I dont buy a pack of chewing gum without researching it for six months, so trust me when I say I did my due diligence on this gun safe. It is perfect if you only need to hold 4 or 5 rifles, especially if theyre to keep them away from curious little ones. And it can also easily handle several pistols if you have the appropriate accommodations (like a door organizer more on that shortly). I bought this to hold my new CMMG Banshee 300 9mm, as well as my SW 1000 12 gauge with a 28 barrel. While doing my research, I saw many folks who wondered if it would accommodate a shotgun without removing the movable shelf the answer is yes it can, but it will need to be positioned over to one side. Theres an included side/mounted single firearm foam rubber rack on the right specifically for this purpose, but had I used it, it put the shotgun right under the shelf, and the gun was too long for that (which meant I would have had to choose between the shotgun or the shelf). But no worries because I bought the 2/pack Peregrine, Magnet Gun Caddy with Velcro, Orange for 9.99 and it holds both my short PCC and my tall shotgun upright perfectly (i.e. neither one utilizes the included rack). Additionally, the built/in 4 gun foam rack in the back is too high for my 8 barreled Banshee Pistol Caliber Carbine, so this second individual magnetic rack works perfectly on the Banshee. To light the interior, I bought a Kuled 10/led Wireless Motion Sensing Stick/on Anywhere Step LED Light Bar with Magnetic Strip, Pure White, 3/Pack for 17.99 on the recommendation of another reviewer . They do the trick, but turn off after only about 15 20 seconds, so Im on the lookout for some longer/lasting ones. I also purchased a four/pack of incredibly strong neodymium magnetic hooks to hang additional items inside (or out), like my Galati International 9mm four/magine pouch as my go/bag for Glock 33 round fun sticks. These neodymium magnetic hooks are all over and theyre definitely strong enough to hold these four mags containing an aggregate 132 rounds. As far as the safe, it comes with sheetrock anchor bolts, but thats wishful thinking, so I went to Home Depot and purchased some similar width, but longer, wood bolts and ratcheted them into the stud behind the sheetrock. I highly recommend doing this, as this not only keeps it from falling over (its somewhat top/heavy) but doing so it will also considerably slow down any would/be thief. As far as the safes construction, it is well/built and fairly heavy/gauge steel, but the door is the only thing with heft/depth. In other words, while its not a fireproof or waterproof safe, its perfect to store your firearms away from curious snooping little ones, but a determined thief will not have a serious problem getting into it, but to be fair, hell need to bring some likewise serious cutting and prying tools. The only reason I didnt give it five stars is the biometric sensor doesnt always read my fingerprint, but in all honesty, so far Ive only scanned my thumb, index, and middle finger 3 times each, and it advises doing it multiple times (I think it holds 120 different scans of fingerprints, so youre good there). As soon as I have time to scan more and different angles of my fingerprints, Ill update my review, but to be honest, I think doing that should cure this issue (and keep in mind, you still can get in using a personalized code, as well as with a key). I just wanted biometric entry for speed/of/entry purposes in the dead of night (oh, and you can also turn off the beeping tone if you want to stay silent, though I recommend doing so only after youve loaded all your fingerprint scans the beeps will help let you know when a scan has been successfully registered). One of the best things is they include an email address in the box where you can request a free door organizer, which as you can see from my photos, provides a LOT of additional storage areas. The guy who answers the email is HIGHLY responsive and polite, and only asks in return you provide a review. All in all, the moveable shelf (it has two heights) and the biometric fingerprint scanner sold me on this safe, and I would definitely purchase it again.
Solid value
I dont buy a pack of chewing gum without researching it for six months, so trust me when I say I did my due diligence on this gun safe. It is perfect if you only need to hold 4 or 5 rifles, especially if theyre to keep them away from curious little ones. And it can also easily handle several pistols if you have the appropriate accommodations (like a door organizer more on that shortly). I bought this to hold my new CMMG Banshee 300 9mm, as well as my SW 1000 12 gauge with a 28 barrel. While doing my research, I saw many folks who wondered if it would accommodate a shotgun without removing the movable shelf the answer is yes it can, but it will need to be positioned over to one side. Theres an included side/mounted single firearm foam rubber rack on the right specifically for this purpose, but had I used it, it put the shotgun right under the shelf, and the gun was too long for that (which meant I would have had to choose between the shotgun or the shelf). But no worries because I bought the 2/pack Peregrine, Magnet Gun Caddy with Velcro, Orange for 9.99 and it holds both my short PCC and my tall shotgun upright perfectly (i.e. neither one utilizes the included rack). Additionally, the built/in 4 gun foam rack in the back is too high for my 8 barreled Banshee Pistol Caliber Carbine, so this second individual magnetic rack works perfectly on the Banshee. To light the interior, I bought a Kuled 10/led Wireless Motion Sensing Stick/on Anywhere Step LED Light Bar with Magnetic Strip, Pure White, 3/Pack for 17.99 on the recommendation of another reviewer . They do the trick, but turn off after only about 15 20 seconds, so Im on the lookout for some longer/lasting ones. I also purchased a four/pack of incredibly strong neodymium magnetic hooks to hang additional items inside (or out), like my Galati International 9mm four/magine pouch as my go/bag for Glock 33 round fun sticks. These neodymium magnetic hooks are all over and theyre definitely strong enough to hold these four mags containing an aggregate 132 rounds. As far as the safe, it comes with sheetrock anchor bolts, but thats wishful thinking, so I went to Home Depot and purchased some similar width, but longer, wood bolts and ratcheted them into the stud behind the sheetrock. I highly recommend doing this, as this not only keeps it from falling over (its somewhat top/heavy) but doing so it will also considerably slow down any would/be thief. As far as the safes construction, it is well/built and fairly heavy/gauge steel, but the door is the only thing with heft/depth. In other words, while its not a fireproof or waterproof safe, its perfect to store your firearms away from curious snooping little ones, but a determined thief will not have a serious problem getting into it, but to be fair, hell need to bring some likewise serious cutting and prying tools. The only reason I didnt give it five stars is the biometric sensor doesnt always read my fingerprint, but in all honesty, so far Ive only scanned my thumb, index, and middle finger 3 times each, and it advises doing it multiple times (I think it holds 120 different scans of fingerprints, so youre good there). As soon as I have time to scan more and different angles of my fingerprints, Ill update my review, but to be honest, I think doing that should cure this issue (and keep in mind, you still can get in using a personalized code, as well as with a key). I just wanted biometric entry for speed/of/entry purposes in the dead of night (oh, and you can also turn off the beeping tone if you want to stay silent, though I recommend doing so only after youve loaded all your fingerprint scans the beeps will help let you know when a scan has been successfully registered). One of the best things is they include an email address in the box where you can request a free door organizer, which as you can see from my photos, provides a LOT of additional storage areas. The guy who answers the email is HIGHLY responsive and polite, and only asks in return you provide a review. All in all, the moveable shelf (it has two heights) and the biometric fingerprint scanner sold me on this safe, and I would definitely purchase it again.