Gunvault SpeedVault SV500 gun safe

rouchna · Feb 13, 2014

My large safe is in my home office, but my bedside gun (Glock 19) has been sitting under my night stand (secured by magnet) for the past few years. Because of that, I've always kept a loaded mag but no round in the chamber. My 8 year old is a very responsible little girl and shoots with me. However, our little one is a nosy little booger and gets into everything. My wife wants me to get something better to secure our bedside gun. I do NOT want anything Biometric but I want something that provides quick access. I'm really interested in the SpeedVault....Is there any reason to stay away from this model? If so, what else would you recommend? Thanks.

http://www.amazon.com/Gunvault-SpeedVault-SV500-gun-safe/dp/B006OGNLKA

BigDaddy · Feb 13, 2014

Amazon has hundreds of reviews but they lump the Biometric model in with your model. There seems to be rare but significant issues with both of them when the batteries run down.
My son bought something biometric, he is off skiing now, I will ask him when he appears online again.

Sportstud4891 · Feb 13, 2014

Maybe something like this?

http://www.safetybullet.com/

That way you can leave the gun out and easy to get to without the worry of a child having an accident.

ohen cepel · Feb 13, 2014

This is the way I would go, and did;

http://www.amazon.com/Fort-Knox-FTK-PB-Pistol-Handgun/dp/B004H6MKI8

Had a GunVault which failed me in a bad way. I just don't think they are well made, many reported issues with them all over the net (which I took as hype till it happened to me).

I really like the Knox. Simplex lock (well proven) and no batteries/need to plug it in. It's the only way I would go now.

Overboost44 · Feb 13, 2014

I have been considering one of these as well. I have seen the not so great reviews and got blasted when I bought the GunVault GV2000Biometric. Now that I have had it for about 8 months, I can say that it has been very good, but not perfect. The bio metric can fail if you are lazy or don't get your finger on there well. The bad part is that this could happen if you are under pressure or stress in a real life scenario. Then again, you could also mess up pushing numbers. I open mine the equivalent of every 1.5 days and the batteries are still good. It has failed to open on the first try 2 or 3 times. The thing that I like the least is the stupid beep when you open it. I have not attempted to disable the speaker yet.

I would get one of the SV500 for the bedside or under an office desk.

Engine4 · Feb 13, 2014

http://www.ggstore.us/agstore/commerce.cgi?cart_id=&product=Handgun_Safes&pid=0092

I ordered one of these today. Can't beat their price.

Phillipw39 · Feb 13, 2014

Engine4 said:
http://www.ggstore.us/agstore/commerce.cgi?cart_id=&product=Handgun_Safes&pid=0092

I ordered one of these today. Can't beat their price.

Do you know if that is the one big enough for a full size 1911?

rouchna · Feb 13, 2014

Engine4 said:
http://www.ggstore.us/agstore/commerce.cgi?cart_id=&product=Handgun_Safes&pid=0092

I ordered one of these today. Can't beat their price.

Thanks for all the replies. Engine4, do you know if this can be secured to anything? The reason I was looking at the SpeedVault is for its ability to be secured to the wall, night stand etc.

Garet Jax · Feb 13, 2014

rouchna said:
Thanks for all the replies. Engine4, do you know if this can be secured to anything? The reason I was looking at the SpeedVault is for its ability to be secured to the wall, night stand etc.

Yes it has 4 holes in the bottom that look like they were intended for screws with Washers. I don't know if the screws are spaced so they line up with joists or expect to be screwed into a sub-floor.

PS - Recognize that the simplex lock only has ~1000 possible combinations so to open it using a systematic approach will work. I have read that it takes about on average 30 mins. I own one of these guys and this last point is what is giving me pause about using it.

Engine4 · Feb 13, 2014

Phillipw39 said:
Do you know if that is the one big enough for a full size 1911?

I believe so, it's the large size one they sell. The simplex lock is (to me), better than a biometric one. I hear the combination can be figured out after awhile, how long I don't know. But it's not supposed to be used for absolute storage anyway, just to keep a defensive weapon handy & out of reach of little ones.

vgplayer · Feb 13, 2014

abeaty said:
Yes it has 4 holes in the bottom that look like they were intended for screws with Washers. I don't know if the screws are spaced so they line up with joists or expect to be screwed into a sub-floor.

PS - Recognize that the simplex lock only has ~1000 possible combinations so to open it using a systematic approach will work. I have read that it takes about on average 30 mins. I own one of these guys and this last point is what is giving me pause about using it.

I'd be more worried about the tubular lock on the front that can be picked in 5 secs with a tool that requires zero skill to use.

rouchna · Feb 14, 2014

vgplayer said:
I'd be more worried about the tubular lock on the front that can be picked in 5 secs with a tool that requires zero skill to use.

All of my toys with the exception of this one are locked up in my large safe. I am more worried about little hands accessing it than anything else.

radial · Feb 14, 2014

I did my research and ended up buying the FAS1 pistol safe for the bedside. All mechanical, so no electronics to fail. It's expensive, but the quality is exceptional. Here's a quick video review.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWraWOo7mVk

Grey_Man · Feb 14, 2014

I got one from Palmetto State Armory for a GREAT price. I like that uses buttons instead of biometric. You can customize the codes and turn the beep noise off or on. I wouldn't keep a gun in there at all times, since it could be pretty easily broken in to or just yanked off the wall. I would leave that up to a good safe. But for keeping it out of your kid's hands, it should do the trick.

spclopr8tr · Feb 14, 2014

Phillipw39 said:
Do you know if that is the one big enough for a full size 1911?

Yes, it is.

HotWheelsUMD · Jun 27, 2017

Picked up a key-pad (non-biometric) GunVault at Costco today when i saw they were $59.99. Seemed like a deal.

Overboost44 · Jun 27, 2017

Since this was brought back to life... I posted back in Feb 2014 (above) 8 months after I bought a GV2000 biometric. So now it has been almost 4 years ago.

I can say that things have not changed a bit. I have replaced the battery two times in that 4 years. The thing still hesitates to open on occasion, and I have not disconnected the speaker. It does what I want it to do, but I will not rely on it for my "In Case of Emergency" weapon.

Gunvault SpeedVault SV500 gun safe

The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast

Member Benefits:

Defund the ATF

Attachments

Ultimate Member

Resident SMIB

Ultimate Member

6th gear

Curmudgeon

Member

Defund the ATF

Not ignored by gamer_jim

Curmudgeon

Ultimate Member

Defund the ATF

Active Member

Active Member

Whatchalookinat?

Active Member

6th gear

Users who are viewing this thread

Log in

Forum statistics