Rob Pincus

ShotLock Gun Storage Vaults

Rob Pincus
Duration:   4  mins

Description

Rob Pincus presents the ShotLock series of vaults and storage devices for defensive firearms. When it comes to securing and staging a defensive firearm, we always have to compromise between security and access. How do ShotLock products address that compromise?

Preventing Unauthorized Access

As firearms owners, it’s our responsibility to prevent unauthorized access to our firearms. If children, visitors, repairmen, not to mention burglars or home invaders, enter our house, firearms cannot be left unsecured. ShotLock vaults help prevent unauthorized access.

Efficient Authorized Access

Anyone who owns firearms for defensive purposes needs to access those firearms quickly and efficiently in an emergency. That’s where ShotLock comes in. Rob has spoken about quick-access gun safes and staging firearms in other PDN self-defense accessories videos, in which he advocates gaining access to the firearm in a single step.

ShotLock devices use a two-step process, but utilizing large buttons and requiring gross motor skills, meaning it’s easier to do under stress. Enter a code and turn the latch and then you can lift the lid of the ShotLock vault and access your firearm. It takes a little longer but you gain a higher level of security.

ShotLock Devices

Included in the ShotLock lineup are:

Shotgun Solo-Vault: covers the action of the shotgun and mounts securely to a wall or in a vehicle

Handgun Solo-Vault: features a flanged no-pry lid for extra security, is mountable or portable via its carry handle

QuickDrawer Solo-Vault: has a spring-assisted drawer opening and includes mounting plates, fits up to a full-framed 1911

All are constructed of military-grade 14-gauge steel.

Rob examines the Handgun Solo-Vault in detail, demonstrating its security and access features. It’s especially appropriate for people who travel with their firearm and want a device that cannot be pried open with a screwdriver or forced open by dropping on a hard surface.

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I wanna talk about the shotlot series of vaults and locking and storage devices for your defensive firearms. Now, here's the thing, when it comes to securing and staging a defensive firearm, we're always gonna be compromising because we're compromising security and access. Ya know, it's our responsibility as firearms owners to make sure that we're preventing unauthorized access to our firearms, and that means securing them. Now, that may mean that you lock your house, and inside your house there's exposed firearms and you know that anyone coming in to your house is authorized, or okay, to touch your guns. That's cool. But a lot of us have people in our house that are not authorized to touch the guns. Whether that's kids, or visitors, maybe it's someone coming over to do a repair job on one of your appliances. You don't want a firearm just laying out on the table where they might get curious and pick it up and accidentally hurt themselves or hurt you. Obviously, if someone comes in to your house intending to do harm, or if someone comes in to your house when you're not there, someone breaks in to your vehicle when you're not there, maybe a hotel staff member comes in to your room when you're not there. You don't want them to have access to your firearms, and shotlock will help you keep unauthorized access from happening. Now at the same time, as someone who owns firearms for defensive purposes, you want to be able to access those firearms as quickly, and as conveniently, and as efficiently as you can in an emergency. You want to make sure your firearms are ready. And that's where shotlock comes in. Now you've probably heard me talk about quick access safes and staging firearms before, and if you have, then you know that I'm a big fan of a single step. I want to make sure that I'm either hitting a biometric, I'm either hitting in a code, or I'm using some kind of RFID card to access my firearms in one simple step. And the shotlock is a two step process, but here's the thing; what they've done is they've come up with some very large buttons and some gross motor skill options for their two step process. So yes, you enter your code, and then you turn the latch, and again, notice it's a big latch, and it's a very positive feel on those buttons, and then, you can access your stage defensive firearm. Now the thing about this is what you're compromising with the two step process, is a higher level of security, and that's what shotlock offers. Whether you're looking at the solo vault, or you're looking at the shotlock, and this one is actually designed specifically for a shotgun. So this is something that clamps around your shotgun, but can be hard mounted to a wall. This one here is a quick drawer shotlock, which is gonna pop open and give you access in a vertical, or horizontal, storage to your firearm. Or the traditional, portable or mountable, shotlock that allows you to access your handgun through this lid. What you're gonna get here is a higher level of security, and a higher level of safety and prevention of unauthorized access. Now for me, because I travel around a lot, this really appeals to me. Ya know I've learned over the years, that some of the quick access safes that I've relied one in the past to stage my firearms, they're not very secure. The fact is that in less than 30 seconds, you can pop in to some of these with a pry bar, or by just slamming them down on the ground. With the shotlock, it takes me a little bit longer to get in to the gun, but I'm gaining a lot of security. I'm gonna put this firearm to the side for a second, and let you take a look at this. This is 14 gauge steel. I have two latches that are gonna be engaged by these locks, instead of the traditional one. And I've got a flanged lip area here, which is really much stronger than a lot of the other quick access type safes I've worked with in the past. So, this is gonna prevent someone from being able to pry into this very easily. It's not as simple as sticking a flathead screwdriver in there and twisting and popping, like some of the safes I've relied on in the past. So I'm really excited about adding the shotlock to my collection of things to secure firearms from unauthorized access, but still allow quick access in an emergency situation. It's two step process, but it is a larger, gross motor skill, very positive feel on the buttons. I've also got this big latch, which is going to be very easy to find and turn. And of course, I've got a key backup situation as well. So take a look at the shotlock series of security products, if your interested in staging, and securing, your defensive firearms.
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