Originally Posted by
bigcountry
Thinking about getting a gunvault.
anyone have one? How about the new bio model.
I have had this one for about 1.5 years:
http://www.safetysafeguards.com/site...roduct/INPRINT
I got it off Cabela's as it was the only fingerprint one they had at the time, the Gun Vault may be better. It appears the InPrint is in redesign right now and not available...not sure I like that.
My evaluation is that it does what it advertises. I keep my CCW pistols (2) in there so it gets opened almost daily. No issues. Occasions where it fails to open on the first try are incredibly rare and open time is about 1sec with a springloaded drop-down door.
These safes are typically small. A G23 and Taurus 85 is all it will hold. But for quick access to a loaded handgun they are hard to beat. I got mine after an attempted (unsuccessful) break-in while we were sleeping one night.
Some people don't like the electronic ones but this has been reliable as anything for me. I will tell you that one night my wife got up and let the dog out at the other end of the house, forgetting to turn off the alarm which squealed loudly and woke me up. In that state of barely-awakedness, it took me several seconds to grasp enough of my surroundings to even go for the safe. In that state and being dark, in retrospect, I think having to remember and punch a combination may have been too much for me to put together as quickly as I could open it biometrically.
I programmed 2 fingers on each hand for both me and my wife.