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Normally, I ignore postings under older videos, but I'll answer your question. I have not looked at that safe. And I've examined more safes with Simplex locks than I ever wanted to. As you can see from my videos, the primary concern is whether or not a safe has shielding inside to prevent the lock from being knocked through. I recommend buying a safe, examining it, and returning it if it is not reinforced inside. Good luck.

Sure, go ahead.

It's hard to find the perfect set. I told Chapman that I wish the shaft for holding the bits was narrower, because I still have to put electrical tape on my single-action revolvers to avoid scratching them. Somebody still has to design the perfect driver set.

I no longer have time or money to go looking for good products. I mostly wait to hear about good products, or wait for a company to offer a sample product. And I really, really don't have time or money to revisit products I've looked at multiple times before.

@HandgunSafe completely understand.

Back around Thanksgiving I did pass along a coupon code that was only good for a short while.

Thanks. I'm letting the "F" word through the comment filter this time. Normally, it's set to Stop Potty Mouth.

I forgot to mention that. Thanks!

It's the same as having a super high security lock on your door, when there's a plain glass window less than a foot from that door.

I looked at their newest release, and it's a fail. Since they sent it to me on request, I sent it back. I haven't decided what to do about their products.

@@HandgunSafe I think a review would be a public service then, and might encourage them to improve things.

(I haven't watched your latest videos yet where you also appear because I'm still burnt out from UA-cam, so I didn't notice this wasn't the first video)

And now you know why I never bothered in videos past. Looking at me is not enhancing anyone's UA-cam experience.

I don't have the box anymore. I returned it to the manufacturer.

Steelhead has a deal going where you can get a free cable with your purchase. See the details in the description above.

I've thought about it, though I am reluctant to pursue the idea. The kinds of features gun owners have become accustomed to, and expect, are often the very features I would avoid incorporating into a design of my own. I might invest a lot of resources in starting a new business only to find that I cannot persuade the target market.

The handgun safes I recommend are in my playlist of approved safes.

I haven't looked at a Vaultek product in a long time. I was the first to hack their flagship models in 2016, and I tested them for several years after that. I would like to forget about those things.

@ thanks for the info!

I think you're way off base. As I discussed in a previous video, universities in China are generating more graduates in STEM subjects than any other nation in the world, by the millions. China is far, far outpacing all other nations. These are not the best university programs, but China's growing work force has been adequate to maintain China's status as the world's manufacturing resource. I do not for one moment believe westerners can trust data on births and deaths coming from China. The CCP controls all information released to the west. If you wish to believe there are "experts" in the U.S. who have accurate data, you are free to believe that. I suggest you gauge China's strengths and capabilities by their actions, the number of STEM subject graduates, the steady expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative, the size of China's military, etc. China is in no danger of collapse.

@@HandgunSafe Just go to wikipedia, type in China demographics and look how top heavy their population is. That isn't an opinion. Their population is old and not getting younger. Their "One Child" policy is now catching up. Just do a cursory search. They are also over counting their female population.

There are FUDDs, but there are also Yosemite SAMs (Second Amendment More Ons). Hard to find someone like HgS who shows common sense these days.

I like the V-Line Brute, too. My top choice is probably the Steelhead Fast-Access boxes (large and small), followed by the Brute, then the Viking pistol box with Simplex lock (it has an LED inside). But don't let me complicate your decision. 🤔

@@HandgunSafe If I may ask, what leads you to prefer the Steelhead to the Vline? They appear to me to be equivalent in any respect I can think of. I was probably going to buy whichever was marginally cheaper.

@@pauljenkins6877 Price is a perfectly good consideration. My preference has to do with the dimensions and the slightly more compact design of the Steelhead. Also, I don't really like the gas struts that come on top-opening pistol boxes. Sometimes you get a good strut that won't impede your attempt to open the box and that will catch the lid before it drops. But sometimes you get a strut that fights you opening the box and lets the lid drop, so that you smash your finger.

I'm just cutting and pasting responses at this point: The 5-button Simplex lock allows for a total of 2,162 possible combinations. For an understanding of the mathematics, see my video, “How Many Combinations Are Possible With a Simplex Lock?" The math in that video is simple enough for a middle school student to replicate.

@@HandgunSafe Sure, but if the button bypass method works, you don't need to go nowhere near that number to get it open. Correct me if I'm wrong, though. ua-cam.com/video/-o_l69ZoKgs/v-deo.htmlsi=bZT9Opwc9yKtIXsd&t=44

@@thearousedeunuch The lock in that video is a different kind of lock. That is not a 5-button Simplex lock. The bypass attack shown in that video will not work on a 5-button Simplex lock.

I only have one cable that goes with another Steelhead box. The cable in the video came with that box, and I've returned it. So I don't have a Steelhead cable to sacrifice at the moment. I might do that in the future, if I feel like getting another cable.

Are you in South Africa? If you are, or if you know somebody living there, maybe we can arrange something. Contact me by email. You can find my email on the "About" page of my channel.

​@@HandgunSafe I will send you pictures so you understand what I mean by "they only vary in size." Basically, I assume the quality of the safes only varies at the level of welds and paint. The government industrial designers specified everything. I have only ever seen pictures of the rifle safes, so they might use thicker steel. Bottom line, I'll try to send you a small safe, but whatever you can glean from it will apply to at least anything you would call a "handgun safe." The same lock boxes are required for storing guns in a vehicle as well. I'm very curious what you think of their quality. I will explain more in email, but there are many important reasons why SA has the gun regulations they do. Safe storage rules serve many functions in SA society and tie in with other gun regulations.

Have you tested the Wyze gun box?

I'll talk with Steelhead Outdoors about that.

@@HandgunSafethanks and looking forward the good news. I have my eyes in this brand from the other (larger version) you have approved. Any discounts would help :)

@@HandgunSafeany update? Or a potential Black Friday sale?

@@HandgunSafedid they get back to you on coupon?

Thanks! It has gotten so little response I thought the gag must have fallen flat. Happy Halloween!

I will write to them and see if they would be willing to donate a small safe for review. The Agile Model 14 might be a good fit for the channel.

@@HandgunSafe Thank you. Or have a look at the their Fast Box 20. Your channel is really eye-opening

I second this idea

So I talked with Secureit. They are sending a new version of the Model 20. I will evaluate it, record a video, then hold off posting the video until Secureit has the products ready to ship. This will be sometime in mid November, plenty of time for holiday shopping this year.

​@@HandgunSafeSomething to look forward to. Thank you for doing that.

The 5-button Simplex lock allows for a total of 2,162 possible combinations. For an understanding of the mathematics, see my video, “How Many Combinations Are Possible With a Simplex Lock?" The math in that video is simple enough for a middle school student to replicate.

You are assuming that users are restricted to two input steps; and that every combinations step is restricted to only two states when the last definitely has three (though that bit feels like it may be emergent from the way that the buttons arrest the gears tra-- _Wait a minute!_ -Has- Do any of the buttons(/gears) work as a modifier/"shift" key? Before switching over to electronic-access control; There were many secure doors around [intl. airport] that maintenance frequently had to disassemble/reset that certain officers/supervisors habitually kept moderate pressure/tension on some buttons while programming the combination. I'd assumed it was because they were exhausted and indexing their key-presses (by feel), but now that I vaguely know how these work...

@@LynxSnowCat I don't know who you're responding to, but the lock allows for 2,162 combinations. That's it. If you're responding to the other guy, I think I understand what you're trying to get at but he might be confused. He would probably be better off just looking at my video. But thank you for trying to broaden his thinking. 😊

​@@LynxSnowCat Yeas, I see my mistake now. And I never knew about half-press. Still, 2186 combinations seriously limit the usability.

The 2162 combinations is probably enough if one's use case is to lock the gun up in the car while running into the post office or other prohibited zone for a brief errand. For in the home where kids have access for long periods of time, for that use case I would want more than just 2162 possibilities.

I like Viking Safe products. If I've endorsed a product on my recommendations list (see playlists), then I endorse the safe.

You may have a point. Unfortunately, as I explained in my previous video, the Chinese manufacturers who design and produce most of these devices don't know what they're doing. They don't own guns or live in compliance with gun laws or have a clear idea of how these devices might be used. Industry is a mess.