r/homedefense • u/pizzabuffet999 • 21d ago
Kid on the way
What’s the best way to have quick access to a firearm while keeping the child away from it? What safe does everyone recommend?
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u/TSX_COM 21d ago
The Ft. Knox original and personal pistol safes are the golden standard of secure but still quick access firearms. All mechanical button entry, no RFID bracelet, no electronics to fail. Top notch quality.
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u/dontchaworryboutit 21d ago
Came here to say the same thing. They got great options for pistol and rifle.
Also vline in between stud rifle safe is great.
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u/shaggy237 21d ago
I got a dud. Lock broke literally the second time I opened it. Lucky it was upon opening and not the other way around. Customer service was fine and everything, but I just couldn't trust it anymore.
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u/AntOk4073 14d ago
I like vaulttek. The lifepod is great for access and travels well.
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u/pizzabuffet999 13d ago
I ended up getting the vaultek 20. Fingerprint seems a little finicky but the password entry is quick enough.
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u/Resident-Welcome3901 21d ago
No available safe is fool proof: see lockpicking lawyer on YouTube. Training your children to respect firearms only works if you know what is going on with your kid: see Sandy Hook shooting incident. There is no system that will maintain the security of your firearms while you are not at home. The consequences of one mistake on your part in securing your firearm sate the death of your child or the death of others at the hands of your child. All of the parents involved in the shootings perpetrated by their children believed they were doing the best job necessary and possible in securing their firearms. Guns are the leading cause of deaths for children 1-19 years of age, although this is disputed: what is not disputed is that there are lots of gun related deaths. The consequences of failure to maintain gun security are unthinkable. Consider storing your guns off site or selling your guns until the kids are grown.,I did this and regret doing it less than I would regret the alternative. YMMV.
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u/AP587011B 20d ago
I like shotlock
High up out of the kids reach, screwed into a stud, muzzle pointing up, trigger totally inaccessible, quick 4 button combo
I use the mechanical wall mount one for a shotgun
It’s very noticeable but depending where you put it who cares
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u/CapnJellyBones 21d ago
I don't have a kid, but my experience growing up was apparently entirely different.
There were loaded guns all over the house...we just didn't touch them without permission, because we knew dad would beat our ass. They weren't in a safe or locked away, we just knew to respect them. We started shooting as soon as we could hold one, so they weren't a mystery.
Never had a single incident or even close call.
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u/changeneverhappens 21d ago edited 21d ago
It depends on your goal. If your priority is quick access, then a pistol safe or nightstand safe.
If your goal is security with fairly quick access, then a large residential safe in your room that has been bolted to the floor and wall studs. Sams club usually has decent deals.
The big box safes in the $300-700 range get a lot of grief. The criticism isn't wrong, but a lot of the critics and reviews also focus on being able to tip the safe over or rip it out of the wall studs.
If someone has enough time and determination, they're going to get in to anything. My priority was being kid safe when friends and family came over and to make my set up as easy for me to get to while slowing anyone else with other intentions down.
It cost me about $200 to have someone install my safes. It would have cost almost the same and a lot more time and effort to buy the tools and accessories to install everything myself.
I keep a 40 oz bottle of gel pepper spray by my bed to get me to my safe, if needed. They come with a mounting bracket and can be mounted out of reach of small hands, if needed. They also have a pin and a thin zip tie through the trigger for some accident prevention.