Vehicle Gun Vault

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Does anyone have any experience with the small portable vehicle gun vaults?
I'm looking for the type that holds one handgun, can fit under the seat and loops a cable around a fixed object.

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Yea, that's what I use and for the money they are ok. Not Fort Knox and probably far below the standards of some but unless the perp has a pretty good pair of side cutters it will stop a smash and grab.
I'd recommend the combo lock rather than the keyed lock.
 
I had one, about a year old, used maybe 15 times and one day I noticed it will open with very little pressure no matter what the combo is on, then I realize the dials are very loose.

I call since it is under warranty and they told me that is not covered and to take it to a locksmith. REALLY? Take a $25 item to a locksmith that will charge me much greater than the item's cost to repair it.

I tossed it and am looking for an alternative brand.
 
I have one like the gun vault units in my car. I do not expect it to stop a determined criminal but it will slow down a smash and grab guy.

I only use it for temporary storage. The box is almost always empty.
 
Most of the 18GA clamshell lock boxes with the tiny cable they come with really provide very little extra time needed to access your weapon by a smash and grab thief. $30 can't buy much.

There are some stronger alternatives that will slow them down at least a little more and maybe frustrate them enough to move on to the next vehicle. This one will be available with the bracket as an option along with a 5/16" vinyl coated security cable option.

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Check out the Hornady Triple Lock gun safe. The metal is way stronger and it locks on 3 sides. Also the lock is higher security than the others. Not only are they big but they fit easily under the seat. They have 2 versions, one with a cable as you said you wanted, and the other called the arm lock that has a metal shank to secure the case instead of the cable. They are priced about the same as all the other brands, but their quality makes them a real bargain.
 
edknn said:
Check out the Hornady Triple Lock gun safe. The metal is way stronger and it locks on 3 sides. Also the lock is higher security than the others. Not only are they big but they fit easily under the seat. They have 2 versions, one with a cable as you said you wanted, and the other called the arm lock that has a metal shank to secure the case instead of the cable. They are priced about the same as all the other brands, but their quality makes them a real bargain.
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I haven't put my hands on one of these, but 16GA is certainly better than 18-20GA that is on some. You said the lock is better and I am curious as to what sets it apart from the others? It appears to be a standard 7 pin round tubular lock.

Also, the three locking points look good, but what is the steel gauge used? If it's 16GA that's not real strong when it come to prying.

The cable is the same as others and can easily be cut with a regular pair of dikes with a good two handed squeeze. That would be the easiest and just take the box and open it later. Looks marginally better over all than the leader in this class of lock boxes to me. At roughly $10 more seems about right.

The shackle looks pretty strong if you can get it around an item to secure it to. Might limit the things it can be attached to more than a cable.
 
Make sure you take a look under your seats first.|If the driver's seat is power adjustable , there's often not a lot of room under there.

Now, if the passenger seat is not powered, you will have some room there.

If both seats are powered, you'll have to look elsewhere.
 
Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Txz176CqAI The lock is a Circular (Barrel) Keys vs just a regular key. Both versions are on the video. It may not be pry proof, but for the money, in the price point most are willing to spend, it is top of the line. I guess if one was really worried and had to leave a gun in the car, a full blown safe could be mounted in the trunk. Also, it fits perfect under the seat on my Equinox, and even better, it fits in the compartment under the arm rest. A jacket over the cable conceals it perfectly in the arm rest. The arm lock version that doesn't use the cable seems more secure, but harder to use. You can't simply pull the case off the floor or from the arm rest, put in the gun, and replace it back to it's hiding place. As far as price, I bought mine from Optics Planet about 7 months ago for $27.99
 
I'm no expert and am not trying to push any product. If you look on line, there are videos where almost any safe, including those costing hundreds of dollars can be accessed by kids in minutes.. That includes every Sentry safe I've seen and the worst ones were the electric key pad. The ones with where you place you fingers on and press them in the order you set up are the easiest. They show kids lifting up the finger pad and pushing the end of a paper clip in the little hole underneath it and popping open the door. I don't want to get into a pissing match on which is the best safe. If you have one that you are selling , more power to you. All I did was tell, from my research at the time, what I found to be a great option. It is better constructed than the run of the mill safe, and a lot heavier. To me, that means a harder safe to pry, especially with the 3 point steel locking bars.It sounds like you know a lot more than I do, so I am not going to argue. Just offering an alternative to a fellow forum member.
 
Are your gun safes all over $200? If so, isn't it like comparing a Rolex to a Timex? Your product looks great, but over the price point that I and most people care to spend.
 
edknn said:
Are your gun safes all over $200? If so, isn't it like comparing a Rolex to a Timex? Your product looks great, but over the price point that I and most people care to spend.
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I currently don't offer a safe like these and I am not making a comparison or wanting to argue. I was simply asking why you stated that the lock was better on these than the competition. Your statement. I thought I was missing something since you had one.
 
What I read about the lock was that the barrel key was better than a regular key. As I said, I am no expert. Just wrote what I read about the lock when I researched safes. As always, it could not be true. You have to take anything you read on the Internet with a grain of salt. I just made the best purchase for the money that I could afford. Yours look like a bank vault security wise compared to the one I bought, but I couldn't afford that much for a car safe that I would only use the few times I went somewhere that didn't allow guns. Are your safes with. The finger pads protected unlike the ones on the Internet where the button pad can be pried off and a paper clip pocked in the hole underneath to pop open the safe. If so, I might be interested in the near future for a home safe. I just can't believe the horror stories on the Internet on how easy kids can break into gun safes let alone a thief.
 
Stupid question. But what is the difference between a 7 pin and a 10 pin lock? What other differences are there. I would like to get a good safe for the house and yours do look vey secure.
 
Thanks. The pins are what the key engages to lock and unlock. More pins more combinations. I'm far from an expert, but there are lots of different pin tumbler locks out there. Key controlled, drill resistant shaft, hardened steel case are a few things to keep in mind.
 
I'll bookmark your site so I have it when I'm ready to purchase. Thanks.
 
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