[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/01\/700-gun-safe-can-expect\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/01\/700-gun-safe-can-expect\/","headline":"$700 Gun Safe — What Can You Expect?","name":"$700 Gun Safe — What Can You Expect?","description":"People always point out to me that they can buy a gun safe at box stores for $700. \u201cThere can\u2019t be that much difference between the one for $700 and the ones you sell for more than twice the price,\u201d they say.\u00a0 Well, today we got in another one of those $700 gun safes.\u00a0 It…","datePublished":"2015-01-19","dateModified":"2019-01-16","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/#Person","name":"Admin","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/302e0bd4e1d62d1d917293ff473387856858f266d762e7754946563505fc1cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/302e0bd4e1d62d1d917293ff473387856858f266d762e7754946563505fc1cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hoogerhyde Safe and Lock","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","width":600,"height":217}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/External-Relockers-003-200x300.jpg","url":"http:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/External-Relockers-003-200x300.jpg","height":"300","width":"200"},"url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/01\/700-gun-safe-can-expect\/","about":["Uncategorized"],"wordCount":408,"keywords":["gun safes","safe construction","Safe locks"],"articleBody":"People always point out to me that they can buy a gun safe at box stores for $700. \u201cThere can\u2019t be that much difference between the one for $700 and the ones you sell for more than twice the price,\u201d they say.\u00a0 Well, today we got in another one of those $700 gun safes.\u00a0 It is the third one brought in to us in the last three months with failed locks.Note:\u00a0 Bringing these safes in is not that hard for the customer because they only weigh about 300#.\u00a0 Lack of steel y\u2019know, makes for light safes.\u00a0 Note #2: Almost every $700 safe is Chinese made junk.The picture on the left is from an American made real safe, which offers real security.\u00a0 You can see the S&G Group 2 lock which has the internal relocker.\u00a0 You can see the external relocker next to it. \u00a0Behind the lock is the heavy steel mounting plate, which holds in place the ball bearing hardplate to keep someone from drilling into the lock.Now look at the picture on the right showing the electronic locking arrangement on the $700 Chinese made gun safe.\u00a0 (The all-American name on the front of the safe is a well-known one that you would recognize.)\u00a0 See the lock body?\u00a0 No, there isn\u2019t one \u2013 just a solenoid with\u00a0 .305\u201d diameter plunger.\u00a0 No internal relocker, either.\u00a0 Or external relocker.\u00a0 Or mounting plate.\u00a0 Or hard plate.\u00a0 Sometimes people accidentally ruin this solenoid mechanism just by putting pressure on the safe\u2019s spoke handle when the safe is closed.So how did our safe technician open this \u201csafe\u201d when the lock failed?\u00a0 High powered drills or expensive specialized equipment?\u00a0 No, he took off the keypad on the front of the safe.\u00a0 A piece of wire about twice the thickness of a coat hanger was bent in a particular way, then run through the hole which is there for the lock cable.\u00a0 Without even being able to see through the hole he used the wire to punch in the solenoid plunger.\u00a0 You don\u2019t need hammers, screwdrivers, drills, scopes or anything except the wire.\u00a0 By the way, all three of these which have come to our shop in the last two months failed between 12 and 15 months after purchase, so \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 they are off warranty. And THAT is what you get when you buy a $700 gun safe!\u00a0 So spend more money and buy your gun safe (or a vault door) from a safe store."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2015","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"01","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/\/01\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"$700 Gun Safe — What Can You Expect?","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2015\/01\/700-gun-safe-can-expect\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]