SentrySafe Portable Gun Safe with Key Lock, Steel Cable, and Carrying Handle has a One Handgun Capacity, Gun Safe for Car or Home, PP1K

Update 07/11/19: The gas strut has lost some of it's umph and would no longer would open the the door. While I do like the fact it doesn't smash itself open, I was forced to have to pry it with my finger nail to get it to open. I pulled the gas strut off and put in a stronger (longer) spring which fixed the issue. I'm not certain how many cycles that strut has gone through but it has to be getting close to 3,000 at this point. With this issue fixed and the safe working again I will say I'm still pleased with the safe. It's doing everything I wanted from a small handgun safe.Update 05/06/19: I've been using this safe now for a solid 14 months without issue. The gas strut still functions well and I've encountered no issues with it's functionality. As I open this daily at least 4 times a day, I would estimate I've put the opening mechanism through around 1,700 cycles minimum. It's likely closer to 2,500 but honestly I have not been counting. I'm extrapolating based on 4 to 6 opening cycles a day. Overall I'm still very pleased with this safe as it safely holds our firearms out of sight yet easily accessible.This is a nice safe with the only draw back the battery life. My comparison point to this is the GV2000-DLX which I used for 9 years before replacing it this year with this SentrySafe. I purchased the 2 pistol safe which snugly fits my G22 & G27 (in an IWB holster) with 4 magazines. There are a few points you should consider after using this for a month.This is a relatively heavy safe (as it should be). I say this because if you are mounting this inside a drawer you need to be sure your drawer can handle the weight. In my application I mounted it inside a clothes drawer so it is out of sight and it worked perfectly (the depth, length and height all were a perfect match for my drawer). I like the flat layout but be warned it will not shut well with items stacked on top of the guns or magazines being stored (basically you only can stack items 1 level deep). The safe opens quietly which is really nice when I'm leaving in the morning with my significant other still sleeping. It also opens slowly and doesn't snap 100% open which I really like. You can certainly open it faster with your hand but this was a big issue I had with the GunVault safe. The door on that 2 gun safe would slam down open and wack the surface it was mounted on or your hand if in the way. Not a great design in my opinion.As you'll find out the combination does not work until you "activate" the safe by pushing one of the buttons. This means if you have a 4 button combination you must press 5 buttons in order to activate the safe. You'll want to get used to this as opening in the middle of the night will be next to impossible if you punch in your 4-6 button combination over and over until you are locked out. The only indication is a little blue light the blinks once for every button push. I like this rather than a sound personally.The battery life is OK and balanced by the fact it uses 4 AA's which are cheap (you really should be using rechargeables). The current batteries lasted about a month before I replaced them (the little red LED started to blink at me). I open the safe 4-10 times a day 7 days a week so it definitely got a work out. I would estimate I opened it around 175-200 times on the set of AA's (2,400 mAh cells) before changing them. The safe was still working when I changed out the batteries and it likely would have continued to work for many more opening cycles. You can likely extrapolate that if you only open the safe 2 times a day you'll likely get 3 months or so between battery changes. It's nice to note that the safe remembered my programmed combination after the battery change. Not having to reprogram after each swap makes this way easier to swap out batteries as needed.If I could change something I would increase the height of the safe by another 2 inches to allow more "stacking" of magazines or boxes of ammunition in the safe. It would be nice to be able to keep a few more magazines with the guns being stored. Time will tell as to how this ages but so far I'm very pleased with the safe. I would recommend if you have the space to definitely go with the largest one you can buy if for no other reason than to have more room for a different holster or magazines.

Solid safe with quick & strong actuation.My only gripe is that the keypad inputs are those rubbery buttons that don't easily click, you probably know the ones I'm talking about. This is a security issue, because you have to press each button SLOWLY and FIRMLY to ensure that it registers, and even then the code is incorrect like 1/4 of the time because a button didn't register. I'm paranoid that if I ever need to use it in an emergency, I won't get the code in correctly especially given any adrenaline etc... why not hard plastic buttons with definitive clicks?

Quick easy access to my gun and fits right in any night stand!

First review Aug 2013, update 1/2021. Here is my experience after using two of these for over seven years.It has two quirks: It has a slight vampire drain on batteries. You can solve this one of two ways, either hardwiring it to a common available and cheap USB source or any 5 volt DC wart, or, replace batteries twice a year no matter whether you think you need to or not, and if you use it for daily carry, replace them maybe every four months.Second quirk is gas strut that opens heavy door. On the one I use every day I have had to replace gas strut twice since 2013. On the other one gas strut went for eight years. The good news is 7" extended and 5 1/8 compressed with 18 lbs of force are two for ten bucks on the bay and two for 13 bucks or so here. It takes about two minutes to unscrew the one in there (by hand, you need zero tools) and screw in the new strut.Now this is NOT a superhigh security device. But no small quick access pistol safe is. No matter what you hear, none are. The ballyhooed fort knox now has half a dozen easy exploits. All small to medium safes can be opened by a teen with access to youtube or even a 70 IQ burglar with a prybar. These give you legal protection and keep away the noisy people, and work for younger kids.What I love about this safe is it is hands down the fastest and most likely to open on the first try with the buttons alone -- in total darkness as well -- of any quick access safe. Speed and certainty MATTER. The data show that homeowners have only a few seconds to get to their firearm in many break ins, assaults', burglaries turned into home invasions etc.here is how you set this up for ultra quick and certain button push access: Set your combo to four pushes of a single button. Say 4-4-4-4. OK so on this safe the first press doesn't count. It only lights up the buttons. so if you can put your palm anywhere on the top front of this safe you are going to light up the all buttons. At that point you can see the fourth button, it is just the last button on a line of four illuminated buttons. Just start pressing it. If you press it four times, five times, ten times, it doesn't matter it is going to open.In fact if you press the three button twice to start by accident, if you just move over to the 4th button and start mashing it, the safe is going to open. So you do not have to wake up startled at 3am by a home invader in your home and wait to start all over if you press one wrong button. Just get right over over to whatever button you picked for your sequence and start tapping it. If you press #2, and then #2 again by accident, and then press #4 button any amount of times, at least four times or more, it will open!Just make sure to maintain this like any major safety tool, like your smoke alarm or fire extinguisher. If you notice lid starts to get slow, then order up a a new strut or two and get it in there. If you hear the solenoid latch click start to get softer or slower sounding replace the batteries with new Duracell's. Or even if you use it just once a week, replace batts at six months.

Works well as a Mobile safe. We use them in our work trucks and they fit under the seat. We lock them to the seat post with the cable provided.

Sturdy, *heavy*, and the buttons work OK once programmed. The over-ride keys work just fine. The instructions are clear and adequate.This is my first gun safe so I don't feel qualified to assign 5-star ratings - this unit might merit such but I gave a 4 instead.The reset button is a tiny hard plastic one at the center back of the battery compartment. I was unable to locate it by feel so I reread the instructions.The combination keys worked fine - although you have only the digits 1,2,3, and 4 to mix and match up to 6.The piston opened the lid handily - there is nothing else available to grab (by design).One odd quirk I discovered by mistake: I managed to reverse 2 of the 4 AA batteries, but was able to program the buttons successfully. However, when I tested the combination the lid would not pop open. I could hear a weak click so I thought the unit was defective. But when I remedied the battery reversal, it worked like a charm.

Fast opening spring load good independently lit interior. Very solid

This is one great pistol safe and it is a good small safe for personal valuables. There are 4 buttons on it to open it, but you can choose 4 or 5 or 6 buttons in your code sequence, which is misleading to a would be curious person trying to open it. The safe only holds one pistol, I have a colt 1911 in it with a magazine, this is an airsoft gun, but it is a PTP, same size, look and feel of real steel. The safe has a quiet gas opening piston, it is not whisper quiet, but it is silent enough if you have your hand on the lid as it is pushed open from the piston. Room for an iPad mini in there, money, ID, etc. It has a pair cylinder keys that open the safe no matter the code. I have it bolted down in a hidden desk drawer, it is even safer that way, out of sight, out of mind.

I purchased this unit thinking that I would eventually return it as I'm very peculiar when it comes to my firearms. Well, I was wrong.The initial setup was simple. After having installed 4x fresh Amazon AA batteries (not included, by the way), I proceeded to change my code and light settings. Kit was very well packaged and included (2) quality keys, anchoring fasteners and detailed instructions. Within 5 minutes of unboxing, my 1911 had found its new home.I do, however, have a small complaint: The blue LEDs are not as bright as shown in the picture. Do keep that in mind before committing to buy.

The construction quality is decent, wish they had used the same safety/security components as well.First of all, the door opening is audibly loud and not quiet at all. They should have placed a quality product for the price they charge for this product. Second, the locking mechanism is SO tiny, it almost feels like the door would automatically open if you rattled the safe in your both hands for a few sec. Feels like under 1/8" where the tiny lock clicks when you keep pushing the door down, and many times it doesn't even click on the same try. Feels like a toy product with realistic appearance. Do not recommend at all..

Works exactly as described. No problems at all. Well packaged and shipped in a reasonable timeframe.Would recommend this seller. Good value compared to others of the same class. Thank you. Now I have a safe place for my valuables.

Muy buena calidad. Solo que según entendí en la descripción del producto, la caja tendría iluminación interior y no la traia.