To preface this product review, Id like to make clear two critical admissions for your consideration:
1) Im a new gun user with less than a few hours of training with live ammo and well under 100 hours of dry firing practice; currently, I simply own a single long rifle and two handguns.
2) I was offered, and I accepted, a free door panel organizer from Moutecs gun safe service team (which Ive not yet installed at the time of this writing because of liness). I wasnt required to write a review (let alone a positive one) for this, but I did so anyway purely out of friendly reciprocation and not because I was obligated to. Nevertheless, take my word with a grain of salt if you will and take heed only if they make sense to you.
Simply put, I purchased this long rifle safe as a starter for the due diligence that comes with owning and operating my first rifle, a budget/friendly PA/15. Going along with this mindset of being a responsible, budget/conscious gun owner, I knew exactly what I wanted while doing my initial cursory research on long gun safes: Under 500 USD, very tight space constraints (as you can see from my pics), and REASONABLY secure.
After a few hours of light analysis and deliberation, my decision came down to either of Moutecs long rifle safes, with or without the biometric scanner; I opted for the former only because the final cost difference became negligible after taxes and shipping fees. In the end, I got exactly what I wanted while being roughly 20 under my budget. Suffice to say, I am quite satisfied, and heres why.
Having been dropped off at the front of my garage, fully assembled, this 100+ lb Moutec safe was more than a chore to haul into my room; which gave me confidence that a prospective thief would have a similarly difficult time trying to lug it out, failing to crack what I presume to be a decent lock (to anyone that doesnt already specialize in breaking locks anyway).
The safe fits my exacting space requirements and it simply needs to be bolted to the wall to prevent tipping over, as the majority of the overall weight comes from the sturdy door. The insides are pretty self/explanatory from the pictures and it benefits greatly from installing a cheap LED motion sensor cabinet light you can easily search for online.
For the price that I paid for Moutecs long rifle safe I got exactly what I was looking for: A compact safe that strongly deters both lock picking and forcible entry/carrying away at what I consider to be a reasonable price. Obviously, there are other good alternatives out there, but Id be surprised if I missed something CONSIDERABLY better in the 500 or under range.
If most of my talking points make sense and you happen to agree with them, then go ahead and buy this safe with confidence, the same level of confidence I now have with securing my first long rifle. Works well.
A Good Budget/Starter Safe
To preface this product review, Id like to make clear two critical admissions for your consideration: 1) Im a new gun user with less than a few hours of training with live ammo and well under 100 hours of dry firing practice; currently, I simply own a single long rifle and two handguns. 2) I was offered, and I accepted, a free door panel organizer from Moutecs gun safe service team (which Ive not yet installed at the time of this writing because of liness). I wasnt required to write a review (let alone a positive one) for this, but I did so anyway purely out of friendly reciprocation and not because I was obligated to. Nevertheless, take my word with a grain of salt if you will and take heed only if they make sense to you. Simply put, I purchased this long rifle safe as a starter for the due diligence that comes with owning and operating my first rifle, a budget/friendly PA/15. Going along with this mindset of being a responsible, budget/conscious gun owner, I knew exactly what I wanted while doing my initial cursory research on long gun safes: Under 500 USD, very tight space constraints (as you can see from my pics), and REASONABLY secure. After a few hours of light analysis and deliberation, my decision came down to either of Moutecs long rifle safes, with or without the biometric scanner; I opted for the former only because the final cost difference became negligible after taxes and shipping fees. In the end, I got exactly what I wanted while being roughly 20 under my budget. Suffice to say, I am quite satisfied, and heres why. Having been dropped off at the front of my garage, fully assembled, this 100+ lb Moutec safe was more than a chore to haul into my room; which gave me confidence that a prospective thief would have a similarly difficult time trying to lug it out, failing to crack what I presume to be a decent lock (to anyone that doesnt already specialize in breaking locks anyway). The safe fits my exacting space requirements and it simply needs to be bolted to the wall to prevent tipping over, as the majority of the overall weight comes from the sturdy door. The insides are pretty self/explanatory from the pictures and it benefits greatly from installing a cheap LED motion sensor cabinet light you can easily search for online. For the price that I paid for Moutecs long rifle safe I got exactly what I was looking for: A compact safe that strongly deters both lock picking and forcible entry/carrying away at what I consider to be a reasonable price. Obviously, there are other good alternatives out there, but Id be surprised if I missed something CONSIDERABLY better in the 500 or under range. If most of my talking points make sense and you happen to agree with them, then go ahead and buy this safe with confidence, the same level of confidence I now have with securing my first long rifle. Works well.