A gun safe is what makes us feel better protected and safe, while holding on to the fact that our kids will not be able to access it without any permission provided by us. Over the years, we’ve also noticed how gun safes have become another place to store our important treasures and documents as well.
All these important factors make buying one an important and necessary job, as almost everything you value will somehow end up guarded by this secure machine. Buying a useless piece of gunk, then, just for its design, or accessibility at the store, or even the marketing skills of the store clerks themselves, shouldn’t be your reason alone to purchase them.
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I own one of these....looks just like the image. Had it about 2 1/2 years. It's already on its second electronic lock keypad. It is a proprietary design so you can ONLY get the replacement part from Winchester. When they run out of these parts and your lock fails you will have a VERY large paperweight. You CANNOT replace the lock with ANY other lock such as a Sargent and Greenleaf. I STRONGLY advise EVERYONE to NOT buy a Winchester safe. Very poor decisions made by the manufacturer and by Winchester.
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DeleteHave had one of these for 15 years never had any problems. Maybe the newer ones are of poorer quality.
ReplyDeleteWonder if both were made here?
DeleteI have a Liberty safe myself, with a combination lock rather than electronic. Takes a few moments to open, but it will never fail. And I really need to clean that puppy out and get it better organized.
ReplyDeleteThanks and how old is yours?
DeleteI am in the same boat as you Ricvid! My Liberty has triple the capacity it was designed for. Mine is a "dial" combination lock. I bought it in 1995 and and have never had a moments trouble with it. They business I bought it from was Southland Safes in Haleyville, AL. I never knew they existed until I found them in The Shotgun News back in the day. I called the guy up and asked if he could make a better deal if I bought three. He just laughed and said he'd never sold three in one day. Less than a year later we drove over one day during the week and bought four (one for me, one for my boss, one for his brother-in-law, and one for my daddy). All were Liberty's and none of us has had any trouble. My son bought a safe from Tractor Supply in NC (not sure of the brand), but it had the electronic lock. I think he has replaced it twice. The guy that has the stores in Haleyville and Florence is named Dennis. If you tell him the story, he'll remember. I still see him at gun shows and he always speaks. He is a good guy. Just mention Jeffery from Addison. LOL
Deletehttps://www.southlandsafes.com/ He has a FB too.
Less than a year later we drove over one day during the week and bought four (one for me, one for my boss, one for his brother-in-law, and one for my daddy).
DeleteYou're a good man, Charlie Brown! :)
The owner of Southland Safes has never forgotten me either. He knows I've sent him quite a bit of business and have never asked for anything in return. I bet he had no idea back in the mid-nineties that his business would have ever grown into what it is today. Also, I do not mind the combination dial lock. There are no batteries to go dead and it is solid. Whichever brand or size, I'd still go the old tried and proven way of the dial.
DeleteThanks and a .357 if it doesn't open.....:)
DeleteNaturally!
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DeleteHinges are exposed. Look for a safe where the hinges are contained inside the safe. The drawback is that the door will not open as wide. But it is a more secure design.
ReplyDeleteSounds correct.
DeleteI also have a Liberty w/ combination. Have had it about ten or eleven years, give or take. And I know from experience that I can be in it in a very stressful "situation" in less than 20 seconds. YMMV.
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DeleteObviously, not every one of your guns needs to be in the safe. At least one or two should be near and at the ready to keep you safe. --Ron W
ReplyDelete"Always place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark."
--Charles A. Heinlein
None of mine are but in different places ready to go.
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