#SENTRY SAFE BIOMETRIC QUICK ACCESS PISTOL SAFE MODEL MOD#

We have a Springfield XD Mod 2 which is a small compact 9mm pistol, but this box could easily fit larger pistols and ammo! We fit the gun, the extra clip, an ammo box, AND an LED motion detector light in it. BUT there is a different flashing pattern and he soon realized it was just locked out from our toddler for a short time. It does lock you out for a few minutes after enough failed tries, which caused us to think at one point the batteries were dead since my husband was trying to use it and it wouldn’t unlock and was all flashing red. On that note, it’s also been great because no amount of random poking by our toddler has caused it to open. I can say that at least for us, if you put in good quality batteries (we used Energizer Max ones) it has been holding up and lasting great in that department, and that’s with our toddler coming on and poking the buttons all the time because he likes to see the lights on it. My husband read tons of reviews on a lot of options, and despite rumors of bad battery life, we wanted to give this safe a try. We also wanted to still have it close by with easy access. Helpful review: 'My husband and I have a toddler, and we really wanted a way to secure our firearm to make sure it stayed out of his wandering hands. Even the box it comes in gives off a high-end feel.' - Ari Levine Function is what it’s all about, but I must admit that also the form is fantastic. As long as you put your finger in straight and hold it down against the surface, it seems like it will definitely function in adverse conditions. Dunked my finger in water, dragged it in dirt, and tried it multiple times each way. Any piece of hardware I get relating to my guns needs to be as durable. They’re handled rough and put through the paces. Since the marketing materials claim it's working with damaged skin, and even with debris and wet fingers, I made sure to try it out. It opens quickly and reliably, with a hydraulic shock lift. Let me report that it was easy enough to configure with the quick start guide. Vein recognition technology intrigued me, and since it has PIN and key access as well, I figured I’d try it out. I’ve wanted to get some kind of mini safe for a while, but have been waiting for a better keyless entry method. When it comes to accessing a gun, reliability is important. Dirt, dust or scrapes affect the reader negatively, and the finger always has to be 100% aligned, otherwise you’ll keep swiping your finger over and over and getting locked out. Helpful review: 'My dad always had a pistol safe/vault with a fingerprint reader, but just like my old fingerprint log-in laptop, it’s finicky.

All these dings on the design are minor and tolerable for our purposes, especially at this price point. Why so loud? Pls fix! And the gas-assist door opens rapidly, almost violently, and can crash into the front of the cabinet if the drawer the safe is kept in isn’t opened enough. The beep that sounds when you press a button is unreasonably *LOUD* so we disabled it by holding the '1' key down for 4 seconds.

#SENTRY SAFE BIOMETRIC QUICK ACCESS PISTOL SAFE MODEL FULL SIZE#

It holds a 6” revolver and a full size semi-auto with a little room to spare for ammo + 1 clip. Regarding the other features of the safe, it’s heavy and solid, although I could probably pry it open with the right tools in 10 minutes. Results: ZERO failures! The programmed fingers opened the safe and the wrong ones didn’t.

If we discovered any inaccuracies, the safe would go straight back into the box and returned to Amazon.

So after reading the instructions thoroughly (they are short, well-written, and provide steps to ensure the accuracy of the fingerprint reader), we programmed each adult member of the family’s fingerprints (index and thumb of both hands), we tested the reader repeatedly VS programmed fingers, the same person’s other fingers, and the fingers of our unauthorized kids. Helpful review: 'We bought this safe with concern, having read a number of reviews reporting that the fingerprint reader allowed people who had never programmed their fingerprints to open the safe.

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