This is a well/constructed safe that, so far, seems to work as you would expect. All of the important parts are made of metal, which includes the body of the safe and the door hinges. The metal is thin, but it is sturdy enough to require power tools to compromise. For most people who just want a safe to keep their guns out of the reach of their children or other family, then this will work. Of course, someone with enough determination and the right tools could easily cut through even just the body of the safesay with an angle grinderpretty easily. But, if what you want is something that requires either a key, code, or brute force to access, then this will work.
Set/up was very simple, and I appreciated the abbreviated manual that comes with the safe. It isnt filled up with too much fluff, but it covers all the bases. Features/wise, I like the included door organizer, and the embedded locked cabinet, plus shelf. The safe is tall enough to fit my 338 lapua ruger precision rifle and my surprisingly long 17/caliber pellet rifle no problem. The only thing I had to modify was the foam support frame/bracket. The height is not adjustable on that bracket, so I could not elevate it to cradle my barrels. Instead, it lands right at the handguard of the rifles. I did some cutting, and it kinda works. Its not like the safe moves around anyway, so its fine. Another cool thing is that the keys and locks are serialized. The manual prompts you to write down those numbers in case you lose the keys. Its nice to know that they company has a process for reissuing new matching keys.
This review isnt comparing this safe to other 400/ish safes as I cant speak to whether for this price you are getting more or less for your money. But, if your shopping has landed you here, and you are considering this safe against other safes, my experience with it is that it works.
I was able to request and get this safe for free from Vine, and it is definitely the type of safe I was looking for to spend my own money on. I had been slow to buy something since safes are expensive, and I already had a couple of hard locking cases. When I saw this, I hoped it would fit the bill, and I am glad to report that it does.
Not impenetrable, but effective in the house
This is a well/constructed safe that, so far, seems to work as you would expect. All of the important parts are made of metal, which includes the body of the safe and the door hinges. The metal is thin, but it is sturdy enough to require power tools to compromise. For most people who just want a safe to keep their guns out of the reach of their children or other family, then this will work. Of course, someone with enough determination and the right tools could easily cut through even just the body of the safesay with an angle grinderpretty easily. But, if what you want is something that requires either a key, code, or brute force to access, then this will work. Set/up was very simple, and I appreciated the abbreviated manual that comes with the safe. It isnt filled up with too much fluff, but it covers all the bases. Features/wise, I like the included door organizer, and the embedded locked cabinet, plus shelf. The safe is tall enough to fit my 338 lapua ruger precision rifle and my surprisingly long 17/caliber pellet rifle no problem. The only thing I had to modify was the foam support frame/bracket. The height is not adjustable on that bracket, so I could not elevate it to cradle my barrels. Instead, it lands right at the handguard of the rifles. I did some cutting, and it kinda works. Its not like the safe moves around anyway, so its fine. Another cool thing is that the keys and locks are serialized. The manual prompts you to write down those numbers in case you lose the keys. Its nice to know that they company has a process for reissuing new matching keys. This review isnt comparing this safe to other 400/ish safes as I cant speak to whether for this price you are getting more or less for your money. But, if your shopping has landed you here, and you are considering this safe against other safes, my experience with it is that it works. I was able to request and get this safe for free from Vine, and it is definitely the type of safe I was looking for to spend my own money on. I had been slow to buy something since safes are expensive, and I already had a couple of hard locking cases. When I saw this, I hoped it would fit the bill, and I am glad to report that it does.