Biometric pistol safe with Gas Strut $44

[NEPrepper]

Need to use the coupon code in the instructions post. Seems worthwhile for the gas strut alone. Can't stand flappy safes that you have to lift manually

[Amazon] Awesafe Biometric Quick-Access Pistol Safe - $44.50 (was $129.00)

Oct 05, 2023

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[MichaelH]

But buy extra keys now. I got a couple touch code Stackon pistol safes a few years ago, that worked great, but occasionally if moved the batteries would become loose and I'd need the keys to open them. For redundancy, I went to order new keys to stash elsewhere earlier this year they told me the company told me they didn't make that model anymore, didn't offer support and had no extra keys. Since I still have 2 originals I still use them but once it gets down to one then it's garbage. My point is if a known company views these safes as somewhat disposable then a less known company is less likely to offer reliable support.

Update: So totally Chinese made, but they claim decent support. Code works.

 

[stickflickin]

Crazy deal. Just ordered 2 of them.

 

[NEPrepper]

But buy extra keys now. I got a couple touch code Stackon pistol safes a few years ago, that worked great, but occasionally if moved the batteries would become loose and I'd need the keys to open them. For redundancy, I went to order new keys to stash elsewhere earlier this year they told me the company told me they didn't make that model anymore, didn't offer support and had no extra keys. Since I still have 2 originals I still use them but once it gets down to one then it's garbage. My point is if a known company views these safes as somewhat disposable then a less known company is less likely to offer reliable support.

Update: So totally Chinese made, but they claim decent support. Code works.

great point. probably wound't rely on the electronic fingerprint reader or keypad. not with my life, at least. for convenience it is nice

 

[kmk1012]

Got one coming

 

[hillsn]

Ordered one at 5:50pm deliver at 8:17pm.

 

[MichaelH]

FWIW I've never had a sequential keypad fail (code by number or position) to open unless batteries shifted, but I've got a fingerprint sensor safe that occasionally won't read my print and that's a drag.

 

[MichaelH]

I got notice mine arrived at pickup location (to avoid porch pirates) for some stuff this morning.

 

[street]

FYI - there is a recall on this safe:

Biometric Gun Safes Recalled Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; Imported by Awesafe

Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric feature, remove the batteries, and only use the key for the recalled safes to store firearms until they get the free replacement safe. Contact Awesafe to receive instructions on disabling the biometric feature and to receive a free...

www.cpsc.gov

 

[NEPrepper]

FYI - there is a recall on this safe:

Biometric Gun Safes Recalled Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; Imported by Awesafe

Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric feature, remove the batteries, and only use the key for the recalled safes to store firearms until they get the free replacement safe. Contact Awesafe to receive instructions on disabling the biometric feature and to receive a free...

www.cpsc.gov

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[street]

Crazy deal. Just ordered 2 of them.

Got one coming

Ordered one at 5:50pm deliver at 8:17pm.

I got notice mine arrived at pickup location (to avoid porch pirates) for some stuff this morning.

Thanks for the heads up!

Just quoting y'all to make sure you see this. Got a message from Amazon that this safe was subject to a recall for the biometrics (second biometric recall I've been in now).

Biometric Gun Safes Recalled Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; Imported by Awesafe

Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric feature, remove the batteries, and only use the key for the recalled safes to store firearms until they get the free replacement safe. Contact Awesafe to receive instructions on disabling the biometric feature and to receive a free...

www.cpsc.gov

 

[street]

Thanks for the heads up!

Quite welcome! I think they have you doable the biometric lock, they send a replacement, and you dispose of the old one (not sure though, confirm on your own), so you might just end up with an extra (albeit key only) safe. Good luck!

 

[kmk1012]

Just quoting y'all to make sure you see this. Got a message from Amazon that this safe was subject to a recall for the biometrics (second biometric recall I've been in now).

Biometric Gun Safes Recalled Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; Imported by Awesafe

Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric feature, remove the batteries, and only use the key for the recalled safes to store firearms until they get the free replacement safe. Contact Awesafe to receive instructions on disabling the biometric feature and to receive a free...

www.cpsc.gov

Holy cow, I knew it was too good to be true. I appreciate your heads up here. I have a 5 year old daughter who was able to open a code sage that I had a couple years back that had a loaded 45 in it without sounding its built in tampering alarm. We immediately removed that sage from use and gave it to my 13 uyear old son to use as a storage piece. This sis concerning. On another note, I bought a wifi gun vault to replace it and have zero regrets other than the $469 price tag. Quality seems to only come at a price. Safety though should never be compromised. I'm surprised that Amazon hasn't even sent any notifications about this very serious situation and am pretty disappointed.

 

[street]

Holy cow, I knew it was too good to be true. I appreciate your heads up here. I have a 5 year old daughter who was able to open a code sage that I had a couple years back that had a loaded 45 in it without sounding its built in tampering alarm. We immediately removed that sage from use and gave it to my 13 year old son to use as a storage piece. This sis concerning. On another note, I bought a wifi gun vault to replace it and have zero regrets other than the $469 price tag. Quality seems to only come at a price. Safety though should never be compromised. I'm surprised that Amazon hasn't even sent any notifications about this very serious situation and am pretty disappointed.

I'm more concerned about biometrics generally, as the other biometric safe that I have had a Cabellas branding, and had the exact same issue. I think the number of failures was limited, but considering what's inside a small number is still a small number too many... I am surprised regarding Amazon though, as an email from Amazon was what alerted me to this in the first place.

 

[MichaelH]

Holy cow, I knew it was too good to be true. I appreciate your heads up here. I have a 5 year old daughter who was able to open a code sage that I had a couple years back that had a loaded 45 in it without sounding its built in tampering alarm. We immediately removed that sage from use and gave it to my 13 uyear old son to use as a storage piece. This sis concerning. On another note, I bought a wifi gun vault to replace it and have zero regrets other than the $469 price tag. Quality seems to only come at a price. Safety though should never be compromised. I'm surprised that Amazon hasn't even sent any notifications about this very serious situation and am pretty disappointed.

I got an email from Amazon in the last day or so.