I have a 2 year old that is extremely smart - he could get to said firearm while I was sleeping - so it stays locked.i keep the safe on the nightstand open as i dont trust gadgets in an emergency. the small safe is cabled down with 2 guns inside and lid open.. when i get up in the morning i put on the carry gun for the day and close and lock the other one inside.
I have a barska biometric for quick access. I can get it open in less than 2 seconds. The ONLY thing I don't like is the beeping noise it makes. To be honest, I have not looked to see if I can shut that off. Key backup.
ok, you just didnt mention that you had young childrenI have a 2 year old that is extremely smart - he could get to said firearm while I was sleeping - so it stays locked.
You need to bolt it to something. I say this from recent experience. We had a home break in last month and I lost 2 handguns, 150 rounds of JHP and a good holster because the thief walked away with my pistol safe that was not bolted down.
I have a 2 year old that is extremely smart - he could get to said firearm while I was sleeping - so it stays locked.
This is what we ended up purchasing.
This is what I went with for my car safe. Also it was the cheaps place I could find it. Fort Knox Pistol Box - FREE SHIPPING - Gun Safes America
Here are some pics of mine.
Also here is the other one that I like too.
I have thought of those thing in hopes to slow someone down. Nothing is full prof, give someone enough time they will get into it. Sense you quoted me I wil add that the safe that is under the counter is not bolted to the counter top. It is bolt to the back of the cabinet with a 5/8 bolt with a piece of steel behind it and also there are two 4 inch by 5/8 lag bolts going into the studs of the wall. The one in my car has four 1/2 inch bolts that goes through the metal behind the seat along with 3 inch washers.Resurrecting another older thread... going along with the comment about securing the safe to something in the event of break-in while not present, it seems to me a small crowbar would easily disengage either of these as most seat backs are very thin metal (if metal at all) and OSB (that looks like a laminate countertop) isn't going to hold long even with lag bolts. I also don't get attaching to a nightstand since they can just take the whole nightstand (or bust it apart).I had been thinking about getting a quick access safe for each level of the house and was thinking bolted to the floor or wall would be best. I like the simplicity and reliability of simplex locks but can't for the life of me figure out why they don't make some with more than 5 buttons. It would only take an hour for someone to run through the 1000+ combinations if they couldn't take the whole safe. Just 1 more button would greatly increase that.I also want something for the cars for where I can't legally carry, but nothing is looking ideal since we have small sedans so no room under the seat from the front. I'd have to get out, get in the back seat and then put it under the seat. Tried putting under the back of the passenger seat from the driver's and I just can't reach well enough. I have no center console so glove box or trunk. Glove box is too small to hold even a tiny safe nor any way to easily attach cable. Trunk I don't see how you can be that discreet even if you remove your firearm from concealment beforehand. That would be easier in the winter I suppose. I have thought about cabling just the gun itself without a safe. It would have to go down the barrel or mag well though because a trigger guard would easily be compromised. That may be the simplest right there. Thoughts on a solution?
Go with a simplex lock, you will not regret it.Bump.
Fort Knox or Brute??
I have a 2 month old that will eventually be mobile and my nightstand gun will need better security.
Anyone know if they’re waterproof/weatherproof for mounting in a Jeep That is naked starting next week until October?I have the same Ft Knox in LoneHoosier's first pic. It's excellent. For reasonable secure storage that's fast access and doesn't need batteries or electrical power, I know of nothing better.