The key lock they use is worthless and can be bypassed in 8 seconds
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Better have something than nothing…but not for $199😁
My son uses lock for $10 that cannot be hacked at all… Ok, he needs 5 - 6 second to open it, but in his case this lock is to prevent trigger press, so speed is not needed.
Anyway, like @BJP mentioned, this one smart cute guy is worthless…
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Gotcha. So what make and models can you specifically recommend instead? Thanks! 
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anything with a “simplex” type lock gives you simple operation, larger motor skills used (instead of fine motor skills), but no battery, and no biometrics. (also, key override is a nice option). Something like this:
or this:
or:
or:
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or:
for big safes, I’m going old-school combination lock because I’m not using them for rapid access, but for smaller safes serving as rapid access locations, any of the above will work.
If you don’t want simplex locks, a key-only lock is good, but consider if you want to keep the key pre-staged in the lock when you are home to ensure you can get it open when you need to.
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Here is a whole playlist of worthless gun locks
some are funny from a lock company that does not understand how certain guns work and you can just open the trigger guard to bypass there lock to ones that he opens using a Lego mini fig.
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@Zee. I agree 100% if your fingers have some dirt on them or if you just changed oil on your vehicle or whatever. It will change your fingerprint. been there done that . I will pass on fingerprint readers myself.
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I had a computer with a biometric fingerprint reader that worked really well … until it didn’t work at all.
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Yep. That includes wet fingers (just out of the shower?), saturated fingers (dishes anyone?), sweaty fingers (because you’re scared by someone breaking into your house).
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@MikeBKY some of us have skin the readers just hate… I’m one of those so the readers never work well for me. Should have seen them trying to get my prints for my CPL… yeah, 6 or 7 tries on some fingers
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Becky has those fingers. Finger ID on her old iPhone never worked. Facial recognition works though.
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That doesn’t work well on me either.
… maybe I’m ok with that. 
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The self serve register for refreshments at work has finger ID, and user name ID. During the winter, my fingers get dry and crack badly, even with hand cream. The scanner doesn’t like me then.
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I have a couple of these safes and they work really well. I have never had a problem with the the code, the key, or the fingerprint reader. I programmed several fingers into the device. The price is great too compared to other safes of the same size. The size is nice too. I am quickly able to access my gun. Great safe in my opinion.
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@Erik3 have you tried scanning your prints when your hands are wet? dish-or-bath shriveled? dirty? oily? Those things cause a LOT of the fingerprint readers to fail… some people have prints these things like, but many of them can’t accommodate any variability to speak of. If you’re keeping your self protection there, you’re probably going to want to know what the parameters of failure are for your safe with your hands.
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Enjoyed the vids!
I must be getting old. Aside from the larger safes, these seem like $10-$30 items.
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I agree. We have a fingerprint reader on the time clock at work and it will not work at all for me. I had to have HR setup a code to clock in. Maybe my work doesn’t have great hardware, but I don’t think I could ever trust it to work when I needed it.
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I have very weak fingerprints. An FBI agent once told me that I’d have had a great career as a burglar. No fingerprint safes for me, either, thanks.
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So true but life is like that
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