GunVault GV1000 MiniVault Standard Digital Single Gun Safe – Quick-Access Pistol Safe with No-Eyes® Keypad, Spring-Loaded Door, Tamper Alert & 16-Gauge Steel Construction

Good construction, good quality, and easy access. Yes, it is much easier to change the batteries with small hands. Luckily, my hands are very small. It was still a bit of a challenge to get the battery in the clip properly, but not enough to be a deterrent. My small hands do make the buttons more of a challenge, but with practice I can open it easily, even in the dark. It it accepts combos including more than one button at a time, so there are tons of possibilities for combinations. Also, if the battery runs out, there is a key to get in. Mounting it is a bit of a problem for me... Wall is impossible, floor is difficult to get at, and my nightstand is not the type you want to put holes in. For now it stays on the nightstand at night, and gets hidden away during the day. Eventually I may make this a downstairs safe (there's a shelf where it can be easily mounted) and get a Speed Vault for the bedroom. Either way, it still rates 5 stars for me. I get quick access and kids don't, and that's what matters.

Great pistol safe for my bedside. Set my own code so I can touch the raised top buttons for the gun door to pop open. An awesome tool for quick access if a uninvited person breaks into your home.

I bought this for in my trunk. Cable can attach to spare tire attachments. I am not sure what the complaints are about difficulty in replacing battery. I installed the battery in in about 1 minute with the device in "use" postion (did not have to turn upside down as other suggested. Opens reliably. Only thing I wish was that it did not "eject" the key when you lock the device. Key seems to be spring loaded to push out. I would like to leave the key in the keyhole when the safe is empty in my trunk. So I can unlock, throw in my Glock and take the key and walk away. I dont always want the key on my ring, I would rather leave it in the keyhole "Ready to use". Still a great safe. Very solid build.

The safe works great. So the foam is the issue, but that's a small issue. In the top of the inside, there's a sheet of foam that is held in place with a sort of sticky tape, but it does not stick well. It was already pulled loose at the front of the box when I first opened it. What's worse, the directions for putting in the 9v battery (included Duracell) tell you to reach to the back and pull the foam down and forward to expose the battery location without pulling the foam loose at the front. Well its already loose at the front, so I'm basically pulling the foam completely out at this point. Guess what: the foam isn't going back in on mine. It's the top, so it isn't like something sits on it. There' also a sort of foam block as part of it that seems to just take up space near the back, so that came out with it. Don't sweat it. Once the foam is out, you can snap on the battery connector, and then the batter mounts in a clip that's a little hard to fiddle with since you have to reach inside and do it in the blind, but not crazy. Without the foam in place now, the battery wire can be left hanging and might snag on items moving in/out of safe, so wrap the wire around the battery once before clipping the battery in place. Otherwise, the box construction is nice, seems pretty heavy, and works very well. When the combination is put in, the door sort of pops open with spring action. If you anticipate wanting to do this without noise, you'll want to put a hand on the door as it opens to ease it. Good luck.

This is the third unit of this model I have purchased over the years. The other two have been working flawlessly for several years, and I was very pleased with their performance and value for the purpose. Based on this I purchased a new unit for a new home I recently moved into. The unit worked fine for about 6 months, after that the unit would not open reliably after inserting the code onto the keypad--sometimes it would open, sometimes it would not. I had indeed ensured that the unit had a fresh 9 volt battery in it. Obviously this is unacceptable for a gun safe that you may require to one day save your life--it has to open reliably every time or you may be in trouble when you need help the most. Since it was 6 months since I bought it through Amazon and the return window had passed, I made contact directly with the manufacturer, Cannon Safe, who stated that they offer a 5 year manufacturer's warranty for product defects, which this clearly was. The original customer service person I spoke with took down all my info and requested a copy of my original receipt, which I provided. He told me I would be receiving an e-mail within a couple of days providing shipping details for the replacement. Several days passed, so I sent a follow up e-mail to him and asked status--no response. A week after the original call I called again and spoke with a different person despite asking to speak with the original guy I had dealt with. This new person began by saying that they would not be able to replace the unit because that was Amazon's responsibility. I informed him that Amazon's policy was a 30 day return window, and thus the manufacturer would be responsible assuming they had a written warranty, which Cannon Safe clearly had. He changed his tune after that and said he would be escalating this incident to his supervisor to see what they could do about replacing the defective unit. Later he e-mailed me asking for all of the information again that I had already provided to his cohort in customer service. He told me to expect an e-mail in a few days from them providing shipping details for the replacement. If I ever receive that I will provide a follow up to this review. For now, I feel like I really got the run-around from Cannon Safe. Follow-Up Review - 6/14/18: After all the hassle, I must report that I finally received my replacement unit today from Cannon Safe and it seems to open properly so far.

I see people complaining about battery replacement. I cannot say yet how long they last, but its just a 9v that's clipped into place. Its not difficult at all to replace. Everything seems to be just fine with the vault. Nothing to complain about. Id recommend one if this is what you're looking for.

best mini vault I got, recommand to everyone