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HOMAK HS30103605 6-Gun Security Cabinet, Gloss Black by Homak Manufacturing
Product DetailsManufacturer: Homak Manufacturing Model: HS30103605 Color: Gloss Black Product features: - Tubular locking mechanism
- 4 Point Locking System
- 0.047" (1.2 mm) Steel Thickness
- Dimensions 14x10x57 - inches, item weight 49.61 - pounds
- Warranty Against Manufacturing Defect
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of HOMAK HS30103605 6-Gun Security Cabinet, Gloss BlackCustomer Review: Lock Jammed Summary: 3 Stars
This cabinet is pretty good, except that one of the locks did not turn easily from the start. One day it jammed and would not turn. After much jiggling and tapping, I finally got it to open (I had to turn the key very forcefully to do this). That at least allowed me to get the door open, so that I could remove the lock and tinker with it. It would work OK a few times and then jam again. Finally I dumped a lot of graphite into the lock, tapped it, and shook the stuff out. A little piece of metal that looked a lot like part of a lock pin and quite a few tiny pieces of broken metal came out along with the graphite. After few more "graphite treatments" the lock stopped jamming, so I re-installed it, and so far, so good. The same thing happened with one lock of an old Homak cabinet after about 20 years, so I was surprised to encounter this problem in the first 2 weeks. If the lock had remained jammed, I would have had to call a locksmith.
As for shipping, it was packed very well and arrived undamaged. The cabinet was locked and the keys were in a little plastic bag that was a little hard to find in all of the packing material. Four heavy lag bolts were also in the bag. It was easy to bolt down and cannot be easily removed once it is. The latching mechanisms are on 2 separate locks and each connects to 2 separate parts of the inside of the cabinet when locked. The latch for the upper lock ties into the left side with a large oval-shaped piece of metal and into the top of the door opening with a flattened rod. The lower lock ties into the left side and bottom with the same types of mechanisms, so the door is held shut on 4 points on the left and the concealed hinges on the right. This is a much more secure system than my old Homak case.
Yes, the top shelf is not well placed, and I should have removed it, but I didn't and can't now that I have bolted in the cabinet. Here is a tip, hang your pistol rugs from S-hooks dangling from the lip at the back of this shelf and from the slots in the door (no that's not what jammed the lock, but you should be careful of that) and you will have lots of room for them. The cabinet also came with 2 small plastic boxes that fit into slots on the inside of the door, but they can interfere with placement of stuff in the cabinet and closing of the door. I will use them for something else.
There are plastic pieces which serve as barrel holders, and they fit into a plastic strip which is secured by that notorious reviewer-hated stick-um. I used it there, and it turned out OK. There is foam padding for the floor and for the back of the cabinet. I used double-stick tape on the peel off sheet (instead of peeling it off) to avoid the stick-um problems encountered by other reviewers.
You can get a lot of stuff in this cabinet if you set it up properly. But can you be sure you can get it out again? By the way, Homak has a website, from which you can order replacement locks and keys.
Description of HOMAK HS30103605 6-Gun Security Cabinet, Gloss BlackHomak 6 Gun Steel Security Cabinet - Black HS30103605
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