Sealey SEGS8 Electronic Keypad Gun Cabinet

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tjm160

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Does anyone perchance have a Sealey SEGS8 Electronic Keypad gun cabinet and is willing to share a view?

I need to upgrade my 5-gun shotgun cabinet to better fit rifles with scopes and find the principle of an electronic keypad quite appealing, along with the price:

http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuild...tmicrogroup=&analysiscode=&requiredresults=16

Although the internal ammo safe requiring a key somewhat defeats the object, it still at least saves a key for main entry.
 
It's never been quite clear to me what advantage these electronic combination safes with a key override offer over a simple key-opened safe. You still have the question of where to keep the key, which AFAIK you do need in case of battery failure.
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I understand the only person who should legally know where the keys are is the licence holder. A little difficult in a house with eagle eyed kids. I caught my lad telling another from across the road that he knew where I kept my keys :shock: A stiff talking to and lesson learned, no matter how careful you are, it's easier to hide a digital combination than physical keys (the kids still don't know either the house alarm or sky codes).
 
tjm160 said:
I understand the only person who should legally know where the keys are is the licence holder. A little difficult in a house with eagle eyed kids. I caught my lad telling another from across the road that he knew where I kept my keys :shock: A stiff talking to and lesson learned, no matter how careful you are, it's easier to hide a digital combination than physical keys (the kids still don't know either the house alarm or sky codes).
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That's what I mean, though: there are AFAIK still keys, unlike with a mechanical code lock such as a Manifoil.
 
Indeed, I'd be glad of override keys in case the electronic entry ran out of battery.

Hiding the hardly if ever needed override keys would be much easier than main keys used to open the cabinet every time.
 
lol, it remains an interesting debate and I guess just comes down to personal preference. I remain concerned however at the lower than 'average' price and would be most grateful to hear from anyone who has one. Just looking at the local dealers of Sealey, there is a place very close. Although I can't see very likely that a building trade supplier would have a gun cabinet in stock, it's surely at least worth a visit.
 
I'm no lock-expert, but I remain of the view that electronic keypad locks that need a key as back-up are not first-rate items.

I'd go so far as to say that my preference, if access needs to be code dependent (and I think that under the circs that seems a good idea) would be a little non-electronic code-only keysafe bolted to something solid in a concealed place away from the cabinet, and containing the key/s to the cabinet.
 
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Either a back-up key though or need to wire into the mains. If wired into the mains and the wire is cut, how to get into it then, especially if key code is wiped by the power loss. A backup battery could help reduce the likelihood of that, but what happens if/when that fails as well. The battery driven electronic keypad with a set of back-up keys would appear the most expedient option.
 
Purchased one last month but it arrived damaged, not the safes fault and glad it had, I returned it very cheap feel but so is the price. You get what you pay for, but for the money...
 
tjm160 said:
Either a back-up key though or need to wire into the mains. If wired into the mains and the wire is cut, how to get into it then, especially if key code is wiped by the power loss. A backup battery could help reduce the likelihood of that, but what happens if/when that fails as well. The battery driven electronic keypad with a set of back-up keys would appear the most expedient option.
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I think the better electronic ones have the option to plug in power from the front, or a twisty thing that generates enough electricity to work the combination and the solenoid - hence no need for a key.
Whatever suits you best, of course: but my taste is for the mechanical over the electronic!
 
@Nomis - thanks and did you receive a replacement or after that experience just opt for a refund?

@Dalua - thanks, that's helpful and from a functionality perspective I'm with you completely. Electronic would just be more convenient and more secure, with my kids (and missus) not knowing the pin code or where I hide the backup keys.
 
Ive had one for about 4 months. Cant fault it for the money, i did have to drill some extra mounting holes on the back as it comes with 2 on the back and i think 2 on the bottom.
Its built to british standard so cant see why youd want to spend more money.
 
I had a bratton sound 5 gun cabinet but it was the shotgun version and things were too cramped.
 
tjm160 said:
@Nomis - thanks and did you receive a replacement or after that experience just opt for a refund?

No I took the opportunity to get a refund and bought an alternative for more money and no electronic lock, could not find what I really wanted.
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The locks are anything but secure, check Youtube for how to open them with just about anything, even banging them with your hand. It's the same lock that's used on the very cheapest electronic safes/lock boxes you can buy.

They do the same cabinet with a proper key lock, much better. Or of course go for a Brattonsound or Buffalo River.
 
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