Hand gun safes ?

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Just looking for reviews and opinions on handgun safes.
Not sure if I would trust biometrics but have no experience with them.
What are some good options out there for the budget minded consumer?
Thanks
 
Make sure you bolt it down. Believe it or not, some of the cheap safes, if you shake them or turn them upside down, the locking mechanism temporarily disengages, and you can turn the handle and open the door. I saw it in a video, tried it with one of mine, and sure enough it opened.
 
Does a Stack On cabinet count as a safe in the Firearms Act?

Long and short of it is that there is no definition of a safe in the legislation. There has been one court case that hinged on the definition, and it was held that a locker similar to a school locker met with the definition of a safe. So based on that, a Stack on Cabinet would.
 
Costco online usually has a good selection. Cost is proportional to the space you need and the quality of construction. Quality of construction is usually proportional to weight. If you only need to store a couple, you should be able to find a good option for under $150. Most biometric safes also have a key lock override. I'd bolt down too and particularly anything under a 100lb empty.
 
Are those inside measurements or the outside size?

CG

As seen in the pictures that is the outside dimensions.

If you or anyone else is wanting to put a larger gun such as a glock 17 it will still fit. Something huge life the P10F might have to sit at wierd angle but it will still fit
 
Have two of these:
https://www.gunvault.com/
Highly recommended. Can open them in the dark simply by feel - very large tactile button controls for opening.
Internal light once open which also helps..
Well made, and reliable.
10 seconds from "what was that noise" to loaded and racked - Legally!
 
Have two of these:
https://www.gunvault.com/
Highly recommended. Can open them in the dark simply by feel - very large tactile button controls for opening.
Internal light once open which also helps..
Well made, and reliable.
10 seconds from "what was that noise" to loaded and racked - Legally!

Is that considered as a "safe" or a "cabinet" . Just asking with regards to needing trigger locks.
 
Is that considered as a "safe" or a "cabinet" . Just asking with regards to needing trigger locks.

It is engineered and designed to be a gun vault, and appropriately named.
Thus no trigger lock, and full mags inside are Legal - and meet - to the letter - the Canadian Restricted Storage Requirements.
 
If any one is still interested in the amazon safe I posted, it fit nicely into my nightstand. Attaching the nightstand to the bed is on the to do list

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This is the little rug that fits perfectly in the safe. There is enough room for most handguns

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It is engineered and designed to be a gun vault, and appropriately named.
Thus no trigger lock, and full mags inside are Legal - and meet - to the letter - the Canadian Restricted Storage Requirements.

They can call it what ever they want, that has exactly no bearing on the law.

If its metal and locks its a safe under the law.

Shawn
 
They can call it what ever they want, that has exactly no bearing on the law.

If its metal and locks its a safe under the law.

Shawn

lets not get into that debate. arguing about the legality of using minimal storage and security provisions in a public forum at a time when many are looking to clamp down is just dumb. anyway there are bigger fish to fry at this point, detracting from the gun control issue.
 
lets not get into that debate. arguing about the legality of using minimal storage and security provisions in a public forum at a time when many are looking to clamp down is just dumb. anyway there are bigger fish to fry at this point, detracting from the gun control issue.

Well said.
 
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