Winchester eVault eV400 Electronic Safe

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I've been extremely satisfied with the quality of the Winchester eVault eV400 Electronic Safe. I had two of these safes for a couple of years now when I saw this listed on Overstock at a great price - I ended up buying my third unit.

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Well made and easy to program. You need considerable dexterity to remove the battery holder and then reinstall it without the batteries spilling out. A strip of masking tape solves the problem but the whole design is poor. That being said, a good buy overall.

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I'm happy with it. The batteries are a little bit of a pain to install as some others have said. I'm using a Springfield XD 45 Compact in it with the 13 round clip. I have to angle it to fit it in the safe, so if you have a gun bigger than mine, I'd go with the bigger safe. That being said, I'm happy with the compact size of this one for my gun. It would be better if there were grooves for your fingers and the buttons were set down in the grooves like some safes I've seen. Also, sometimes when I quickly press the buttons, I don't seem to press firm enough or something so it doesn't register that I pressed a button. It's not much of a problem when the sound is enabled since it beeps every time you press a button; but if you have the sound disabled (which is a cool feature), you might not know that you missed pressing the button down well. Overall, I'm satisfied.

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Bit of a tight fit for a full sized pistol, smaller framed pistols and revolvers fit perfect. The safe did fit in the small space I needed it to go in.

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Good value for the money. Purchased to store .380 Handgun and keep kids out of harm. Had a little trouble installing batteries. Directions really did not show where thumbscrews were to remove and install batteries. Had to reach all the way to the rear of safe to remove thumbscrews. Overall nice little safe. Combination was easy to program. Door opens quickly in the event that you need your handgun. If trying to store a larger weapon would recommend next size up (EV 600). Would recommend this to anyone trying to keep children away from a handgun.