I knew better, but

[OH-MAN]

Yes sir,
I had ACME safe and locksmith stop by.
Tried all the tricks, but had to drill it.
He did not have any combo locks with him so he put an American electric unit on it.
I had to leave my Ft. Knox with the old house, so right now the Costco has to do until I can get a new one

 

[Harley66]

I’ve had good luck with electronica keypad but it is screwing up one time locksmith came out with a spare plugged it in and it worked just fine thank God I didn’t have to drill the safe, I now have a manual combo that I want to have installed in my safe and take out the electronica I just got a find time to do it on FaceTime and get some money to do

 

[High Standard]

If you are going to buy a safe with electronic keypad I suggest you get one with a manual key backup. That way all you have to do is unsnap the keypad from the front and then insert the long key into the safe and turn to unlock.

Still better to have a manual lock, but a decent compromise IMHO

 

[Firewhenready7]

I converted my electronic lock to mechanical...Never use anything but mechanical.

 

[BananaHands]

Well crap, my Bighorn is about 10 years old. Hopefully it holds up.

 

[samnev]

I had a Liberty Presidential series safe with combo lock for 25 years. Had to leave it with house I sold. Bought 2 Liberty Colonial safes with electronic locks and a ten year warranty on the locks. I hope I won't need it. Sorry I didn't see this thread or one like if it existed when I bought the safe 18 months ago.