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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It’s a big problem when your internal electronics are thead.
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!
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No key back-up?
Thanks for this thread. I’m going to buy one this weekend and the electric version is now crossed off the list!
I think that most of the gun “safes” on the market are there to discourage the crime of opportunity type burglars.
I could “peel” one of those safes open in less than ten minutes.
My neighbor bought an old payroll safe at an estate auction a while back. Luckily, it came with keys and the combination, and you need both to open it.
2 plus inches of heat treated high carbon steel, and at least an inch of refractory on the inside.
Rockwell “C” hardness on the outside is 54-58.
And it is fricken heavy.
Bookmark.
Black Friday had record gun background checks of over 250,000 so there should be some sales on gun safes. I saw one for 80 guns.
Our older son has a nice and large gun safe in his garage, and he has a combo lock.
He has fellow hunters and workers, who live or did live in the Santa Rosa area that was devastated in the recent fire.
So far everyone he has contacted or heard about, lost everything in those safes, in the fire. Apparently, the temps were too high and the high temps lasted too long.
Somewhat on this subject. Many of us have go bags in case of earthquakes, floods or fires (welcome to California).
A friend who lives in hurricane/tornado Floriduh told us about people who lost the keys to their bank safety deposit boxes due to a hurricane or tornado.
He said that it was nightmare for these people, some with minimal ids to get into their bank safety deposit boxes and paying a big fee for having the boxes drilled open.
Now our safety deposit box key stays in our go bag.
If you have an electronic lock, it may have come with a key as well. Take off the electronic pad and use the key to open it.
I bought a Browning Medallion series safe about 25 years ago.
It has served me well.
A combination safe built with layers of concrete and steel are best, with the safe custom built into the ground. It’s not for quick acquisition, though.
Otherwise one can burn through the popular safes quickly and easily. Safes bolted into subfloors can be taken by quickly cutting through the floor around them with a saw using a nail-tolerant blade. Whole safe loads into a small truck or trailer.
I have a Liberty Colonial. I chose the manual combination lock because I’ve never trusted the electronic type.
Have you tried contacting Liberty and see if they can switch out to a manual lock?
My belt and suspenders: two gun cabinets bolted to closet walls, no kids & a couple `loose’ large caliber handguns in different rooms, a 100 lb. bulldog with keen ears, a short-barrel 12 gauge pump next to my bed and a gun theft rider on my homeowners policy.