Ryder
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Until I get my darn gun locker fixed. The key quit working on me and I am limited to my carry piece. Not being able to get to my long guns is the pits!
Did a little research and found out that the end on these circular tumbler keys are a load bearing surface. They are said to be tougher locks to pick but the down side is the keys wear out fast. Got out my magnifying glass and sure enough the end of the key is not square anymore.
If you're using these circular keys it might be wise to get a copy made on some sort of a regular basis. How often depends on how often you use it I suppose but my safe is only several years old and I don't believe I used the key all that much. Anywhere from a couple times a day to a couple times a month... Usually the later.
The real kicker to all this is that I've been planning to get a better safe and have been doing some heavy duty browsing on the subject recently. I think the thing got jealous!
So in answer to all these "if you can only have one gun what would it be" threads. I now have an answer. XD9SC :banghead:
Did a little research and found out that the end on these circular tumbler keys are a load bearing surface. They are said to be tougher locks to pick but the down side is the keys wear out fast. Got out my magnifying glass and sure enough the end of the key is not square anymore.
If you're using these circular keys it might be wise to get a copy made on some sort of a regular basis. How often depends on how often you use it I suppose but my safe is only several years old and I don't believe I used the key all that much. Anywhere from a couple times a day to a couple times a month... Usually the later.
The real kicker to all this is that I've been planning to get a better safe and have been doing some heavy duty browsing on the subject recently. I think the thing got jealous!
So in answer to all these "if you can only have one gun what would it be" threads. I now have an answer. XD9SC :banghead: