Safes with digital locks

[Uncle Jesse]

A old very good friend was telling me tonight how he ended up spending several hundred dollars because he couldn't get his gun safe that had a lot of valuable besides guns. The tech who came and opened it for him advised him to change his combination regularly, every 3 or 4 months to prevent punching the same keys repeatedly and not to repeat number in your combination for the same reason. Maybe this will save you some money and aggravation.

[John_N]

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I don't trust the electronic keypads like I do the good old-fashioned combination locks. Unfortunately those are virtually impossible to find these days. Did your friend's not come with a backup key? That seems more or less standard now and is the only way I'd buy one with electronics for fear of exactly the kind of issue you describe.

[Uncle Jesse]

If it had a backup key he had probably forgotten about it. He lives about 50 miles south of Memphis and the service call was $250 and the tech fee was $100 per hour. He retired from a very good job, but he grew up in a 4 room house with an outhouse so he appreciates a dollar more than most folks.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Bought my spin-the-dial type gun safe back when we lived in Washington. Hauled it across country because the electronic locks were starting to hold sway and I don't trust them. Turns out I really didn't need it. I only keep my precision rifles in it. The pistols, AR's, shotguns and a couple of .22LR bolt guns are located all around the house.