I just returned a gun safe from costco that did not have a key backup.
Gun safe electronic lock with key backup.
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One the key has to be keep in a safe place and two you now have a key lock that can be manipulated.
Electronic led lock and key lock.
It was powered by a 9 volt battery.
None of the electronic locks from liberty have a key backup.
This presents additional problems.
I placed the guns in the safe and.
This is great when a safe does not have a quality lock and has a possible high fail rate.
This 59 gun safe is equipped with a dual locking system for added security an electronic led lock and a security key.
The solid steel door with concealed hinges will turn away curious little ones as well as a sticky fingered criminal.
As mentioned before some of them come with a mechanical backup normally in the form of a key.
In my experience admittedly these are professional safes like in jewelry stores i ve worked in when a combination lock has a key lock in it the key lock is only designed as a day lock.
The next lock that utilizes a key is generally found on lower end import safes.
Firearm cabinets can feature a wide variety of locking mechanisms.
Electronic locks with a key bypass are units that can be pulled off the face of the safe behind the lock is a hole for a 5 key to be inserted turned and unlock this safe.
Biometric fingerprint safes are designed so that only the fingerprints of specified owners can unlock them.
Dual lock system for better security.
The bigger issue is failure of the electronic lock.
Another issue against electronic locks is what happens if you have a fire.
Electronic locks digital combination locks.
Traditional gun safes feature combination or key locks while more modern technology uses biometric parameters to unlock the safe.