Customer Reviews
I was looking for a regular tall safe that's easy to move + install - and came at a great price. I wasn't really interested in another heavy-duty fire safe, so this filled the spot. It's sturdier than your regular locker, and lighter than a big old firesafe. Weighing about 100lbs, it moved and installed easily. Instructions were OK. You don't really need the default password, but it might have been helpful to have.The safe screws into the floor and wall, comes with all the screws and everything. You MUST mount it if you want it to be secure.One thing I didn't like is the door rattled some. It is easily remidied with 11/32 x 11/32 felt weather strip - which will cost less than $10. Add that and a motion detector battery light, and this unit is absolutely perfect compact safe.One gotcha - if you're removing the pistol rack thats on the door - BE ABSOLUTELY SURE to not put the screws back in without the rack installed. The screws that hold the rack in will interfere with the locking mechanism.
It’s exactly what I needed for my few guns, lock box of valuables and rifle. I like I could have 2 codes that way if my adult kids need to get in there they have their own personal code. It was easy for me to move empty but not when it was filled and locked.
I picked this because it is specifically listed as a safe meeting the guidelines for California gun safes. It arrived in good condition (box had some dings but nothing on the safe) and I was able to move it into the space I had set aside for it.I had a couple non-deal breaking problems. The first was that when I tried to remove one of the shelves, I realized it was only attached at one side. The other side had the bracket and even the bolt, but no one had added a nut to keep it in place. Since I wanted to remove it anyway, it was not an issue. This would probably have not been an issue for a lot of people, but I have some longer rifles.The bigger problem I had was in trying to set the code. It just would not take the code I wanted to enter. After some back and forth with the manufacturer it turns out the batteries that came with it were defective. In the end the company was decent to work with, but it was obvious that they didn't actually look at the attachments I sent (per their requests).All in all it worked out and the safe was the size I needed, it wasn't a big deal to get around the issues I encountered so I am happy.
Safe pin code was easy to set. Locking bolts seem decent, steel is what you would expect for 14 gauge. One disappointment was that the mounting hardware is only bolts and anchors for wood, so if you want to bolt to a concrete floor you’ll have to head to Home Depot for the proper anchors.
This is an updated review. Initially I was under the impression that the safe shipped with a factory set code. I was mistaken. In my defense, the instructions are not at all clear. In Barksa's defense, they actually responded to my not so nice email within about five (5) hours and explained the situation to me. Anyway, perhaps I will have to update this once again but I couldn't let the previous review stand.