14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399 (Read 23759 times)

oldfart

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #40 on: June 08, 2016, 02:52:19 PM »
Thanks old fart


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83rdrecon

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #41 on: June 11, 2016, 02:41:58 AM »
Debatable, A cheap safe gives a false sense of security, You put your valuables in their thinking they are protected but in reality they are all in one place making it easier for criminals to find and take all at one time.
:wtf: lol lolz!   

Add a guard dog then. 

Surf

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #42 on: June 11, 2016, 05:44:45 PM »
Saw at least 2 in boxes at HI Kai Costco.  They were discounted $50 at $349.

Surf

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #43 on: June 13, 2016, 09:26:29 AM »
I just wanted to add that anyone owning a safe like this, or any safe sold at Costco, Sams or an equivalent safe elsewhere (since they are pretty generic China made and re-branded safes) should understand that they are more of a glorified or upgraded security cabinet that does provide some fire protection, instead of a true safe meant to safeguard valuables.  Also be aware that electronics fail, it is not a matter of if, but a matter of when and there is no key backup.  I will say that there are some decent electronic lock / keypad makers out there.

The good and bad is that they are not overly complicated to get into.  Manual labor can open them, but there is the worry of damaging what may be inside.  A locksmith will cost as much as the safe.  If you know what you are doing if you know what you are doing, you don't need a single tool other than a piece of wire and about 5 mins, usually much less, skill dependent.  No drilling, no punching, no hammering, no axes, nada.

In all seriousness tho, This is not a gun safe that would stop a half determined thief The below image is the inside of my stackon (pretty much the same thing) These can be opened with a sledge hammer reasonably quickly easily,  Just break of the dial and pond the bolt holding the dicks in place, Insert finger or wire and slide the bolts open.


These Costco safes are Electronic and the internals are a bit different, but not overly complicated to break into.     

London808

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #44 on: June 13, 2016, 09:42:07 AM »
The electronics ones are even easier, shim the hinge side of the door push the rest button and enter a new code,
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ren

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #45 on: June 13, 2016, 09:55:57 AM »
The electronics ones are even easier, shim the hinge side of the door push the rest button and enter a new code,

that's an easy fix
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Surf

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #46 on: June 13, 2016, 10:19:21 AM »
The electronics ones are even easier, shim the hinge side of the door push the rest button and enter a new code,
I am not a safe "expert" and having said that, you rarely if ever find "gun " style safes still built like that in the last maybe ~10+ years or so.  Even the most basic model electronic locks and Keypads produced these days that are used pretty much universally by safe makers, even the Chinese manufacturers, use a keycode on the keypad for resetting the combo.  I cannot think of any of the "gun" style safes sold from Costco or Sams as an example that have a reset button and I am pretty sure that this particular safe discussed here does not have one either.  Of course some people have old safes and while certain makes / models are easy enough and while perhaps similar not all resets are in the same location or made the same. 

dustoff003

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #47 on: June 13, 2016, 11:00:01 AM »
I ended up buying the safe referenced here, Liberty Safe Revolution 24 at Sam's Club

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urusaibob

Re: 14 gun safe at ka uka Costco 399
« Reply #48 on: June 13, 2016, 06:11:00 PM »
well good thing about costco is you can return it 2-5-8-10 years from now ...