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Okay this is how to pick a lock on a safety century fit safe fireproof that model okay yeah as you can see it's. Safecracking is something that most of us will only come in contact with in the movies, where strange men and women stick their head against safes and twist dials until the safe magically opens. If your interest in gaining entrance to safes that aren't yours goes beyond that, this video will teach you most of what you need to know. It features a prominent lockpicker giving a 30 minutes.
Firesafe safes are incredibly useful if you have precious documents that need to be kept safe but accessible. The safe has a lock that secures the lid, and in the event of a fire, the lid seals itself shut. The lock is only needed to secure the lid for sealing and is not meant for protection against theft. Therefore, it is not difficult to open the lock manually if you should happen to lose your keys to the safe.
Lay the safe flat on a surface so you can easily access the lock.
Insert the tip of the screwdriver where you would normally put the key.
Turn the screwdriver counter-clockwise until the lock releases.
Straighten out a paper clip, if the screwdriver didn’t release the lock.
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Slip one end of the paper clip into the upper part of the lock.
Fit one side of the tweezers into the lock, right beneath the paper clip.
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Turn the tweezers until the paper clip and tweezers engage the internal chamber. You will know it is engaged when the tools slide further into the lock.
Turn both the paper clip and the tweezers counter-clockwise until the lock opens.
Items you will need
- Flathead screwdriver
- Paper clip
- Tweezers
Warnings
Do not open the safe without the key too often because you might damage the locking mechanism.
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By Dave Goetzinger of Handgun Safe Research
In this ongoing series we highlight the dangers of so call Lock Boxes that may be sold for use a gun storage devices. This article reviews the Sentry Safe’s Quick Access Pistol Safe.
United States -(AmmoLand.com)- In my ongoing effort to find a handgun safe (or “lockbox” or “pistol box”) that I might feel comfortable recommending, guardedly, I decided to look at one of the most popular handgun safes currently available, Sentry Safe’s Quick Access Pistol Safe, model QAP1E.
Next to Stack-On products, this safe is the most widely sold handgun safe I’ve seen in stores. I’ve found it being sold by retailers as diverse as Cabelas, Fred Meyer, Home Depot, and Walmart. It’s an Amazon bestseller. I’ve also read hundreds of reviews on websites marketing gun safes, and buyers are nearly unanimous in their approval of this handgun safe: This is a reliable, sturdy, secure little safe.
A part of me would like to let this particular device go, to let those who’ve purchased it go on about their lives without knowing what they should know about the safe. But I cannot ignore how little time I needed to open it.
I cannot ignore the simplicity of the attack and how common the tools are that I used, a tiny screwdriver and scrap of metal shim. I also feel the need to inform those who own one of these devices that the method of attack I used on this safe is only effective if the device is not properly bolted down.
Sentry Safe’s Quick Access Pistol Safe : The Good
To be fair, this device has many of the features I look for in a handgun safe and few of the design weaknesses I’ve found in others. It has no extraneous holes in its sides or in the top of it. The safe has no rubber of plastic keypad that can be pulled or pried up. The reset button for entering new access codes is hidden inside the battery compartment, behind the battery holder. The door is designed to make prying at it extremely difficult.
I appreciate that the electronics generate no unnecessary beeping noises. I also like that the door pops open quickly with no electronic musical fanfare. (I’ll never understand why some designers feel the need to incorporate this sort of thing into the electronics for safes.) I’m pleased to see that Sentry Safe gave this device a high quality, dense foam padding very much unlike the cheap foam smelling of recycled tires found in other handgun safes. I also like that the buttons are backlit, though not so brightly as to ruin one’s night vision should the safe need to be accessed in the dark.
Sentry Safe’s Quick Access Pistol Safe : The Bad
But the safe has a couple of design problems I’ve seen too many times before, enough times that the mistakes are no longer excusable. No manufacturer or engineer gets any sympathy from me on these points. I will exploit these weaknesses when I find them. What did I find?
The housing of the locking mechanism has a gap in it that allows access to the mechanical components of the mechanism, and those mechanical components have no shielding to protect them. With very little effort, I was able to insert a piece of metal shim and knock the spring from the latch. Now the latch can be thrown from the door by picking the safe up and giving it a gentle shake.
If you own one of these safes, bolt it down. If you know someone who owns one of these, tell them to bolt it down—or just show them the video and save yourself arguing about it.
We found the best price on the Sentry Safe’s Quick Access Pistol Safe online on Amazon. ~ AmmoLand
About Dave Goetzinger
I began while writing a piece of investigative journalism titled “Safe Cracking Is Too Easy,” published in the September 2015, issue of American Shooting Journal. The piece looked at defectively designed handgun safes, and was first posted online at ASJ on July 21, 2015, under the title “It’s Too Easy To Crack Your Gun Safe.”
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This site exposes the design defects and security vulnerabilities of popular handgun safes. Visit : www.handgunsaferesearch.com