E Lock or dial safe

[Robinhood]

That brings up an interesting question, how quickly would you need to access what's in your safe?

With stopwatch feature on my phone, and using the same hand to push start/stop button and turn dial, it took 19.6secs to open my safe.

Great reason to keep a self defense weapon out of the safe when at home.

[PhilC]

Great reason to keep a self defense weapon out of the safe when at home.

For sure.

[J.Baker]

Definitely prefer something closer and quicker to access for a home defense gun, whether it's a handgun or a long gun. Something just big enough to keep your firearm of choice in by the bedside with a biometric or RFID lock seems to be the best option. Hornady and Vaultek both offer some good options along those lines.

[JW]

I have both dial and e-lock and no issues with either kind the last 10-12 years. I do like the ease of getting into the e-lock.
That said, I am sure both can wear out dependent on the amount of use.
My local sporting goods dealer has had to replace 2 dial locks on his safe ( guessing in about a 15 year span).
But he opens his safe 6 days a week.
I think it will be personal preference that decides which one.

[halsuttle91]

Now I have The Liberty Colonial 23, the "simplest" of the Liberty models. If you're looking for a safe that can resist fires, burglary attempts, and other disasters, the Colonial 23 is the perfect choice.
work time - employee monitoring software

[Orezona]

Great reason to keep a self defense weapon out of the safe when at home.

Am I the only person that carries while at home? Or at least one with in reach while working in the garage and such.

[PhilC]

Am I the only person that carries while at home? Or at least one with in reach while working in the garage and such.

No.

[ragsflh]

no

[ElliotM]

I used to have a normal lock on my gunsafe but I had lost the key 3 or 4 times in a row, gladly I was able to call a locksmith cheam to fix this issue of mine but it took me a lot of money that time and I thought it's going to be cheaper to install a e Lock. Now I have Liberty Colonial with the S&G e Lock. Much easier to access and I do not have to use a key which means I'll not loose it

[Stumpkiller]

Am I the only person that carries while at home? Or at least one with in reach while working in the garage and such.

No. And, as I have no children, not all of the 50 yard solutions are under house arrest. When the chickens are fussing at 2:00AM I don't want to screw around with any added barriers.

[PhilC]

No. And, as I have no children, not all of the 50 yard solutions are under house arrest. When the chickens are fussing at 2:00AM I don't want to screw around with any added barriers.

When the grandkids are here I "sanitize" the 50yd solution.