I am looking for suggestions for a small reliable gun safe to keep a pistol accessible but secure in our bedroom. It only needs to be big enough to hold a pistol and a spare magazine. Any suggestions on what has worked well for you and also what to avoid would be appreciated. I am looking for something that does not require a key or fingerprints. I guess that involves a combination or some kind of pattern being entered on the device.
Thanks.
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I use a V-Line. My brother and father both had the small GunVault fail. I had a full sized GunVault fail. Three failures in one family? No more electronic locks.
My first GunVault worked great for over 10 years. The motor finally gave out. I opened it about two times a day when I had it, so I felt I got my money’s worth. When I bought a replacement I could tell the quality was not the same. Cannon safes bought them out and cheapened the product. It only lasted me about two years.
I now use the Sentry safe quick access safe.
http://www.amazon.com/Sentry-Safe-Qu...8127314&sr=1-7
So far I like it, but I’ve only had it for a few months now. If you look at post #62 in this thread you will see what it looks like.
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.p...ou-sleep/page7
Has anyone had further experience with the Gunbox? It looks cool, but I know they had a recall at some point. Any thoughts on it?
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Same experience with GunVault and conversion to V Line's for me.Originally Posted by Hizzie
I should have mentioned that the gun would be a Glock 22, ideally with a 23 round mag.
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You're gonna need a big safe to fit a 23 round mag.
If it has a battery, do scheduled changes every 3-6 months. One day my latch didn't get enough juice to release. Fortunately i only "needed" my dry fire P30. I have started writing the install date on the batteries and using an aggressive change schedule.
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Take a look at the V-line Brute
I bought the V-line Brute and am extremely pleased with it. I had come close to buying the Fort Knox pistol safe but know they've cut some quality corners in the last year or two. The V-line Brute was the ideal choice for my needs (and no, I have no connection with them). The Brute is an awesome pistol safe; push button combo (no batteries). Bought mounting hardware at Lowes (~$15) four of each: Elevator bolts 5/16 x 18, Fender washers SS 5/16 x 1-1/2, and SS Nylon Lock Nuts 5/16 - 18. My bolts were 2" long and used a Dremel with cut-off wheels to cut the bolts level {flush} with the top of the nuts, once mounted. Definitely will keep the kids out and quick to open when needed - absolutely does as much as can be expected of this kind of product to do. Got it from Wayfair (via eBay) for $212 delivered (V-line Brute).
Bit of an older post, but I've been looking into this lately as well.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the issue of a "garage door" style of safe (e.g., v-line desk mate or Gunvault style) vs an open top style (e.g., sentry quick access or v-line top drawer). I'm just thinking about this from a "finger off the trigger" perspective, in that it seems like it would be easier to pick up a pistol with a side-entry safe as opposed to a top entry, if that makes sense.
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