Allowing quick yet secured access to your weapon, the people at ShotLock overachieved themselves and provided us with the Shotgun Solo-Vault intended to secure a single shotgun everywhere according to your needs.
If you are an everyday gun-owner that acts responsibly about how they keep their gun but still want to be able to access it easily – this is the device for you!
Especially if you have grabby and curious children or you have a reasonable fear that a third party like a burglar could get ahold of your gun.
It is rather easy to use in case of need as well as it is durable and helpful, intended to make your surroundings safe.
You can be sure that you will have a much faster access to your weapon compared to keeping it in a safe and you will be sure that your household is much safer than with using a trigger lock.
Having the ShotLock Mechanical Solo –Vault will secure that you can leave your gun out of sight, on walls, doors or in vehicles without any fear.
Features
Being made out of Military grade 14-gauge steel, the ShotLock Mechanical Solo-Vault Shotgun 200M is able to secure a vast majority of semi-automatic (auto loading), doubles, pump and O/U shotguns plus a number of slide-action shotgunsand has the following features:
- Mechanical lock without electronics
- A pry less lid that is flanged
- Double inside lock hooks
- Overrides keys
- It has a lock clutch system
- Trigger blocks
- Hanger with release port
- Conservational liner
- More than 1500 4-digit combinations
- There is a patent pending
- There aren’t any batteries required
All in all in a dimensional form exterior of - 7, 5” x 6,125” x 2, 75” and interior of 7” x 4” x 2”
Pros
The advantages of the ShotLockShotgun Mechanical Solo-Vault are numerous and we have chosen the most important ones:
- It is easily mountable on walls, vehicles or other hard surfaces
- For obvious reasons it is an advantage that it definitely doesn’t need batteries or wires
- It is suitable for both left and right handed shotguns
- It has a reversible left or right door opening allowing fast reaction if needed
- There is a protective foam liner that provides a soft surface for the shotgun to rest upon without any damage to it
- It includes 3 (three) keys
- It is almost impossible to gain access of the gun by force
- It is fast and safe at the same time
Cons
The disadvantages or the negative experiences of usage of the Solo-Vault include the following
- You cannot use the same number twice on the combination
- Some instructions and pictures regarding the mounting are unclear and have an amount of information deficit - on example it does not mention that you shouldn’t mount it on hollow core doors
- It has a very small wiggle room but it doesn’t pose any risk
Summary
- Whether you are a left-handed or a right-handed gun owner, be rest assured that it is the right safe for you as it holds securely your home defense weapon and it has been proven to be rather faster than a safe and a lot more secure than a trigger lock making the safe to be a perfect decision into responsible gun keeping.
- It is important to note that it has a key override system in case you forget your combination in a panic situation.
- Also the lock clutch system is there to prevent people from rotating the lock handle in an attempt to break in.
- The material it is made of has been proven very effective and the chances of somebody breaking it are minimized, taking in consideration that use of force or tools will probably damage the gun rather than allowing access to it.
- If you also consider the fact that the goals of it are to allow quick gun access while securing your household from accidents because of unwanted access that quite frankly can happen – the ShotLock Mechanical Solo-Vault clearly exceeds those expectations.
Comparison
- Compared to the ShotLock Shotgun Electronic Solo-Vault and other electronic safes, the Mechanical one has no requirements for batteries or wires preventing you of falling into situations where you cannot gain access to your gun due to lack of electricity or battery power.
- Even if the electromechanical one has an emergency battery backup, it is needless to mention that those can also fail to be effective in a certain situation making the Mechanical a bit more reliable.
- However, the mechanical safe has a lot less four digit combinations available (something above 1500) while the electromechanical lock has more than 1 million lock combinations.
- However, a burglar or somebody else whose access is not wanted can spend only so much time trying to get your gun out, and with a smart decision on the numbers of your combination, you can be rest assured that it will be close to impossible to get it.
Verdict
If you know people that have used the ShotLock Shotgun Mechanical Solo-Vault so far, you have probably already heard that it is extremely helpful regarding safety and efficiency from every aspect indeed.
From the moment of mounting – even though some not so good experiences involve lack of information on the owner manual, yet it is very helpful overall and allows you to safely and securely mount your vault if you read the owner manual carefully before mounting it.
Another thing, which is awesome about the safe is its button, the buttons are tactile to the moment you turn the knob and you get a clear feedback that your safe is opened and that you can access your gun – preventing you from the unwanted situation of you not remembering if you left it open or not.
Lastly, you don’t rely on batteries and wires, you can be sure that no matter what happens from external factors, your gun will be accessible only to you as its construction is sturdy and the whole device doesn’t allow tiny kids’ hands and fingers to get into it.
Conclusively, the safe is a must-have for all responsible gun owners who are seeking to make their home defense weapon instantly available without the smallest chance of harm on the safety on the people who share the household. We strongly approve it!