Gun Safe for Handgun, Biometric Bedside Pistol Drop Down Safe for Nightstand with Fingerprint, Passcode, Key Access for Night Stand, Desk, Vehicle Mounted

Yes, the set up directions were obviously written by someone whose English is not their first language, BUT......, the directions were easy to follow. Go step by step, take your time and you will get it on the first "go round".The safe is very sturdy at about 11 pounds.The light stays on just long enough to see and retrieve your handgun in total darkness and then the light shuts off to save the battery.When I'm in the area of the gun safe, I leave it open. That much easier to retrieve in a crucial situation. When my grandchildren are visiting, I simply shut the drop down draw and the gun is "child proofed".The Gun safe holds much more fingerprints than you will ever use (120 prints), unless that is a typo. I used 3 digits from each hand as did my wife.The fingerprint reader works marvelously, FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME, without having to fidget your finger around.When setting my fingerprint, the directions call for 4 placements of your finger. My first placement was straight forward. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placement was from the right, the left, and upside down. The directions do not indicate doing this. It is my idea and it works. It works so well that I had to check using other fingers I haven't set up yet, thinking any fingerprint will do. Nope...., only the prints you set up in the memory will open the safe, and quickly at that, virtually instantaneous.I will be purchasing another for a 2nd handgun location.There is room in the safe to hold a spare double stack magazine beside holding a loaded handgun.The safe currently holds my Glock .45 cal. ACP. Fits snugly in the foam with room to spare.ONE CAUTION....., Do NOT install the rubber bumper until you have installed the safe securely to the bracket. The bumper should be the final thing you do during installation. I installed the bumper first and then attempted to mount the safe to the bracket. The bumper would not allow the drawer to drop downward far enough to get my hand in to install the 3 thumb screws from inside the safe to the bracket. Easy enough though. Two acorn nuts hold the bumper on. I removed the bumper, was able to get my hand in to fasten the safe with the 3 thumb screws to the secured bracket and then reinstalled the bumper. A wasted step that cost a whole 5 minutes, or less.I am retired Law Enforcement and have "carried" all of my adult life.This product has my full and complete endorsement. I was not expecting much because I was not paying much. I expected to be returning it and exchange it for the more expensive model, instead I'll be purchasing another.Definitely 5+ stars.

First of all I was little skeptical reading some of the reviews but after purchasing and installing (15 minutes) I am completely satisfied. The build is excellent and plenty heavy duty to keep my grandkids from accessing my pistol. I personally think that all guns in your home should be kept locked away from kids, but that saying there is a need for quick access to a firearm in case of a break in. This safe is mounted to a nightstand next to my bed where my pistol is loaded and cocked and readily available. The biometric pad has all of my fingerprints and my wives (20) and I believe it will load up to 120 fingerprints. Personally I’ve had no issues with it not opening using the biometric reader but anything electronic will eventually have a glitch or fail so I open mine each night and leave it open until the next morning. That way I have a loaded and cocked gun within easy reach and no worries about the safe not opening when it’s critical. There is an LED light that comes on for a few seconds that illuminates the inside of the safe immediately upon opening. I could find nowhere indicating that the light was on a timer and wouldn’t stay on as long as the safe was open which would’ve defeated the option of leaving it open all night and draining the battery quickly but fortunately it times out in a few seconds. Remember this safe will not prevent someone from ripping it off your way or bedside table and stealing your gun while you’re away but it will keep your kids or in my case grandkids away from a loaded firearm and provide me with easy and quick access if the need arises. I personally see no downside to this safe.

Mounted to the side of my nightstand, this biometric gun safe is perfect. The fingerprint scanner is quick and reliable, and the safe is sturdy( atleast for the intent of keeping small hands out of it. Do not rely on this as a high level of security from any full size human with poor intent.)It’s compact, secure, and gives me peace of mind. Highly recommend!

Don’t waste your money on this item. Doesn’t work, instructions suck! Mainly finger scan is useless and the buttons are hard to know what number. Just flat out piece of crap.

Good for keeping it away from children, not insanely secure, anyone with a coat hanger can open it, however I mostly need it to keep out children and just keep it locked up near me. The response time on the fingerprints is fairly good more like a half second so not quite as advertised. changing codes took me a few tries but I got it eventually, installation is easy and quick took 20min. Put the same fingerprint multiple times and it'll work almost everytime, otherwise halfway decent buy

Works well for our use. Instructions not clear but able to make work.

The lock picking lawyer has shown exploits for this style of safe using a paper clip, a coat hanger, or a toothpick. I'm glad to say that this particular unit has been updated so that the exploits can no longer be used.I purchased 2 of these and have one mounted next to my home office desk and the other mounted on the wall behind the front door. Programming is simple and straight forward, and the unit is fairly sturdy for the price. This is a great fast access pistol safe.

I chose this biometric handgun safe because it was a little more compact than most of the others and the reviews were decent. The safe comes as described, was easy to mount and compact enough for my chosen location. However, there was an issue with the code programming. The instructions are obviously written by someone who doesn't speak English as a primary language so they are not very clear. There is an online video that is better at demonstrating how to program the safe. I still can't get it to program a new code. I've emailed the company but have yet to hear back. UPDATE Their customer service did respond and mailed me a new safe right away. I was able to program the new safe with no problem.