What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Fits a full-size 9mm handgun (cz-75b) with room for extra mags. My beretta 92fs is large with a 5” barrel and my taurus pt1911 is even longer with the muzzle break adding at least another inch if not more. It can be bolted down as well.
It seems more sturdy and heavyweight than i was expecting. It is a great light security box to keep items that you don’t want small hands to get too or snooping guests. Sentry safe has my business for life!
Opens quickly and quietly. The piston opened the lid handily. The strut is gas powered, and a lot of that pressure builds as you close it.
Cons
"what ruined it for me is the strut that lifts the door of the safe" there are reviews elsewhere that complain of this same flaw. Company has since acknowledged the design flaw in the strut.
You have to really pry your fingers on the edges to get it to lift. At this point, the fingerprint reader successfully unlocks the lid, but the lid doesn't move. Defective lock then after being locked for several months, would not open.
Sentry safe has rust building up in the corners under the foam padding. Leads me to believe that the amazon sold safes are either refurbished or not stored in quality environments. Don't like how a couple of speed loaders could not be confidently lock... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Sturdy, *heavy*, and the buttons work ok once programmed.
The safe is fine, it feels sturdy and the barrel lock works smoothly - this model does not have a fingerprint reader.
Both of them have stopped opening - i hear the lock disengage but it’s like the piston or spring isn’t strong enough to open th... Read More
The first safe i purchased didn't last 5 month.
Price
But for what we need, it was a good price, good size, and good option.
Shipping
The amazon delivery person delivered the safe during a rain storm and left the box six feet from my covered porch.
Subsequently the box containing the safe sat in the rain for three hours until i arrived home and was disintegrated.
Sentry safe stepped up and shipped me an updated spring.
Total disregard for service by the delivery person.
Packaging/appearance
Since this was the actual safe box the safe also got wet but luckily it was surrounded by a styrofoam frame that partially protected it.
Competitiveness
I’ll be replacing it with a different brand.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 1,694 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 19 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought the key only version of this safe
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It does not require a battery and it does not have the door opening spring struts
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When the box is open the cable is no longer secured to the box which means it can fall out of the hole if youre not careful
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Too many bad reviews on fingerprint feature on safesdid not get that
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the keypad buttons have a very noticeable lag from when you press them to when the press registers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did some drills to see how id open it when under pressure and the lag throws my timing off constantly misentering the combo
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not a great feature for a gun safe like this one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You have to hit a key to turn the pad on first then enter each key press deliberately with maybe half a second pause between each
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