This is ideal for getting into the safe quickly if the battery is working.

Gun safes, depending on the model, have different battery lives, different battery locations, different backup entry methods, etc.

It is bad enough discovering your safe wont open on a typical day.

Imagine what it would be like if it happened in an emergency.

There are usually methods of relatively quick entry available to you if you have the information and any equipment such as backup keys at hand.

Your batteries may not last as long if, for example, you use open the safe door frequently or if the batteries are past or close to their expiration dates ( Yes, batteries, even if not being used, have an expiry date ).

Therefore, you may think that the battery is fine until you try to open the safe.

The battery holder may be hidden in some wayoften behind a logo plate or a numeric keypadand you should be good to go.

Some safes may just have external electrodes that you can use with a battery to open the safe giving you access to an internal battery case.

For example, don not anchor a safe with the keyhole on the front ion a drawer (the front of the drawer will stop you getting to the keyhole.).

They normally have procedures for replacing keys that may involve filling in a form or giving certain information such as model and serial number.

The procedure and the information needed will be in the manual.

As I keep saying, read the manual when you first get the safe and learn the backup procedures.

Then if you are unfortunate enough to have this happen in an emergency situation, you will know what to do.

Buffalo River Safe Manual