglars are quite good at this.
I have so many safes all over my house with loaded pistols in ‘em. I’m never more than 2 seconds away from having a gun in my hands -even the bathroom.
However, I wish there was a company that made a pistol safe that is long enough to hold the gun with a suppressor attached. I like keeping my suppressed .45 XDm at my side of the bed.
Good thead, BTW!
;-)
No key back-up?
Or replace the battery?
I have a combination lock with key also, but I have two physical keys that I store away from the safe. If the lock fails at a critical time, I have a fighting knife on top of the safe or a second safe with my (silenced) 1911, and I'll have to settle for one of those.
you can only replace the battery from the inside.
Best handgun safe I have found, completely programmable and completely mechanical.
http://www.gunsafes.com/Top-Draw.html
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