Safe lock, mechanical or electronic?

[SilveradoColt21]

Just get a Fort Knox safe and get the redundant style lock, you get an electronic AND a dial lock .

[SDDAVE56]

Almost 17 years on my Liberty Safe / S&G Electronic lock. I just change the batteries every New Years Day. No issues.

[Marauder2003]

I replaced a failing electronic with an electronic/dial unit. It used both methods. If battery was dead just use the dial.

[RTE]

I replaced a failing electronic with an electronic/dial unit. It used both methods. If battery was dead just use the dial.

What electronic/dial unit?
I'd like to look into that.

[DolphinFan]

I have both. I prefer the dial to the electronic lock.
WHY?
Batteries die.
Put in your code and you hear the double beep and it doesn't open. Dead Battery.

[waynesworld12]

Mechanical with a key-opens quick

[Old4eyes]

An X-10 government approved safe lock is probably the best but they are like $1200 just for the dial & box assembly. They will not be the weak point in any gun safe!

I can't comment on the X-10, they came out after I retired. At work we replaced S&G mechanical with the X-08, which in turn were replaced with X-09, all in the search for increased security. I never had an issue with the mechanical, did have problems with both the X-08 and X-09. The good thing about those electronic was that they did not rely on batteries, spinning the dial charged up a capacitor to run things. Neat locks, probably better security than the mechanical but the price of them will exceed what many are willing to spend on a safe.

I have mechanical on my safe and on my "quick access" box by the bed. I had electronic quick access by the bed, it eventually failed.

[mikeyr]

I only go for mechanical, never even thought of electric. I would hate a dead battery when i need to get in. I even prefer no backup keys because thieves will know where you hid the backup keys, they seem to know all the good spots. Although I think they all come with keys now, i gave my keys to my daughter to keep at her house. Although they called them a day key, so I have no idea what they do. I have 4 different gun storage devices, from my truck, to garage to house and all mechanical.

[sanjoseskater]

Mechanical on a quality safe never will get locked out

[Munny$hot]

Simplex mechanical locks are the best by far

[Marauder2003]

https://securamsys.com/shop/

What electronic/dial unit?
I'd like to look into that.

[GreggieBoy]

Personal preference is mechanical.

[T3Pros]

My buddy has a nice Liberty safe with a mechanical lock. He's lazy, and we are all lazy from time to time, and he tells me he frequently doesn't lock it because then he's gotta enter the combo again.

[Featureless]

Again, a vote for 'personal preference'.

I have not-so-good eyes and not so good hand steadiness, so mechanical is a real problem for me - hard to see a dial and hard to stop precisely on the numbers for me.

(You're not stuck on 9 posts - up to 12 just now, and posts in Off Topic are not counted.)

I have a little olight flashlight held by magnets pointing down at the lock. A quick twist lights up the dial and I can read it without glasses.

[SilveradoColt21]

My buddy has a nice Liberty safe with a mechanical lock. He's lazy, and we are all lazy from time to time, and he tells me he frequently doesn't lock it because then he's gotta enter the combo again.

This is exactly why an electronic lock was created, less effort lol.