Was shopping for a gun safe (residential security container). Wasnt quite ready to jump to $900 Steelwater or better (more expensive) container (400lbs). Looked at a BJs $500 option as well – but they wanted $200 shipping! Which put us in range of their $600 locally in stock safe (nice safe)..that weighs 500lbs! We live in a somewhat rural area with not many options for local purchase. Additionally, we wanted a safe/container for the upstairs bedroom – so the thought of hauling 500lbs up a non-straight set of stairs introduced other concerns for us. So we decided to give the Moutec a try. First of all – free shipping via – cant complain about that! Second, it is in the 80-90lb class – so easy for me to bring upstairs by myself with a std hand truck that I have! I found the item very well packaged with only one small ? inch blemish (paint scrape) on a back edge corner – not noticeable and completely acceptable. No assembly required. Had convenient mounting holes for the floor or back (wall) – I used the back for wall mount. Due to my baseboard that I didnt want to move or cut, I used a wood spacer between the back of the safe and the wall with long toggle bolt fasteners. The toggle bolts needed a 1/2inch hole and the pre stamped holes in the safe were just shy of that (fine for the very robust included fasteners). I can tell you that drilling the holes bigger was not easy – youre not going to drill through this container with your standard household drill and bits. But I did manage to make them just a hair larger for my toggle bolts with the right equipment. I added an inexpensive motion sensitive light to the inside and I had a couple small adhesive bumpers in my toolbox that I added to the door frame to soften the door closing clang. The adjustable gun rack was actually pretty useful for my rifles. I certainly appreciate the silent mode of the key pad. The key pad works like a champ, but honestly it doesnt instill a ton of confidence (fairly flexible). Some very light backlighting would have been a nice touch for the key pad. Maybe I should have gone with the biometric access version. The handle and lock knob feel sturdy. The internal lock box is a nice touch. Overall, for the price point, Im extremely happy with this purchase and would recommend it.
Excellent value
Was shopping for a gun safe (residential security container). Wasnt quite ready to jump to $900 Steelwater or better (more expensive) container (400lbs). Looked at a BJs $500 option as well – but they wanted $200 shipping! Which put us in range of their $600 locally in stock safe (nice safe)..that weighs 500lbs! We live in a somewhat rural area with not many options for local purchase. Additionally, we wanted a safe/container for the upstairs bedroom – so the thought of hauling 500lbs up a non-straight set of stairs introduced other concerns for us. So we decided to give the Moutec a try. First of all – free shipping via – cant complain about that! Second, it is in the 80-90lb class – so easy for me to bring upstairs by myself with a std hand truck that I have! I found the item very well packaged with only one small ? inch blemish (paint scrape) on a back edge corner – not noticeable and completely acceptable. No assembly required. Had convenient mounting holes for the floor or back (wall) – I used the back for wall mount. Due to my baseboard that I didnt want to move or cut, I used a wood spacer between the back of the safe and the wall with long toggle bolt fasteners. The toggle bolts needed a 1/2inch hole and the pre stamped holes in the safe were just shy of that (fine for the very robust included fasteners). I can tell you that drilling the holes bigger was not easy – youre not going to drill through this container with your standard household drill and bits. But I did manage to make them just a hair larger for my toggle bolts with the right equipment. I added an inexpensive motion sensitive light to the inside and I had a couple small adhesive bumpers in my toolbox that I added to the door frame to soften the door closing clang. The adjustable gun rack was actually pretty useful for my rifles. I certainly appreciate the silent mode of the key pad. The key pad works like a champ, but honestly it doesnt instill a ton of confidence (fairly flexible). Some very light backlighting would have been a nice touch for the key pad. Maybe I should have gone with the biometric access version. The handle and lock knob feel sturdy. The internal lock box is a nice touch. Overall, for the price point, Im extremely happy with this purchase and would recommend it.