My old electronic gun safe which I have had that I punched a 4 number code in for about 25 years or more took a dump a while back. While I could still open it with a key , that process would have been too slow. I have been considering one that uses fingerprint recognition for a while. I finally broke down and bought one about 3 weeks ago that uses a finger print, a numerical code or a key. I was a little skeptical but the price was right so I went for it. I have to say I am happy with it, the programing is easy as pie and I set a numerical code and a finger print to open the lid. My wife is short and can't easily reach the fingerprint pad but has no problem punching in the 6 digit numerical code if she should ever need to. It has batteries and a plug in back up should the batteries take a dump. I got it from Amazon for less than #100.00 . the brand name is HOLEWOR. The fingerprint release feature is much faster, instantaneous, than the numerical code option. There are more brands than the one I bought but if you are in the market for a secure handy gun safe this one meets the bill.