VAULTEKEssential Series Quick Access Handgun Safe with Auto Open Door and Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery (SE20) (Slider Safe)

Vaulttek consistently puts out good lockboxes / safes. After having a lifepod 1.0 & 2.0, I found myself in need of something a little larger in order to house two pieces of equipment, a subcompact, and a mid-size tool. It fits both well, feels hardened, easy to use (open, closing, retrieving tools). I'm a big fan of this safe / lockbox.

Very happy with this

Holds charge very well and very solid design!

Exactly what I wanted to make sure a pistol doesn’t end up in the wrong hands

The quality and size of the safe is very good and an excellent value for the money. The directions for setting the locking function were confusing but once the finger print reader was set it works perfectly and provides the security desired.

Didn't notice that it does not have biometrics/fingerprint scanner; had to buy another one.

I purchased this safe after first trying a less expensive brand of the same style of safe that was of pretty low quality. The less expensive brand drained its four AAA batteries very quickly, the biometric scanner was too unreliable to use, and the drawer wasn't strong enough to fully open with an all-steel government 1911 in it. I like the simplicity of this Vaultek, as I don't need a biometric scanner, wi-fi, or bluetooth. It comes with a well-written instruction manual, and is easy to program, mount, and use. I do like that it has a proximity sensor that lights up the keypad when you get your hand close, which the other safe didn't have. I also like that it comes with what Vaultek says is a four-month rechargeable battery that you don't have to remove from the safe to recharge; just use the plug at the back of the safe. Vaultek says that this one is large enough to hold a full-size 1911, which it is and the drawer is strong enough to fully open. However, if your 1911 has a flared magwell and a bump pad on the magazine, it won't fit. Another reviewer said that he just takes his magazine out and stores it separately in the safe, and indeed my government 1911 with the flared magwell and no magazine does fit. All my government 1911s have flared magwells and bump pads on their magazines, so I might have been inclined to give it four stars. However, I have a commander-sized bobtail 1911 with a flush-fit magazine, so I just put that one in this safe with plenty of room that makes it easy to remove. I don't really care much which 1911 goes in this safe and which ones go in the closet safe; but I guess it would be nice if this safe was just a bit larger to fit all my 1911s. Overall though I'm very pleased and I give it five stars!

So this is the fourth gun safe I’ve tried. Wow!! It is awesome. Cost twice as much as the other ones I had tried but it is well worth the extra money. This safe is very very sturdy and well-made. Three times heavier than the other safes I tried. You can tell when you pick it up that they meant business when they created this safe. Everything about it is high-quality. Even the charging cable that comes with it is a top quality nylon braided charging cord.👍 very simple to program your code. I love that it has locking bars on both sides of the case as opposed to just one in the center making this thing almost impossible to pry open. The spring loaded hinges open the lid automatically and quickly but with just the right amount of force. I liked that it came with a quality rechargeable battery and the safe detects the polarization of the battery so it doesn’t matter which direction you install it and I thought that was pretty cool. So far I have not had a single code entry failure which was a huge problem with every other safe I have tried. With the other safes I tried code entry malfunction was common enough to be a fatal problem in an emergency. So far this safe has worked like a charm. It has some very awesome features. It has a proximity sensor so the keys light up when your hand is near the safe so you can see see the buttons in the pitch black. That is super awesome and very helpful!!! You can turn sound on or off. You do not have to keep it plugged in for it to function but the directions say that you can leave the safe continually plugged in and it will not harm the safe or your battery👍 Though it does recommend unplugging it occasionally to allow the battery to cycle down whatever that means. Press the five key and the keys will light up telling you almost exactly at what percentage of a charge battery has remaining. If your battery is running low and you forget to check it the safe will notify you so that you know you need to charge your safe battery. 👍👍 The anti-theft cable that comes with it is very thick and heavy duty. Just wow!!! I am so happy I chose this safe. I was trying to decide between five safes and ended up choosing this one even though it was the highest priced. Knowing what I know now I would’ve paid even more. I definitely recommend this safe to anyone!!I ordered this at midnight and it arrived on my doorstep by 10 AM. Outstanding. Thank you VAULTEK For this top quality product. You definitely hit a bases-loaded home run.