This is a great little gun safe. It might be more accurate to consider it a high security gun cabinet. The reason I say this is the cabinet is not water or fire proof. The sides are a thinner metal than fireproof safes and the door is a bit thicker to house the locking pins. Even though the sides are thinner than a fireproof safe I dont think anyone could break into this safe without a lot of time on their hands. My main reason for buying this particular safe was that I needed a way to keep my guns locked away from the kids while having quick access should I ever need them in a hurry. The fingerprint reader is working great so far. I like that there is a backup battery pack that you can plug into the front in case the batteries that you would usually access from the inside go out while the safe is locked. If that fails there is also a small rubber cap hiding a keyhole you can use to manually unlock the safe. Also, I have a long 12 gauge and I needed a safe tall enough to house it. This safe is a bit taller than most safes at this price point. I had to remove the included shelf, but I think it could be modified with a slot in one side to allow the barrel of the longer guns to pass through. This will be a future project. The other thing I wanted to point out is the AR in the picture has a mounted scope and a 30 round banana clip attached. Even with these accessories the safe door closes easily. The description for this safe says that there is not room for mounted scopes, but I dont see how this would be the case unless you had a huge night vision type rig. Even then I think it would fit if the gun clip were removed. If you are not worried about fire or water proofing this is a great buy!
Best safe with biometrics at this price point
This is a great little gun safe. It might be more accurate to consider it a high security gun cabinet. The reason I say this is the cabinet is not water or fire proof. The sides are a thinner metal than fireproof safes and the door is a bit thicker to house the locking pins. Even though the sides are thinner than a fireproof safe I dont think anyone could break into this safe without a lot of time on their hands. My main reason for buying this particular safe was that I needed a way to keep my guns locked away from the kids while having quick access should I ever need them in a hurry. The fingerprint reader is working great so far. I like that there is a backup battery pack that you can plug into the front in case the batteries that you would usually access from the inside go out while the safe is locked. If that fails there is also a small rubber cap hiding a keyhole you can use to manually unlock the safe. Also, I have a long 12 gauge and I needed a safe tall enough to house it. This safe is a bit taller than most safes at this price point. I had to remove the included shelf, but I think it could be modified with a slot in one side to allow the barrel of the longer guns to pass through. This will be a future project. The other thing I wanted to point out is the AR in the picture has a mounted scope and a 30 round banana clip attached. Even with these accessories the safe door closes easily. The description for this safe says that there is not room for mounted scopes, but I dont see how this would be the case unless you had a huge night vision type rig. Even then I think it would fit if the gun clip were removed. If you are not worried about fire or water proofing this is a great buy!