REVIEWS
“A home defense firearm needs to be accessible. At the same time it
should be protected from theft and unauthorized access. The best
system, in my view, is a safe which only authorized residents can open.
The trick is getting it open. If you ever need your firearm the odds
are it will be at night. You may be groggy. It will be dark, and
turning on the lights may not be a good idea.
The PBS-001 case
from LockSAF is one of the best solutions I’ve seen. The safe itself is
very well made and finished, of heavy steel (9 gauge, weighs 22
pounds), with interior foam padding. The bottom has four pilot holes so
the safe can be bolted to any flat surface. Opening the safe is via a
fingerprint-recognition keypad. The system can be programmed to accept
up to ten fingerprints, and instructions are simple and
straightforward. Since there’s no guaranty which hand will be available
in an emergency it’s a good idea to program index finger prints from
right and left hands.
I’ve used the safe for several weeks,
opened it some hundreds of times and have found it completely reliable.
Even in total darkness opening is simple. Just find the button on the
top-front by touch, and press it. The recessed fingerprint pad lights
up a soft red, hold your fingertip on the pad for a second and the
spring-loaded door pops open.
It requires enough attention you
need to be awake and reasonably alert, a feature I like. If you aren’t
alert enough to open the door you probably shouldn’t have a gun in your
hand. Placement of the fingertip on the pad is not critical, as the
recessed location of the pad naturally channels the finger into
position. Not once did the safe fail to open due to incorrect fingertip
positioning, or any other reason for that matter.
A 9V battery
powers the electronics. Even if the battery is dead or removed, the
safe can always be opened manually with supplied keys. This is a
well-made, reliable useful product. It has been approved as a firearm
storage device by the California Dept. of Justice. Current retail is
$349.95. www.locksaf.com”
—Dave Anderson, “GunnySack - LockSAF Gun Safe", American Handgunner July/August 2009, Page 95
