Gun Safe Won’t Open

[Smokeater]

Mine has done something similar before. Pushed in on the door while I entered the combo and that was all it took..thank goodness. Think I'll go change my battery now as well! Good luck sir!

[Invisible Man]

My buddy had the same problem he had to get a lock smith to do it. Took 2 hrs and $350. Batteries corroded the wire.Cannon reimbursed it, and the locksmith said never use Duracell batteries. Only use Eveready batteries. He said failed keypads keep him in business .

[chwoodall]

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[RR 314]

I’m sure it is, but when I got this second-hand several years ago the original owner had lost the key.. I’m moving to a new house Friday and in a bit of a pinch now.

Battery is accessible from inside, but that entails getting it open first.

Call Cothron’s. If they are in the area they may be able to get to you tomorrow. Their techs are solid.

[PondPopper]

My buddy had the same problem he had to get a lock smith to do it. Took 2 hrs and $350. Batteries corroded the wire.Cannon reimbursed it, and the locksmith said never use Duracell batteries. Only use Eveready batteries. He said failed keypads keep him in business .

Just a side note: Cannon will not honor a warranty if you are the 2nd owner.. Only honors for the original purchaser.. Make 0 sense AT ALL but that is exactly what they told me..

[RR 314]

I like the manual lock, too, but they seem a bit harder to find.
Would y'all recommend a good manual safe, please?

I had a friend move last year and he gave me a 3 year old AMSEC and it is awesome. Blows my other safes away.

[Zmaxhunter]

I own a Frontier gun safe, have had it 21 yrs, electronic lock.. i feel like ive put a battery in it twice..has never failed to open.
Now the emp has me hoping my cordless sawzall still works..

[Goodfellah]

Yessir! Gonna call for an appointment next week I guess. 2 years and still cant remember the dang code............lol!!!

Lol, didn’t we have a guy on here a few years ago that had his safe drilled out because he forgot code... only to remember code the day after he paid $400 to get it drilled??

[PondPopper]

I own a Frontier gun safe, have had it 21 yrs, electronic lock.. i feel like ive put a battery in it twice..has never failed to open.
Now the emp has me hoping my cordless sawzall still works..

I go through at least 3-4 9V batteries a year on my big Cannon.. It will drain them just setting there.. Once they get a little low they will not operate the lock actuator..

[OldRiverRat]

I like the manual lock, too, but they seem a bit harder to find.

Would y'all recommend a good manual safe, please?

When the locksmith comes to open it have him replace the digital with a manual dial. Then you are emp proof and no more batteries!


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[Bucknaked]

I own a Frontier gun safe, have had it 21 yrs, electronic lock.. i feel like ive put a battery in it twice..has never failed to open.
Now the emp has me hoping my cordless sawzall still works..

Bwahahahaha

[Bucknaked]

I was going to purchase a larger safe and sell mine but after all of these problems with batteries , I’ll keep my old mechanical! Thanks for helping me make my very quick decision

[cj7zrcool]

....Buy a dial safe with zero batteries and rock on..............

This is what I did. I took the electronic lock off my cannon safe and replaced with a big red dial. Old school but I KNOW I can get into it even after an EMP strike.

Andrew

When the locksmith comes to open it have him replace the digital with a manual dial. Then you are emp proof and no more batteries!

I was going to purchase a larger safe and sell mine but after all of these problems with batteries , I’ll keep my old mechanical! Thanks for helping me make my very quick decision

This is great in theory, but when the dial slips and your combo changes unbeknownst to you, you'll have the same problem. I've had a Cannon for 15+ years and this happened to me 6-7 years ago. Finally got it opened and switched to a digital pad and have never had a problem since. If we get hit with an EMP, I've got enough hand tools to break into it.

[Patton]

If you think it’s a way to charge from outside.....strip back the wires and touch a 9v battery to it


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This was the ticket, much thanks.

[be12hunt]

This was the ticket, much thanks.

Glad you got it open, but that seems like a terrible design. If your battery ever goes out you have to do something like that? I guess maybe the key is your only backup.
My battery goes out at least twice a year on my cannon.