Pistol safe

[Knave]

I'm in need of a pistol safe, something along the lines of one of those bedside fingerprint safes. Couple questions..

Do the fingerprint safes work well? Are some brands significantly better than others?

If not, anyone have some thoughts or recommendations on similar products?

Do safes qualify for the tax-free weekend? Anyone know somewhere around Baton Rouge that keeps a good selection of these types of safes in stock?

 

[HAMP]

As far as how they work i personally dont know, but i have a friend who has a higher end one and he swears by it ,sorry i cant give more info .

 

[HAMP]

Gun vault deluxe $200 only one i know about.had to call him to find out it would have bugged me if i didnt lol

 

[Knave]

Thanks. Was going to ask if you knew which one he had or about how much he paid for it.

Been googling but can't find anything saying whether or not safes qualify for the tax holiday. Anyone buy a safe during the holiday before?

 

[Sugarbug]

Do not get a fingerprint scanner safe for fast access. Maybe the upper tiered safes are more reliable, but the one I had (stack-on) was awful. Usually took 2 or 3 tries to get a good scan.

I have the gun vault deluxe now. Just four buttons and easy to feel for them in the dark. Good safe.

 

[HAMP]

I guess you could call academy and ask them they should know what items are tax free."mabye"

 

[D-DAY]

Fort Knox Pistol Safe. I purchased a Gun Vault and found it bulky, quirky, and felt like it would give me problems in the long run, especially after reading the reviews. The Fort Knox box is built very solid and has a very simple but solid simplex locking system. I mounted one on my nightstand and it has served me well.


http://www.amazon.com/Fort-Knox-FTK-PB-Pistol-Handgun/dp/B004H6MKI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkQZRltqVn8

 

[HAMP]

Are they very easy to mount?

 

[D-DAY]

Are they very easy to mount?

4 holes in the bottom 4 corners of the box. I expanded the holes out to accommodate 1/2 bolts, but it was as simple as drilling 4 holes and then bolting it down.

 

[Barry J]

Looks like only hunting related items http://revenue.louisiana.gov/sections/general/hottopics/secondamendment.aspx

 

[Tigerfish]

Do not get a fingerprint scanner safe for fast access. Maybe the upper tiered safes are more reliable, but the one I had (stack-on) was awful. Usually took 2 or 3 tries to get a good scan.

I have the gun vault deluxe now. Just four buttons and easy to feel for them in the dark. Good safe.

I don't like the fingerprint scanner safes for quick access either. Much too slow to open.

 

[HAMP]

Thanks.

4 holes in the bottom 4 corners of the box. I expanded the holes out to accommodate 1/2 bolts, but it was as simple as drilling 4 holes and then bolting it down.