Digital locks are nice, but they’re not for everyone, and while I myself tend to prefer the old school combo locks for their low long-term maintenance, you can find some really well put together electronic locks on the market. To be safe, choose a unit with a UL listed Type 1 electronic lock. While nothing is truly “hacker proof”, you’re not likely to have encounter a thug off the streets equipped with enough 007 gadetry or black magic to outsmart one of them

With daily use, you may need to replace the batteries once, maybe twice a year, which is usually a piece of cake. Depending on your safe manufacturer’s warranty, you may be required to bring a locksmith out for a check up every couple years, but again, these things are made to hold up a heck of a lot better than they used to.

Though speed and convenience are definitely huge proponents for electronic lock use, they can also a lot of other features depending on the lock you buy…everything from multi-user management, to distress codes, to alarm system integration…all in all, you have no reason to be paranoid. Politely tell these pushy dealers to whom you’re referring (where are you running into these guys?) to go screw themselves.

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It is a fantastic design, and I’m very surprised more metal cabinet manufacturers haven’t jumped on board with it. I know of several wooden gun cabinet makers who sell corner models, and a few gun safe manufacturers like Allied have corner safes. As far as metal cabinets, however, I’ve never seen another one other than the Homak unit. I’ll keep my eyes peeled though. If you sfind anything before I do, I’d love to hear about it.

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