This is a nice gun safe, well worth the money. It’s heavy and easy to operate with (3) ways to open it, key, code or thumb print. I easily programmed the thumb print for my wife and me. It can be silenced so it make no noise. Plus it’s got a light inside. I used to have another type and this is so much better!

Just what I needed to secure my carry pistol from mygrandkids. I like all 3 options to open the safe. The finger print reader has been spot on as has the key pad. Easy to program with the included instructions,with nice illustrations. I have it handy for quick accessif ever needed in a emergency. High quality and verysturdy. I own 2, this smaller 2 pistol safe, and the larger 4 pistol model. Both have room for plenty of ammo, loaders, and holsters. Great value!

This is an updated review after I had issues with the biometric reader not working. After contacting support, they gave me helpful hints on how to make it work better. At the same time, they also sent me a replacement. What I realize after their help is to program the same finger multiple times. I was programming each of my fingers twice, in case the others didn't work. This is totally wrong. Mr. Anthony of support suggested I program the same finger multiple times and NOT different fingers. Therefore, that's what I did. I programmed my right and left thumbs 10x each and it's now working flawlessly.I had purchased three before and was going to return them because of the biometric. In the end, I kept all three because this safe is well built and heavy duty ~11lbs! You're not going to get a better built safe in this price range. Lastly, this safe has two latches to lock the door, when similar safes have only one latch.Now I figured out the biometric because of the awesome support, I highly recommend this safe!On another positive note, my cat loves this box as his bed. When he hears the box, he comes running. I've to make sure he's not around.

As I reviewed the many options for firearm lockup, I realized I would need to spend a minimum of $75 to get something decent. A thin metal box with a cheap lock will not due. You can opt for a strong steel box and a good pad lock and that probably isn't a bad way to go. Low tech and inelegant, but probably effective. You can also opt for a quality safe, but that will probably cost $250 or more, which is more than I want to spend and I want the ability to move and hide my gun safe, which isn't easily done with larger safes. So, several questions: 1) Is the safe box itself sturdy enough to withstand attempts to pry it open,? 2) is the lock itself difficult to pick,? 3) can the safe box be secured in place via both screws/bolts and a provided tether cable,? 4) can the safe box accommodate more than two firearms? I didn't want a safe box with fancy electronics (which invariably will fail all too soon) only to find out simple brute force easily defeats the box. I purchased this particular box because it's made of sturdy 12 gauge steel and has two locking points. I am satisfied on those issues. That said, a 3/16" inch gap around the perimeter of the closed down box top may make the top susceptible to prying open. I don't think it would be easy (if it can be done at all) and it would certainly take a very stout screw driver or other steel tool. The two lock loops are not only screwed in to the top door, but also appear to be welded. No way for me to know whether the locking mechanisms in the box are also strong. One of the competitor boxes similar to this one had a very weak wafer lock which one reviewer was easily able to pick in 20 seconds. The lock on this box is different and I have no way to know if it's better. I think it is. The Xdeer box does have two holes in the bottom to bolts or screw the box down so someone doesn't walk off with it and also has a slot to accommodate an included tether cable. The tether cable itself is only about 1/8" thick and I wouldn't rely upon it. Instead, I enlarged the existing hole and installed a 3/8" threaded eye bolt which I padlock to a heavy duty chain which is bolted to the wall. As to space, the box will easily accommodate four pistols in two layers and may, if some of them are compact, accommodate five or even six. That will certainly meet my needs. In summary, of the gun safes selling for under $100, I think this is a good choice. Given enough time and the right tools, I suspect a persistent thief would gain entry so the real objective is to make doing that too time consuming for them to attempt during a burglary attempt. As far as keeping children away from your guns, I certainly think this will work. Lastly, the code works perfectly well along with the keys and I haven't bothered with the fingerprint scan. Whether or not it works is the least of my concerns. In my opinion, focus upon how the biometric access works misses the elephant in the room, which is whether a low tech attack with a pry bar will quickly gain access or not.

I bought the XDeer gun safe the first week of November, 2023. It was easy to setup both with the buttons and the biometrics. I put several images of my fingerprints at different angles and did more than one finger. I particularly wanted to be able to reach it with my finger at an angle from my bed. It did that very well. I order a USB cable and power block with an el shaped head to fit the plug on the safe. It neatly wraps around the safe and allows it to run on AC power. I have batteries installed so they will take over in case of a power failure. This system works very well. The only complaint is that, when the lid releases, it opens quickly but causes the box to rock or move on the night stand. I have just developed the habit to touch the reader and catch the lid to prevent that. Otherwise I am very pleased.