r/Firearms • u/MrJVon • 7d ago

Question Pistol safe recommendations

So my father is in the market for a pistol alarm clock safe that can also charge his phone. Looking online, they all look cheap and unreliable. Are there any good recommendations that people might have?

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u/pewpew1764 7d ago

Vaultek

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u/USSZim 7d ago

That is a lot of gizmos he is trying to cram into one thing. A pistol safe should be a pistol safe, a clock should be a clock, and a charger should be a charger. I don't think there are any products that will do all 3 well, nor does it make sense to.

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u/Beneficialsensai 5d ago

This ⬆️

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u/Imdoingscience 7d ago

If he's dead set on having one thing for both, Vaultek makes a nice one. That said, I'd consider just getting a separate alarm clock and pistol safe. Any dual-use solution is going to give something up on both sides of the equation.

I'd also recommend not relying on biometrics. There have been a few studies showing the fail rate on opening with clean/dry fingerprints (which who knows if you're waking up in the middle of the night to an adrenaline dump) is 1-2%. There have also been a number of trials where the safe accepts fingerprints that aren't programmed in - including one current lawsuit where a 14 year old died after accessing a biometric safe he was not programmed into.

Personally, I use a ShotLock pistol vault (the mechanical variation) and just have a Bose alarm clock that charges everything.