I have been a metal fabricator most of my adult working life. I can understand how some of these are put together, somewhat. I was looking at a safe today that had an electronic lock. I asked about the lock and how it was powered just to confirm my thoughts it was a battery. And sure enough, a battery it was. So I asked how it was changed. The lock pops off the front of the door where the back of the lock is exposed, with a few wires running into the back panel on the lock, and the other into a hole the size of half dollar in the door. The back plate is remove off the lock via 4 small screws to expose the battery.
After thinking about this for a while, whats to stop a thief from popping the lock off, disconnecting the wires, and running a jumper wire with a battery attached, to flip the actuator in the door? Triggering the electronic combination dose the same thing in the processor in the lock doesn't it? Or reaching in there with a coat hanger and tripping the lug rack that the door lugs are attached to?
I instantly had second thoughts on that safe.
Now I'm wondering what makes a good safe, a good safe construction wise, to deterrent a hostile?
The lock would be number one for me. Secondly would be the door and how it is constructed to protect the lock from hostiles. Third would be the general construction of the door and safe body. I'm not to concerned about fire ratings. Just security.
So lets start with question number #1: who makes or uses the best lock, manual or electronic or other, when it comes to gun safes?
Number #2: Who makes the best door for a lock and why?
Number #3: Who has the best construction and why?
After thinking about this for a while, whats to stop a thief from popping the lock off, disconnecting the wires, and running a jumper wire with a battery attached, to flip the actuator in the door? Triggering the electronic combination dose the same thing in the processor in the lock doesn't it? Or reaching in there with a coat hanger and tripping the lug rack that the door lugs are attached to?
I instantly had second thoughts on that safe.
Now I'm wondering what makes a good safe, a good safe construction wise, to deterrent a hostile?
The lock would be number one for me. Secondly would be the door and how it is constructed to protect the lock from hostiles. Third would be the general construction of the door and safe body. I'm not to concerned about fire ratings. Just security.
So lets start with question number #1: who makes or uses the best lock, manual or electronic or other, when it comes to gun safes?
Number #2: Who makes the best door for a lock and why?
Number #3: Who has the best construction and why?
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