Bedside Pistol Lock Boxes

[TFOGGER]

I bought a Sentry safe for my wife, not biometric, but electronic with a key backup, that fits in a drawer. So far, she likes it, and can get into it in total darkness...

[zimagold]

No kids in the house full time yet.

Started with a Gunvault Nanovault (3 number combo), normally left unlocked and would lock when guests were over as it was impossible to open in the dark. I just wanted a fast way to secure the handgun without putting it in the safe every time a guest stopped by the house.

Second box was Fort Knox Double Pistol box (fits my wife's shield and full size M&P 9 just fine). Simplex Lock, fast, easy to open in the dark. My wife had no issues opening it at 3am when one of our cats knocked a flower vase off a high shelf and set of the glass break for the alarm system, I was out of town.

As previously mentioned, simplex lock only has 1083 combinations and a quick read online will show you how to brute force the "common" codes in 5 minutes. Due to this limitation, I would not trust it with kids that might have extended access.

I will probably be looking at an electronic keypad box when we have kids, just check YouTube first and make sure the model you are buying can't be picked with a 9V battery or paper clip in less than 30 seconds. There are quite a few that fit this description and should be avoided.