Favorite Type of Gun Safe

Favorite Type of Gun Safe

  • Combination Lock

    Votes: 32 86.5%

  • Key

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • Finger Print Scanner

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 2.7%
  • Total voters
    37
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45ACPShooter

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I was considering purchasing a small safe for a few handguns and wanted something that I could access in a hurry yet would be secure from burglars.

What's your favorite type?
 
I read somewhere that you must be able to access your weapon within 3 seconds for it to be truly effective. So the fingerprint scanner seems to make sense. The key could get lost, the combination forgotten or if the combination lock is a round dial type then its tough to get in in a hurry.
 
I have two safes; one with a dial and key, and one with just a touch-pad combination. The touch-pad is a lot quicker to get into, especially in low light.

That said, I leave all but one or two of my guns in the safe at all times. The one or two not in the safe are being carried by me and/or my wife. No need for a quick-access safe if it's in a holster on your body.

;)

Daryl
 
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Id say a touchpad combo. I have yet to see a fingerprint reader thats "fast". A little dust on the reader or a smudge from a prior entry can foul it up as well. Another option is to leave it unlocked when you're home, and only lock it when you leave. In that case, any type of lock will work.
 
My "favorite type of gun safe" would have the following specifications:

1. 1/4" steel body; at least 1/4" steel door
2. Big enough to hold 25 long guns 30 handguns and "other junk".
3. combination lock - NO ELECTRONICS! In the even of a Hurricane - just when I need to access them, there will be no electricity or batteries.
4. Interior lighting and plug for goldenrod
5. Multiple devices to prevent drilling the lock.
6. holes so that it can be lag-bolted to a concrete foundation.
7. watertight seal on the door.

As far as accessing my HD gun goes - I don't keep it locked up. I also don't keep a round chambered because I have a small child. It's a Glock. It's a tool. And, it's ugly. And, I'm not going to cry if someone breaks in and steals it when I'm not home.
 
My favorite type is the one I have! Not really - but this is what I NEEDED at the time I installed it. Fingerprint or keypad, and hidden behind a wall hanging next to my bed. I have a small child at home, so keeping it in the drawer in the nightstand is not an option:

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I have a strange combination (pardon the pun). Inside my small combination safe, I have the key to my rifle and pistol cabinets.
 
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