Barska AX11556 Biometric Fingerprint Top Opening Security Drawer Safe Box 0.23 Cubic Ft, Multi, One Size

I purchased this product to store a firearm after we had our first child. I keep a pistol, magazine, and a flashlight in this safe and I store it under the bed. The purpose of this safe, for me, is to keep my toddler out while still having relatively easy access to a firearm in the unlikely event that I need it. It is not theft proof, bullet proof, unhackable, or fool proof. It does, however, keep little infant hands away from your firearms. The bio-metric system is easy to program and works pretty much every time. I programmed each finger on both of my hands and my wife's hands. It seems to work every time. The safe opens quickly and fairly quietly. It is not loud at all, but you can hear the bars rolling back. You can open the safe after about 1.5 seconds. If you want a heavy-duty, theft-proof, anti-paranoia safe...this is not for you and you will need to spend more money and get something heavier and bolt it to the floor. If you want a high quality safe that will keep little toddler hands out while being easy to open when intended for a decent price...this is what you have been looking for. It works very well for what it is. I have no problems opening it. My kid cannot get into it. I am happy with this purchase.

Packaging: Well packaged in a protective bag, inside a cardboard box, with cardboard packing inside a second box with Barska markings. Quality: The quality seems very nice, especially for the price. No lid rubbing as others have noted. Function: I thought my first two attempts to register fingerprints were successful since it beeped the correct number of times, but any finger would open the safe. If you read the instructions, this means fingerprint registration failed. I think many of the 1-star ratings with customers complaining that any finger will open the safe did not read the instructions, or may have been using old batteries that came with it. On my third attempt to register a fingerprint, it beeped differently and worked. I may not have gotten my finger on the scanner quickly enough or did not hold it still enough the first two times. After registering several fingers, it has always opened on the first try with a registered finger and will not open with a non-registered finger (as desired). I have tried placing my finger at different angles and it will still unlock unless half of my finger is off of the scanner. I am 100% impressed with the fingerprint reader so far. Included: 4 AA batteries were included but I replaced these right away after having read reviews of problem batteries. The ad indicates a dual hydraulic hinge but it is actually pneumatic door open assist, like you would see on an SUV tailgate (only smaller!). If the batteries die: 1) The key can be used to unlock the safe but not to relock it (upon locking, the key cannot be removed). 2) The fingerprint memory is retained. 3) The pink jack can be used to provide external power. You will need a 1/8" mono phono plug and a 6VDC power supply. You can easily make one for $6 + tax + 4 AA batteries (see RadioShack parts #274-286 and #270-391 or similar). Note that the polarity requires positive (+) on the plug tip and negative (-) on the plug sleeve.

Good product! I have this box sitting on my night stand next to my bed. I keep my loaded pistols in it. I use this product almost daily as one of the pistols is my regular concealed carry. I have a 4 year old child at home and feel safe using this device to keep prying eyes and little fingers away. There are two things to consider when buying this product: 1. Does it keep your gun safe from children? Yes, absolutely. I see no way a toddler is going to fake an adults finger print. The box even has safeguards such as an alarm that sounds if you accidentally leave it open. It is also long lasting on battery life. 2. Does this lock box provide you with reliable quick access to your firearm should you need it immediately? My answer to this is a 97% yes. The only time I have had this box fail to open on the first pass is when the finger print reader or my finger was dirty. Some people want 100% on this such as a 4 tumbler combination lock. I am willing to trade my almost perfect open rate for the peace of mind that my kid isn't going to be able to guess my combination. I can also use this by touch in the dark without issues, something I doubt I could do as well with a combination. I also believe that in self defense your adrenaline is going to steal most people's fine motor skills. Working a combination lock will be more difficult under these circumstances. With this product you just push the activation button and hold your finger down. You can load many views of your finger tips into this device. That way you don't have to worry about exact finger placement as it will know your finger by its side or crooked angle. It doesn't care if you are nervous or pressing too hard. It's too simple to mess up. My wife and I are both dialed into the finger print reader on multiple fingers. Eventually, I will own more handguns and have more than one of these in a different part of the house. I stand by this product to keep my family safe. I have owned this product for over a year now. It is holding up just fine and my results are consistently the same. 2019 Update. 5+ years later and still no complaints. I will be buying my second one for my wife's concealed carry soon.

Great product! I got this new top opening Barska biometric safe for Christmas after reading all of the great reviews of the side opening model. Shipping was quick and free. When I opened it up on Christmas, I found that the safe was locked. I called Barska and they said it should not have been locked and that there was no way for me to open if it without the key which by the sound was locked inside the safe. They told me to return it to where I purchased it. I immediately did an online return with Amazon. I was emailed a prepaid return shipping label and my money was refunded within a week. I was a little bummed that I wasn't able to use my new present. I went ahead and reordered the same model safe that same day and to my surprise the price had dropped by $24:) It took about a week for the new safe to arrive. This new safe was unlocked and works perfect. The fingerprint reader is very easy to program and very reliable. I programmed five different fingers on me and three on my wife. The reader has opened the safe flawlessly on the first try each time so far (approximately 50-60 tries). The only complaint I have and the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars, is that the mounting hardware included is not great and there weren't any moounting instructions included. I would definitely recommed this product.

When I first received this safe, I fell in love with it. It looked well built, it did not feel cheap at all, and it was heavy. I went to take out the emergency backup keys to test out the emergency access feature of the safe, but one key was broken and the other key was fine. I tried to use the second key and the bolts would not move. They were jammed. So I decided to put in the included batteries and I was able to set up my fingerprints with ease. When I pressed the wake button, it recognized my fingerprint, but still did not open. I was one of the unlucky ones to get a defective safe. I was very disappointed with the safe, so I contacted Amazon via live chat and told them the issues that I experienced. Amazon is always willing to make the customers happy and they always provide great customer service. Amazon sent me a replacement safe within two days and gave me a prepaid label to ship the defective safe back. When the second safe came in, the emergency access was working and the bolts were not defective. Everything went smoothly and I have nothing bad to say about this product or Amazon. I give this safe a 5 out of 5 and two thumbs up. The same goes for Amazon's customer service! Side note: This safe can be muted for silent access, the open safe notification beeps will always be on though. In order to activate silent mode, open the safe and hold the red button located by the battery compartment inside the safe for approximately 10-15 seconds. It should then be in silent mode.

got it a month ago apex and I love the safe. it fits well in my dresser drawer and is heavy enough. it fits all my valuables and the finger print access is easy to program and use

I purchased this safe for my husband's birthday in July 2013. Due to some circumstances in our lives we didn't get around to trying to register our finger prints until 6 months later. After several attempts, without success, to register our prints I contacted Barska customer service via email. They replied promptly with instructions on how to register finger prints, which were the exact same instructions that arrived with the safe. After trying several times again and wanting to just pitch this safe out the window when it wouldn't work properly, I contacted customer service again and they issued an RMA. Ok, that's good, BUT this safe is heavy and shipping from Indiana to California via UPS is costing us over $54.00 plus Barska instructed us to send a payment of $25.00 along with the return of the safe for their handling, and return shipping!!! I contacted them regarding the issue of having to pay over $79.00 for a warranty issue and was told they don't pay for shipping, it's in the warranty. SO read the warranty!! This will be the last item we will ever purchase from Barska. With the purchase price of this safe and the shipping charges we are having to pay to get this item fixed or replaced we are going to have over $268.00 in this thing! I'm adding this information as an update as of Aug 2014. Barska sent a new safe back to us and reimbursed our $25 telling us there was nothing wrong with the safe we sent back. After trying several more times to get fingerprints to register, without success, we decided to donate it to Goodwill and we purchased a different drawer gun safe with a numerical touch pad. I will never purchase a Barska brand again because of all the problems we have had for over a year trying to program this safe.

Impressed! I read the reviews here and did some research regarding a few different safes prior to this purchase. This one seemed like a good purchase due to the firearms I have around the house. I received the item in good condition and began immediately to read the supplied instructions. Not bad instructions, but nothing extreme either. I was easily able to get this figured out in a few minutes of messing around with it. I programmed all of my fingers and thumbs. I programmed my wife and then I programmed mine again ... let's face it ... I don't want this thing to "Computer Says No" on me during that important moment. I began testing and never experienced one single fail. I'm sold. Let me try again in 6 months and I'll let you know, but during the test run I found it to be accurate and pleasing. I tested the supplied key and we popped the keys on our keychains. The good lord knows if I have to rely on that stinkin' key in that time of need ... I'm 90% sure this cute lil' review will turn to the ugly. Eh, you may not see a return reply to this review. Regardless, I'm planning to mount this puppy to the floor and if a thief plans to crawl under the house and try to dismantle and/or dismount this thang ... then ... well, he/she can have it. As to the heftiness of it ... I truly believe if you gave me the tools to get into it, I could in. Would I destroy the contents ... nah, you'd have to be a little creative and I'm 87.3% I'd successfully pull it off. Do I truly believe a thief would go for that after having to pry it off of my floor ... I think not. He/she'd most likely bash it a few times and give it a whirl, but would most-likely come up with nothing, but a few minutes of disgust and regret. Pretty impressed with the build. Confident the safe will be here when I get back home. Let's face it, this is my approach to hiding and securing my non-carry, non-hidden home defense pistol. I recommend this product so far. I will revisit this review in a few shorts months and let you know if I had the expected results whilst trying to test my fingerprints and mounting it to the floor accordingly. Praying you all stay safe! {pun totally intended}

First time going with a fingerprint safe, and first time with this brand. Came a few days late, but that’s the shipping company’s fault and Amazon gave me some money back for it. Mounting was easy into our floor. Set up was made simple and the prints work MOST of the time. Make sure to set multiple prints on your two hands so if one finger doesn’t work another will. I got fire and waterproof pouches to put our documents in, and my pistol fits in nicely as well. Huge space saver!

とても便利に使えています。高かったですがいい買い物をしました。 通常の事務机の引き出しの２段目にピッタリ収まりました。ただ必ず寸法を測ることをおすすめします。上開きなので引き出しを完全に開いて本体全部が出る奥行きがないと，収納できてもフタを開けることができません。 amazon.comの方では指紋認証がうまくいかない，という意見もありますが，説明書には，自分の指紋を複数登録すればよい，とあります。同じ指でもちょっとずらして複数回登録すると一度で開くようになりました。但し，一人での使用です。複数人で開け閉めするような使い方はしていません。 もともとはガンロッカーのようですが，拳銃一丁だけというには大きめで，A4のファイルがちゃんと入ります。かんぬきが異常に頑丈で信頼感があります。 ちょっと心配なのはバッテリーチェッカーがないことで，毎日開け閉めしてる自分のような使い方なら，たぶん電池が切れかかってるのは音や動作で分かると思うので大丈夫でしょうが，たまにしか開けない場合は不安かもしれません。ミニジャックがついていて外部電源が差し込めるようなんですが，仕様がよく分かりません。電池が切れてしまったら，緊急鍵しかないかもです。

I got this as a gift in 2012, so I don’t know how much it was, but it was worth every penny! It works great!

指紋登録を3人行い、数日は使えていました。登録、開け閉めも容易でした。しかし、1週間後に開けようとすると認証してくれません。電池をバッテリチェッカーで確認しましたが問題ありませんでした。緊急鍵で開け閉めしています。ただの箱と化しています。

works well for our purpose