Hornady Rapid Safe AR Wall Lock

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So I like keeping a carbine in close proximity of the bed. I had looked at these for a while and now that my son is super mobile I decided it was time for a more secure way to have my rifle whereI wanted it. My wife bought me this for Christmas this year. She bought it on Amazon and it arrived this week. After itching to put it up she finally relented and let me open it, instead of waiting until Christmas morning. Its surprisingly heavier than I figured it would be.The packaging is very well thought out. I read the instructions and assembled the tools needed for the assembly. All I needed was my impact driver with 7/16" socket, a level, stud finder and a sharpie. It was super easy to install with the included lag bolts. I did not put the muzzle keeper part on yet as I'm not sure I want that yet. After getting it mounted it literally took less than 1 minute to program the code for it and sync the RFID devices I was going to use. So far I love this thing. I have it mounted close to an outlet so I am using the A/c power adapter and the battery backup. Heres a quick video of it opening with the included key fob. It came with 4 RFID devices. 1 key fob, two stickers and a bracelet . This ting is very fast opening. The AR rest on a shelf that goes into the ejection port so you can have a loaded magazine in the gun with the BCG held back. All you have to do is open the safe and hit the bolt release and its go time.



 

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Z, if you wear a watch, @Love2shoot figured out some way to bury a RFID sensor inside his watch band. Means, as long as he's wearing his watch, he can instantly open his safe.
 
Jeppo said:
Z, if you wear a watch, @Love2shoot figured out some way to bury a RFID sensor inside his watch band. Means, as long as he's wearing his watch, he can instantly open his safe.
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I do. It’s a Luminox with Velcro band I’ll have to see if I can figure that out. Thanks buddy. Ps this thing is awesome


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I think he may have once posted some pix of what he did. Anyway, I'm sure he'll be glad to share with you.
 
Looks nice. From your write-up you can't have a round chambered because the AR is held in place by a piece the sits in the ejection port? Is there another option to hold it in? Thanks.
 
willpgn said:
Looks nice. From your write-up you can't have a round chambered because the AR is held in place by a piece the sits in the ejection port? Is there another option to hold it in? Thanks.
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I've been glancing at those. It's a no go. Depending on an RFID and batteries, plus you have to make noise to be operational. I'm not likely to remember to gently ease the charging handle forward.

To the RFID thing. I kind of feel as though the RFID safes could give the "smartgun" nuts ammunition. If you can depend on it to open the safe holding the gun, you might as well depend on it to operate the weapon itself.
 
Shotlock makes a version of this with a mechanical lock. It’s slower to open and requires pressing buttons to open a combination. Whichever way you go, with kids in the house it’s a good thing.
 
TripleO7 said:
I've been glancing at those. It's a no go. Depending on an RFID and batteries, plus you have to make noise to be operational. I'm not likely to remember to gently ease the charging handle forward.

To the RFID thing. I kind of feel as though the RFID safes could give the "smartgun" nuts ammunition. If you can depend on it to open the safe holding the gun, you might as well depend on it to operate the weapon itself.
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I honestly don’t care about the noise from the bcg.


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willpgn said:
Looks nice. From your write-up you can't have a round chambered because the AR is held in place by a piece the sits in the ejection port? Is there another option to hold it in? Thanks.
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Not that I can see. But you probably could cut that part off and using the barrel keeper it’d probably work.


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rdinatal said:
Do you have to mount it so the barrel is vertical??

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That’s how the directions say but you might be able to do it the other way. I’m not sure if it would work right though. The lower rest on a shoulder that’s adjustable. I’ll take some more pics when I get home to explain.


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@Zbizzle911 , congrats on safe ive had mine for a year now and its awesome. @Jeppo is right, what I did was cut the rfid portion of the band they give you, which is the fat part right at the end, and shrink wrapped it to my watchband by the hook so it's right at the bottom of my wrist and sits there without moving. Had it for a year no issues, and noone would ever notice it. Also if you get other rfid safes you can have your one watch open them all that is a big plus for me all around my house.

ONE THING TO NOTE...... on my safe, you get no indication of low battery, so after 6 months I pulled the a.c. to test backup and it FAILED... wouldn't unlock. Now I just change my batteries every 4 months and have had no issues.

I open the bedside one 2x a day, once in the am once at night. Not one time did it not pop right open. I feel very confident betting my life on it.

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Love2shoot said:
@Zbizzle911 , congrats on safe ive had mine for a year now and its awesome. @Jeppo is right, what I did was cut the rfid portion of the band they give you, which is the fat part right at the end, and shrink wrapped it to my watchband by the hook so it's right at the bottom of my wrist and sits there without moving. Had it for a year no issues, and noone would ever notice it. Also if you get other rfid safes you can have your one watch open them all that is a big plus for me all around my house.

ONE THING TO NOTE...... on my safe, you get no indication of low battery, so after 6 months I pulled the a.c. to test backup and it FAILED... wouldn't unlock. Now I just change my batteries every 4 months and have had no issues.

I open the bedside one 2x a day, once in the am once at night. Not one time did it not pop right open. I feel very confident betting my life on it.

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That’s a good idea. I tried taking one of the stickers and pitting it on the back of my watch but the rfid wouldn’t go through the watch. I might try what your taking about. I really do like the safe it’s very sturdy and super quick. The instructions list a way to check the battery status in mine.


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Zbizzle911 said:
I honestly don’t care about the noise from the bcg.


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Whatever works best for you is the way I look at it. I personally prefer to not alert anyone creeping around that I am armed.

Kudos to you for being safety conscious with the children. Mine is 20 and knows better. At least I would hope since he has been drilled on the basics.

Mrs. shoots and the kid doesn't want to much, but they both know not to ever ask if a gun is loaded in our house. Assume it has one in the pipe and treat it accordingly.
 
I have the AR Locker version because I don't want the gun(s) (AR and 870) visible to a casual eye. I'm waiting on new carpet before I mount but it will be easy, 4 bolts to the floor and 4 to the walls, 2 side, 2 in the back. I doubt you could rip it out.
My biggest gripe is the noise they make opening but with 4 bolts locking the spring loaded door I guess it's unavoidable.
 
Bailey Boat said:
I have the AR Locker version because I don't want the gun(s) (AR and 870) visible to a casual eye. I'm waiting on new carpet before I mount but it will be easy, 4 bolts to the floor and 4 to the walls, 2 side, 2 in the back. I doubt you could rip it out.
My biggest gripe is the noise they make opening but with 4 bolts locking the spring loaded door I guess it's unavoidable.
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Cool. The noise doesn’t bother me. I looked at the locker but I liked this better.


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The other thing I did although I believe its overkill is I disabled the keypad. My wife was worried about my little ones ever guessing th 1 in a billion combo, which to me would be a parenting issue since they should never touch it, BUT to make her happy I disabled that by removing the keypad and underneath each key is a plastic rod the hits the circuitboard button. I simply set the combo using some number 3 pattern and then moving the plastic under the keypad 3 off the circuitboard sensor, no way to enter the correct code. So now it's rfid, or backup key only.
 
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Love2shoot said:
The other thing I did although I believe its overkill is I disabled the keypad. My wife was worried about my little ones ever guessing th 1 in a billion combo, which to me would be a parenting issue since they should never touch it, BUT to make her happy I disabled that by removing the keypad and underneath each key is a plastic rod the hits the circuitboard button. I simply set the combo using some number 3 pattern and then moving the plastic under the keypad 3 off the circuitboard sensor, no way to enter the correct code. So now it's rfid, or backup key only.
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What if one of the kids gets online and learns how to pick the circular lockset?? Better disconnect those laptops when not in use.... and get another safebox to contain the phones while you sleep....
 
Bailey Boat said:
What if one of the kids gets online and learns how to pick the circular lockset?? Better disconnect those laptops when not in use.... and get another safebox to contain the phones while you sleep....
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ONE step ahead of ya. Laptops are wrapped in foil and powered down, only cell phones in this house are flip phones with 10 character display screens :D
 
Love2shoot said:
The other thing I did although I believe its overkill is I disabled the keypad. My wife was worried about my little ones ever guessing th 1 in a billion combo, which to me would be a parenting issue since they should never touch it, BUT to make her happy I disabled that by removing the keypad and underneath each key is a plastic rod the hits the circuitboard button. I simply set the combo using some number 3 pattern and then moving the plastic under the keypad 3 off the circuitboard sensor, no way to enter the correct code. So now it's rfid, or backup key only.
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Thats a pretty good idea.

Catfish said:
Shotlock makes a version of this with a mechanical lock. It’s slower to open and requires pressing buttons to open a combination. Whichever way you go, with kids in the house it’s a good thing.
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I looked at those too and the RFID part really sold me on this. In the heat of the moment I don't want to have to remember a code or try and fit a small key into a slot. Easily opening it by just holding an RFID device infant of it is super easy. I struggled with the thought of my son getting ahold of a gun and I couldn't bear something happening to him so this was cheap insurance to have my rifle ready and keep him safe.
 
Love2shoot said:
ONE step ahead of ya. Laptops are wrapped in foil and powered down, only cell phones in this house are flip phones with 10 character display screens :D
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That's a concession to parenting I'm not willing to make. I just wrap the kids in foil so I'm free to use all the latest and greatest gadgets. ;)
 
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Love2shoot said:
The other thing I did although I believe its overkill is I disabled the keypad. My wife was worried about my little ones ever guessing th 1 in a billion combo, which to me would be a parenting issue since they should never touch it, BUT to make her happy I disabled that by removing the keypad and underneath each key is a plastic rod the hits the circuitboard button. I simply set the combo using some number 3 pattern and then moving the plastic under the keypad 3 off the circuitboard sensor, no way to enter the correct code. So now it's rfid, or backup key only.
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I've been looking at these and had just the opposite concern. I'd be much more concerned with a kid getting hold of my watch/RFID fob, etc. than guessing the combination.
 
Tim said:
I've been looking at these and had just the opposite concern. I'd be much more concerned with a kid getting hold of my watch/RFID fob, etc. than guessing the combination.
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I thought about that too so thats why I only programmed in 2 of the RFID devices. One will always be on my person during the day and the other will be locked in the Hornady handgun locker I have on my nightstand. That way during the day I can use the one on my person and at night when I lock the handgun up I can get out the one I had locked up and lay it decide my phone while it charges. I think there are five or six "slots" for RFID devices in the memory of the safe so you can add as many or few as you want. If at some point my wife decides to learn how to use the AR ( she hasn't shown any interest yet and I don't want to push her ) I will program her one and we will figure out where to put it so it is out of his reach.
 
Tim said:
I've been looking at these and had just the opposite concern. I'd be much more concerned with a kid getting hold of my watch/RFID fob, etc. than guessing the combination.
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Same as @Zbizzle911 said, i never take my watch off...ever.... I only programmed that one and one more my wife has high up in a hiding spot in case she needs it.
 
How much did you all pay for this? Amazon has them around $150. Is this the reg price or do they get lower?
 
willpgn said:
How much did you all pay for this? Amazon has them around $150. Is this the reg price or do they get lower?
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She paid $140 something on amazon prime. You might find it cheaper idk but that’s about what I’ve seen everywhere I’ve looked.


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And I thought everyone here read One Second After...
 
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