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Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

  • Keep your valuables, guns or medicines away from the wrong hands with the Barska Biometric Safe
  • Safe opens at the touch of a finger but only yours
  • Advanced bio-technology recognizes only the prints you decide, and shuts out all others
  • No keys to lose or combinations to forget with this fingerprint lock safe
  • One finger is all you need to access your valuables
  • Fingerprint control can store up to 30 permanent or temporary users
  • You control of who can access safe
  • Compact design makes it easy to hide nearly anywhere
  • Retains fingerprint memory even when batteries are changed
  • Includes emergency back-up keys
  • No complicated combinations, but one-touch fingerprint to open the safe
  • Operates on 4 AA batteries (not included)
  • Safe weighs 31 pounds

Average Customer Rating: 4.71 out of 5 4.7 out of 5
16 of 17 (94%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Better than advertised, November 19, 2009
By jwvor from Cleveland, Ohio
Value: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"This safe is awesome! I can access the contents in a fraction of the time it takes to get into my combination safe. I now feel more confident that, if the need arises, I can be in a position to protect my home and/or family literally within seconds. I used a tip from someone else's review and programed my print in a number of different positions, and I have not had a problem opening the safe on the first try. I have already told my friends about it and I know some of them will be buying one too!Thanks for a great product.Jim - Cleveland, Ohio"

Review 2 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Biometric safe, November 19, 2009
By gtvracer from CA
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"I was impressed with the quality of this safe. The biometric mechanism worked very well. To make sure it worked nearly 100% of the time on the first try, I saved about eight different thumb prints, each in a slightly different position. Very roomy and offers the protection of firearms from anyone but yourself. It is NOT a vault, in the sense that you can carry it away, but if you want a safe place to put your firearms but with pretty quick access, this is a very good product."

Review 3 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Nice Bio-Safe, November 15, 2009
By viking11
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Durability: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Workmanship: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5

"I purchased an additional one of these after the first. With small children I wanted something very safe and virtually free from being entered. While I'd prefer no batteries, putting the change-out on the same annual cycle as smoke alarms should render this safe available at all times. This is a roomy safe that will house multiple items - am very happy with the purchase thus far. Thanks."

Review 4 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
biometric safe, November 10, 2009
By cunasty from MIAMI,FL
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"This is an excellent safe, works great! I would definitely recommend this to anyone that needs a safe!"

Review 5 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Great safe, November 4, 2009
By rareair from Nj
Value: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Workmanship: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5

"Easy to setup, nice product, this is not the safe you want to store a fortune, but it does it's job, Lower rating because when you lock this you need to hold the door closed for a few seconds or else it doesn't lock right. Pretty expensive for a steel box, it does get the job done."

Review 6 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Excellent value, October 28, 2009
By bronxhunter from Bronx, NY
Value: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Appearance: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"Did lots of research before settling on this product. It's sturdy, perfect size for small valuables & documents and priced right."

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Review 7 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Better Safe Than Sorry, October 19, 2009
By JoanAllison from Montana
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"This is a wonderful safe, it is easy to program, easy to use, and easy to find a place for it because it isn't too big. Perfect for hand guns, prescription medicines, paperwork, ect... I wish I had purchased this sooner. Also, this safe opens faster than one with a combination. Great Buy!!"

Review 8 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
rlmd, October 14, 2009
By drleinhardt
Value: 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Appearance: 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Durability: 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Workmanship: 1 out of 5 1 out of 5

"Fingerprint recognition one time out 5-6 triesStates it stores 30 fingerprints but it only allows one to be stored?"

Review 9 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
very good thumbprint safe!, September 24, 2009
By jogusto from california
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"Have been using this safe for almost 6 mos now. It works pretty well as far as thumbprint recognition goes. It can handle up to 30 prints. To assist in robust operation, I scanned my right thumbprint 5 different times in slightly different positions. This seems to help ensure 100% positive identification each time I try to open it. Without doing that extra step, the recognition is a little picky and won't always open, which I suppose is a good thing.The other aspects of this safe (construction, weight, strength) are all very good. Three back-wall mounting holes are provided for securing the safe. Two locking bolts provide door security, but that's not enough to meet the CA DOJ requirement for a firearms storage locker (a three-point locking system is required)."

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Review 10 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Barska Biometric Gun Safe, September 13, 2009
By ms40cal from Cocoa, FL
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"I originally set out to find the least expensive biometric gun safe I could find without compromising too much quality. The Barska seemed to qualify. When I received it I was pleasantly surprised. It was heavy and sturdy. It came with batteries already installed into the biometric lock. It was also much bigger than I expected. You can put three guns in there easy. Maybe more depending on the sizes of your guns. When you take it out of the box your first thought will be, where are the instructions? You will think that they were left out by mistake. You have to put your finger on the lock and open it. It will open with any fingerprint by default until you program it. Inside you will find the instructions on a 81/2 X 11 size of heavy stock paper. So far I have been very happy with it. No problems whatsover. Works well!"

Review 11 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Great Gun Safe, September 4, 2009
By ricgoose from Weston, FL
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"Great handgun safe and at the best price for it I could find anywhere. Plus I got $15 off. Very easy to program and operate. I programmed all 10 of my fingers but have usually used my thumb hundreds of times and it only failed to open a couple of times because my finger was not positioned center. Usually opens in about a second. Plenty of room for six handguns of different sizes plus a few other small items like keys and cash. My wife doesn't like the way it looks on my night stand but I didn't give her any choice and she does like the security. I also feel very safe that my weapons are secure from my little kids but loaded and available in seconds should they be necessary. I highly recommend this safe to anyone who wants a secure way to store their handguns and have them quickly availble.Be SAFE and protect yourself and your FAMILY."

Review 12 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
gun safe, August 5, 2009
By rothjtr from Modesto, CA
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"I love the product and the peace of mind it gives me everything works great and its easy to register you finger print. Overstock was a very easy website to purchase the product from. Purchasing this product was the easiest I've ever experienced. I'd definately purchase another product from this website. The product will not only hold your loaded gun, but jewlery and any other valuables that you may have with lots of free space left over. I received this product within three days of purchase and have enjoyed it ever since."

Review 13 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
THUMB SAFE, July 28, 2009
By DREAMHILL from TX
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"Only had safe a few weeks, not really used yet. Easy to set the prints into safe. It is very sensative to your print. Thumb or finger has to held just as it was input. Will not open if there is too much pressure on the screen or the thumb is not in the same position as when it was initally read. I think it just going to take practice. It is large enough that there should have been a shelf. I do like the safe. I like the price I paid and the shipping costs. It was a great deal from Overstock. No waiting, shipped immediately."

Review 14 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
great buy,works great., July 3, 2009
By Charosenz
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Workmanship: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5

"I just got this. It arrived super fast. The fingerprint reader took two fingerprints from me and my wife easily and it has open the door every time. Not super fast, but as fast or faster than a combination safe. I have a finger touch sequence-style safe at work and this one is much much faster and easier and best of all, no combo or key to remember or find. Get them before they are gone. It is not fireproof, but not many are....."

Review 15 for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Gun Safe, May 27, 2009
By nwpal from Cape Coral, FL
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Appearance: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Durability: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Workmanship: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

"The safe was exactly as described. I am most pleased with it and have confidence in its performance."

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Ratings-Only Reviews for Biometric Valuables/ Gun Safe with Fingerprint Lock Based on the average of (2) ratings-only reviews
Overall Rating 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Would recommend?: Yes  2 out of 2