!: 6 Things to Know Before Buying a Biometric Gun Safe

Saturday, 26 February 2011

6 Things to Know Before Buying a Biometric Gun Safe

!: Nice 6 Things to Know Before Buying a Biometric Gun Safe

Biometric gun safes are becoming more and more popular and there is a reckon for this. They are uncomplicated to use and offer perfect security.

But how do you know which is best for you?

First, size matters. You need to know what you want to store in it. One firearm, many firearms, papers, jewelry? Knowing what you want to store in it now, and in the future, will dictate the size that you will need.

Two, do you want the safe to be waterproof and / or fireproof? If so, you need to specifically look for this since most biometric safes are Not fireproof or waterproof. If the safes are fire proof or water proof, the ad will specifically state that. If the ad or record does not say that, do not assume that the safe is water or fireproof. Also, if the safe is claimed to be fireproof, make sure it has passed definite testing by an independent testing lab like Underwrites Laboratories.

Three, biometric safes store varying numbers of fingerprints. Some store up to 10 or 15 while others store up to 100. This varies by manufacturer.

Fourthly, it is very rare that these biometric safes will not open. However, there is almost all the time a "back door" key of some sort that is used to open it in Case there is a problem. This is typically a extra key, but make sure you know what it is before you buy

Fifth, is the safe well built? This would comprise heavy steel construction and high quality in all aspects of the safe. Most of the well known gun safe manufacturers offer these.

Sixth, what extra options come with the safe or can be ordered. Some options are considerable and others are simply nice to have. However, as with other things, you will pay extra for the non-standard options. These options might comprise internal lights, Ac and/or battery powered, extra internal materials

The bottom line is knowing what you want in a safe and by answering the above questions you'll be well on your way to getting the perfect biometric gun safe. Then if you stick with the well known manufacturers, you can be pretty inevitable you will buy a higher quality gun safe and be quite satisfied with it.