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... It is locked by two deadbolts linked to two Medeco "pick-proof" locks.
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... It is locked by two deadbolts linked to two Medeco "pick-proof" locks.
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Kindly note that I placed "pick proof" in quotes. Granted, any lock can be picked, but a burglar must pick two separate locks - one of which is almost at floor level - while the alarm is screaming. I, for one, am not worried.
A 4" grinder and cutting wheel can get into virtually any safe in 10-15 minutes.Kindly note that I placed "pick proof" in quotes. Granted, any lock can be picked, but a burglar must pick two separate locks - one of which is almost at floor level - while the alarm is screaming. I, for one, am not worried.
When my house was burglarized in 2012, I found an aluminum garden trowel atop the safe. Did less than nothing. And, I had no alarm then. However the best security is retired yours truly, who always has one weapon not in the safe.A 4" grinder and cutting wheel can get into virtually any safe in 10-15 minutes.
Dad always says "don't let people know what you have" and I think he's right as far as the best first line of defense.the best security is retired yours truly
Back in the 70s, dad worked at Boeing with some fellow gun nuts. One had three daughters, 10-12ish. One day, mom and two sisters went shopping, leaving the third girl to hold the fort. Dad was at work. Salesman knocked.Dad always says "don't let people know what you have" and I think he's right as far as the best first line of defense.
A 4" grinder and cutting wheel can get into virtually any safe in 10-15 minutes.
I'm sure there are safes that can't be opened like that. I'm also sure most people don't have those. I know that youtube lies. Having said that, I did watch a guy break into the sides of several known brand gun safes really fast with a cutting wheel by just going into the side, and given that the "safe" is probably the toughest thing in the house I don't hold out a lot of hope for limiting access to the sides.It's just important to know what you have, and it's limitations.
given that the "safe" is probably the toughest thing in the house I don't hold out a lot of hope for limiting access to the sides.
Even fort Knox (the real one) has its weaknesses and limitations. Any cabinet, any safe, is far better than stacking your guns in a closet. Funny thing about internet forums: post anything and sooner or later it will be attacked, refuted, contradicted, opposed, or you'll be told that the poster has a newer, better,, bigger version/edition - whatever, or got it cheaper.
Funny thing indeed.
It would be interesting to see how many many of these types of safes actually are broken into or picked on an annual basis. Trying to envision a truck full of tweakers rolling up with their plasma cutters and angle grinders is not really a plausible scenario.Even fort Knox (the real one) has its weaknesses and limitations. Any cabinet, any safe, is far better than stacking your guns in a closet. Funny thing about internet forums: post anything and sooner or later it will be attacked, refuted, contradicted, opposed, or you'll be told that the poster has a newer, better,, bigger version/edition - whatever, or got it cheaper.
Funny thing indeed.
Good point; it would be interesting to know. I do expect that it's probably more common now though, what with some safe manufacturers making youtube videos that show every criminal in the country specific details on how to break into lesser products.It would be interesting to see how many many of these types of safes actually are broken into or picked on an annual basis. Trying to envision a truck full of tweakers rolling up with their plasma cutters and angle grinders is not really a plausible scenario.
A 4" grinder and cutting wheel can get into virtually any safe in 10-15 minutes.