Winchester eVault eV400 Electronic Safe

This safe is the perfect size to keep an unholstered hand gun, with room to spare for some other smaller items. The directions were easy to follow, it's small enough to be put in a nightstand drawer, and the safety features are excelllent (it turns off temporarily after so many incorrect password attempts.) This is perfect for keeping my husband's duty weapon away from my children, while still having very easy access for us if needed. My only complaint with the safe is that installing the batteries could be tricky for a man, fortunately I have small hands so it wasn't a problem- but someone with larger hands might have some trouble.

I purchased 2 of these safes so I could have a loaded gun upstairs and downstairs in my house. Lets face it, an unloaded gun is just an expensive rock to throw at someone. I have a small child and now I don't have to worry about him getting a hold of one of my guns. I would recommend this safe to anyone. Easy to use and easy to program.

Strong construction, a little difficult to install batteries. Easy to program and easy to open with combo. Opening not quite wide enough for a standard automatic pistol (Glock or Smith models). The next level up is 9" instead of 7" wide which may be better if you're using this for a quick access security safe.

Neat little safe for what it is. I like that it has both electronic and a key lock. The ev400 is more basic because it has no external power supply and relies on batteries only. It still has a small interior light which is nice. If the batteries fail, you can always resort to one of the keys. You can also bolt it down, if you have a place to do that. But mostly, it is good for keeping a loaded weapon in your house without fear of it being accessed by someone other than yourself. I think it would be nice if the buttons were closer together, or in a grooved pattern so you can easier feel them in the dark, but you should still be able to access them fairly quickly.

I bought 3. They came just as ordered and right on time delivery. I will probably buy more.