<![CDATA[Safes, Mechanical or Biometric?]]>Do you have a safe at home?

I'm going to need one.

I don't want a key. You have to know where the key is at all times.

I might like a mechanical safe. Thoughts and recommendations welcome.

I have some questions about biometric safes. What if the battery dies? Could a thief reach the battery and disable it? One of these might be convenient but I don't know how it works.

Thanks.

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Nothing wrong with a quality double-lock gun cabinet; get good practical storage size, but yes, keys have to be kept discretely separate.

Checking last year I found nearly all safes are now electronic with digital keypad. Mechanicals were special order.
N.B. safes are incredibly heavy and you get a tiny storage space. Ours is 12x12x10 inches inside and yet I can barely move it.
Safes also become very costly as size increases.

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