In a previous post, I discussed rather extensively the value that you get from Winchester gun safes. Though their safes aren’t terribly inexpensive (no respectable safe is), they tend to offer a high level of quality at a very reasonable cost. Their products run the gamut from the eVault series, which are exclusively handgun safes, to their Legacy series, a line that boasts an available 51 long gun capacity.
Archive for October, 2009
Where To Put Your Gun Safe
On October - 30 - 2009
Swat : Special Weapons & Tactics for the Prepared American $34.95 Guns and Weapons for Law Enforcement Magazine (July 2010) $5.99 Soldier of Fortune $34.95 This post primarily discusses strategies to plan out the ideal location of where in your house you want to place your gun safe. Check out this post for tips dealing [...]
Understanding the Scanner On A Fingerprint Gun Safe
On October - 30 - 2009
When purchasing a fingerprint gun safe (biometric fingerprint gun safe), there are several elements to consider. Thickness, capacity, dimensions…these are all characteristics that are pretty easy to grasp. But when dealing with biometric gun safe locks, terms like ‘minutiae’ and ‘algorithm adjustments’ start to cloud up the water a bit. Take GunVault for example – they say that their MiniVault safe “has a very low False Reject Rate (FRR) for a given False Accept Rate (FAR)”. Ok, so what does that mean, fella? Is this something I should be concerned with, or is it just marketing gibberish? Well, it’s a little bit of both.
Biometric Gun Safe Basics
On October - 30 - 2009
Owning a biometric gun safe (aka – fingerprint gun safe), definitely has its advantages – that is if your needs fit the bill. A lock equipped with a biometric scanner boasts one characteristic that its dial and electronic keypad counterparts can’t match – that, my friends is speed. Most gun safes protected by fingerprint readers will allow you access to your firearm in a second or less. I don’t care how many times you’ve practiced spinning that dial, you’re never gonna come near those results with a rotary lock. Biometric scanners are ideal for small, bedside and wall-style gun safes.
Cheap Gun Safes Protect Your Valuables And Your Wallet
On October - 30 - 2009
Protecting your gun collection and your valuables is definitely not something that you should skimp on. If you really want optimized protection against theft, fire and flood damage, in nearly all cases, you need to shell out a bit of money. There are, however, a few cheap gun safes on the market that give you [...]
