I just bought one today, put batteries in and tested it out and it worked just fine. Spent the next hour bolting it to my closet shelf and it doesn’t work all of a sudden. It accepts the code, but the door wont open even though I hear the mechanism ‘click’.? Used the key to open it to check it, closed it, and now the power is dead even though it’s brand new with a brand new battery? What a piece of crap.

Gunvault does not replace these when you contact them. I recently ran into this problem and they told me to GFMS basically. No warranty. No customer service whatsoever. Will never buy a Gunvault safe again. So many better companies out there.

It can get you killed another way, the latch mechanism uses a small steel cable it winds up on a motor shaft. Over time the cable will fatigue and break at which point the safe will refuse to open so you better have the key handy.

I like where the brass falls , easy to clean up. FA has something similar but the brass savings fall everywhere !

This vault eats up the 9v battery even when not in use. I have placed a new duracel battery and not open it for a few months and when a i try the battery is dead. Just terrible.

Totally agree. I stupidly bought 3 or 4 different gun vault safes. Poor quality. Consider a Pineworld safe. They have a USB port for emergency opening if the batts die.

I have the same issue on 1 of my 3 gunvaults. They are all different models (multi standard has battery issues, mini deluxe and speed safe do not). Sounds like a grounding issue or something. Guess if you are going to get one make sure it has the power adapter backup on the deluxe models or that you buy new and test before the year warranty is up.

I purchased a Fortress Quick Access pistol safe and have been very pleased with it. I've only had it for about 8 months and haven't had to change batteries yet and I open it at least 3 times a day, ( I keep my EDC, keys and wallet in it) of course I opened it alot the first few weeks, lol thx for the sharing your experience

it doesnt matter much. plenty of people have made videos showing how easy it is to bypass the lock, sometimes with a plastic pen.

I contacted GunVault because I had the same issue. This was the response from their customer service (Gerry Lara -Alpha Guardian, Inc), "We' are not why the unit did not indicate the battery was low since this safe is a very hold maybe the cause was an electronic issue." WOW, first off i just realized they lied to me after watching this video and second I will never be purchasing anything from them again. Beware of purchasing from anything sold under the ALPHA Guardian name (Cannon, Stack-On, GunVault).

Hey I have a question would they send me a new one if it 10 years old

I always keep my key very close by I'm not leaving my life to a battery

I like 20 magazines for my main rifle and a dozen magazines for my main pistol. Of course, this is just a personal preference. Whatever you feel comfortable with is what you should have.

hONESTLY GET THIS AND A WARNING SIGN FOR YOUR DOOR! ARE SUCH A GOOD DETERRENT! WHY? NO ONE WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO STEAL YOU WHEN THEY SEE THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCES TO FIGHT THEM BACK. REMEMBER BURGLAR AND THIEF ARE JUST LOOKING FOR A STUFF THAT CAN SELL FOR A QUICK-TIME. THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO CHALLENGE YOU IN A GUN FIGHT INSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE! UNLESS YOU HAVE A TONS OF MONEY LIKE BILL GATES. SO (MAYBE)! PEOPLE WILL MAKE A BLUEPRINT OF YOUR HOUSE AND THEY WILL BRING FULL AUTO RIFFLE IN A FULL BATTLE GEAR LIKE THE HIGH TABLE WHEN THEY RAIDED THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL IN JOHNWICK 3

Why not a safe you can plug in?

That’s why I don’t keep my guns locked up, you just never know when you will need them.

What's the model on the new one? GV2000?

What’s the model number of the one they sent you?

there customer service sucks ass.

I purchased mine in year 2000, actually I bought 3, two for me one for someone else, I’ve changed the batteries 3 -4 times in both of mine, this comment was written 12/30/2018, battery efficiency for me has been great, sorry you had problems,,,,

I use this vault to keep my car spare keys, and bank safety deposit box keys. When burglars break into your house they take any keys you may have around then wait for you to go somewhere, and your car is gone.

Glad got the new one

I made the mistake of buying one of these as well. It has never worked properly. I've complained about it with no satisfactory result. Now they are telling me that it's been over a year so they won't replace it AND they offer no replacement parts so that I could try to fix it. DO NOT BUY GunVault PRODUCTS!!! I'm sure there is a competitor out there that will stand behind their products.

They are electric also right?

What kind of fantasy gun fight do you think you are going to be in? By the time you run thru a third of what you think you need your ass is dead. Some or multiple SOBs are drawing down on you. It's not like you are shooting blindly at an enemy you can't see. And I don't think you will ever wear them out with week end shooting. Owning a rifle and pistol does not make you wise. As soon as you start running and gunning your life expectance drops with every minute that passes.

I say you should have as many as you think you need or can afford. That goes for ammo as well.

I own 2 of these. They work as advertised. There are 2 things to consider in regards to this safe. 1. I got this safe to prevent my toddlers from accessing my guns. It's safer than putting my loaded and chambered guns in a sock drawer or under my bed. It should not be used as a primary deterent to protect from burglary or theft. For that purpose, I suggest getting a real safe, something that is in the range of a few $1000, not a few $100. You get what you pay for. There is no such thing as easy access safe that is difficult for others to get to. 2. Like all life support devices that rely on a battery as its primary power source, you need to regularly change out the battery. It's like a smoke detector. Change that once a year regardless of whether it runs or not.

Last gun vault safe i bought i had to cut open to get my guns, 4 months of constant emails calls and not a single answer, and when they did finally answer it took another 5 months for them to send a replacement part that didnt even work, never buying anything of theirs ever again

I ended up here because the one I have wont even work right. It cannot be programmed or reset, WTF? what use is it if you have to keep the key around

I bought one of these with 8 AA batteries and the batteries last forever. I have changed the batteries twice since 2006, and the last time I changed them because I just couldn't believe they would last that long, not because the batteries were dead. I don't know why your batteries were dying. I am Just using Duracell Alkaline

It's also really easy to pick the lock

Nice, I may be getting one of these!

I agree 100%.........I own one. Never use it again. Just use it as a mini safe for passport, thumb-drives, etc.

I've had the same battery in mine for almost 2 years now with no problems. If you put a cheap 9-volt battery from the 99cent store, it won't work properly. Make sure you have a quality battery installed for best results.Also keep the keys to the safe close by, but out of view 👍

I just bought this one yesterday it has the 9-volt battery however the code won't open the door. Total junk

Shawn Webb exactly there is no reason to have a firearm if u can't get to it

I have one for short-term storage only of a backup handgun and light. It's only used when I'm at home and awake. It's attached to a non-removeable shelf with small carriage bolts at my eye level. The rounded bolt head is to the outside. I've never had a battery issue. Batteries are changed twice a year along with smoke detector batteries.

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do you have the name of the actual product. Cant find it anywhere.. these seems way easier/dumbed won than the hornady cam lock that I have

a paper clip is all you need to by-pass one of theses

This is why I decided not to go with the minivault or multivault models that don't have an external power supply. I chose the Multivault Delux. It uses both the 9volt battery and an A/C adapter. Battery provides the power in the event of a power outage (or someone pulls the power cord), and the A/C adapter provides power the rest of the time, even in the event battery goes dead. I did see a video where the lock was easily picked, so I'm in the process of finding a consumer counter measure to that.

You can also pick this model from the side in under 3 seconds.

I have 5 mags for each Rifle and 5 Mags for each pistol.

Do not recommend storing any weapon in these for long-term since they are easily defeated...read on (!). Good for overnight storage to keep you kids out, as the reviewer states. All these tubular, barrel or round 7mm-8mm keys are easily opened using a pen barrel! That is how I opened a used one I purchased for $10 that someone locked themselves out. The keylocks are best replaced with a $12 Combi-lock which requires 999 attempts to open (3 dials). Basically, all these pistol vault or lock boxes are accidents waiting to happen...go ahead, try the pen barrel trick. You will open yours in less than ten seconds!

Idk if anyone buys these safes for a actual safe for that I would buy a bigger safe, but to keep young kids out they work great

Yes, a flat blade screwdriver will pop the door in 30 or less seconds. It's cheap metal-made in China naturally. I'm looking for a replacement. Just want to save you all the time and money of buying this thing. If you don't believe me, try it yourself.

I returned the old one. Atleast they replaced it with a new one.

What did you do with the old one? If you still have it can I buy it from you? I'd like to do a video on them.

Great video - Thank you!

Thank You Sir nice job