I have an old Cannon safe with the S&G dial lock. I could not open it the other day and about the 30th try I got "real lucky". I ended up replacing the lock with an Amsec ESL electronic lock which I like very much. And so far seems to be real convenient. The replacement is very straightforward, no special tools needed and seems to be an exact replacement.
I'm not a locksmith nor do I know anything about locks.
And this is not going to be about safe cracking. Maybe just a Heads Up.
Taking my safe apart and seeing how everything works I have concluded
(no matter how many locking bars you have or how pretty the paint job is)
These "typical gun safes" are not as safe as we believe.
a1abdj (a good member here) has posted many pics of broken in safes and there is no need to expel all that energy on a break-in. I can't see a reason to drill a safe if your lock is broken.
I now know if some one wants to break in your safe and has very little knowledge, It's a 5 minute job!
I think a little discretion and keeping the safe out of sight would be a good start in safe guarding our valuables.
I'm not a locksmith nor do I know anything about locks.
And this is not going to be about safe cracking. Maybe just a Heads Up.
Taking my safe apart and seeing how everything works I have concluded
(no matter how many locking bars you have or how pretty the paint job is)
These "typical gun safes" are not as safe as we believe.
a1abdj (a good member here) has posted many pics of broken in safes and there is no need to expel all that energy on a break-in. I can't see a reason to drill a safe if your lock is broken.
I now know if some one wants to break in your safe and has very little knowledge, It's a 5 minute job!
I think a little discretion and keeping the safe out of sight would be a good start in safe guarding our valuables.