Sentry Safes any good??

[Black92LX]

I am just looking for a decent inexpensive safe. and saw this at the gun show just looking for opinions.

Sentry GS5351 (http://www.sentrysafe.com/Products.asp?r=22&s=159)

http://www.equipmentland.com/gunsafety/sentry/images/GS5351_400.jpg

$750 delivered:what:

[CZ-100]

I have one.

Check out Wal-Mart ~$500

[Black92LX]

i have never safes at wal mart.

i think 750 is a good deal. it's the best i have been able to find.

the one at the gun show seemed to be pretty good quality. any dissapointments in it??

[Black Snowman]

Ive seen these at Cabela's and CostCo, well variants at least. The best value I've found so far seems to be at Sam's Club and CostCo IF they have what you need.

I've seen some new "composite" safes that seem a really good value if they perform as stated.

Can't remember what brand they carried but Ken Becker and Associates @
kbprosport@aol.com
913-780-4584

Had a really large and well made safe for $800 at the last gun show. I'm seriously considering buying one. Good quality lock, heavy guage metal and a decent interior. Fire rated too. I think it was an 18 gun but I can't be certain.

[Guyon]

Saw a very similar safe (Sentry 14 gun) at Home Depot for $350. In fact, I just saw them yesterday.

No fire protection, but sturdily made.

[Redlg155]

Take a peek over at the "Firearms Accessories" forum. There are some good threads over there on the various Sentry made safes.

They make a nice safe. I've got the smaller one and I'm happy with it. Just make sure you get one big enough. If it holds 13 guns you can only reasonably expect it to hold 8-10 with scopes.




Good Shooting
Red

[geojap]

I bought a Sentry safe at Academy (a sporting goods chain in Texas) for $300 plus tax. I actually got it for $270+tax, but that was because it was a floor demo. It is the same model as you have pictured there, only it doesn't have electronic entry, it has a dial combination lock. I think that model you see there sells for about $500 at Academy.

I like my safe quite a bit. It is very sturdy and I think you would need a torch to open it. I just want it to keep out the smash-and-grab burglars and don't need it to iron my shirts or anything so I didn't get one with more functions.

[Master Blaster]

Safes are to keep honest people out.
They also slow down burglars a bit.

Any of the up to $3000 "Safes" that are made out of up to 1/4" steel can be cut through with a cut off wheel in an angle grinder, the sheet metal jobs (up to 12 gauge steel ) can be handled by a under $120 angle grinder with a steel cutting cut off wheel. The up to 1/4" steel ones (think 2000lbs +) will take a gas powered or high horse power electric and a diamond wheel.

Forget about the doors relockers etc. the crook will simply cut the side or back panel or even the roof of the safe off, or even cut the whole front frame off.

They are good for slowing the crook down for about 10 minutes to 1/2 hour, so a safe should be part of a layered security strategy.

[45R]

you might try a "Stack On" Model safe. The base model is pretty good and its about 250 bucks.

[Black92LX]

are the stack ons fire resistant and do they have an electirc lock.

[JPM70535]

First, $750 for the Sentry safe pictured is extremely high IMO. I paid $500 for the Sentry Executive Gun safe which has much better construction. Most Sentry Safes I have looked at have 3 or 5 active locking bolts. ( Either they have 3 locking bolts on the side of the door opposite the hinges, or they have the same 3 plus 1 each on the top and bottom of the door. None of them except the executive model have any active locking bolts on the hinge side. My executive model came with 12 active locking bolts, ( 5 each on both the hinge side and the side opposite, plus 1 each top and bottom.

I really liked the addition of locking bolts on the hinge side since I think anything that makes the door harder to pry open is a good thing. The metal on these safes is not as thick as on some better known safes, Browning, Cannon, Etc., and consequently they weigh substantially less, making them easier to drag off. The Executive I purchased weighed around 390 pounds IIRC, and I dont remember the weights of the other Sentrys but I think it was considerably less. If you opt for one of these light weight models, at least bolt it down. I added a layer of 1 pound cast lead ingots to the bottom of my safe which raised the weight around another hundred pounds.(another option if you cast your own lead bullets) I would also not pay more than $300 for one of the models having 5 locking bolts. If money is a real concern, you could consider the Stack-On gun cabinets. While not up to Gun safe standards, if bolted to the floor, and with a couple hardened steel padclocks added to each side, will discourage all but the most determined of thieves and should be available for no more than $200.

Just as an aside, I have looked for another Executive model at numerous Wally Worlds and have been unable to find one, and if I did I would snap it up in a heartbeat. Good luck