Is it metal or plastic construction?

 

From the FAQ

WHY IS THE STOPBOX HRD MADE OUT OF PLASTIC?
The StopBox HRD is not meant to replace a quality safe. It's for use when your gun is not in the hoslter or in the safe and you want quick, relaible access to it. It's deisgned to conceal and prevent unintentional access. We wanted a lightweight, portable box that is impact, heat, scratch, dent and pry resistant, among other features. Polycarbonate-ABS is a type of plastic, but different from regular plastic in that it has these qualities. We’ve chosen this material intentionally also due to its tensile strength, and dimensional stability.

 

I've purchased several Stop Boxes, am very pleased with them, and highly recommend! Have purchased for my grown kids too. Perfect bedside access device and one near the door on the way out! I've got the vehicle Strike box on my wishlist.

 

Not good at math, how many possible combinations?

 

It says there are only 6 combinations, or 16 if you buy an upgrade.

It also says it is not meant to stop someone from getting your gun that knows about stopbox, presumably because the limited combinations can be easily memorized.

I've used mechanical combo safes before, this one seems a little odd to me but is better than leaving the gun unsecured.

If you want a true safe get a mechanical combo lock metal construction safe that you can secure somewhere. This seems like a stop gap and they market it that way.

 

I agree with everything the LPL says about it.

 

Well, my interest in the "container" is really starting to fade.

 

The BOGO makes this more appealing to me, at the $129 price point, especially for a polymer box, I’d pick something else. I was interested in these a few years back when they were $49. They lost me completely at $129

 

These guys that make these videos that tell people how to easily get into safes or storage boxes really tick me off. I often wonder if they do it for the simple pleasure of boosting their own egos. Kind of like that knucklehead Ralph Nader showing thousands of nationwide criminals how to break The Club auto theft prevention device popular in the 1980’s.

 

I know what you mean, but... a LOT of those small "safes" and lockboxes are really crap. Those videos demonstrate how poorly built they are.

Some people buy the cheap boxes and call them "safes". That is why I made this thread - the StopBox looked too good to be true. And, well, it sort of is. It seems good enough for a temporary place to put something, but it should still be out of reach of kids and people you don't want messing with it.

Which defeats the purpose of the lock box... if it isn't strong enough to be within reach of anyone, what's the point of it?

 

If you’ve ever watched the lock picking lawyer on YouTube, you’d know most if not all home safes, especially with digital code, are garbage. But I guess it’s the deterrence factor.

 

Ummm, thanks but no thanks. I've had different types including a battery lockbox and which the motor burnt out and wouldn't open. Finally decided to spend the money and bought a Fort Knox lockbox with a mechanical Simplex lock. No fooling with batteries or power cables anymore.

 

Agreed on Simplex locks. It's reliable and child proof. That's all I need.

 

There are more secure metal one-gun containers for leaving in a car which have a cable that goes around the seat frame. The cable is long enough so you can pull it out from under the seat while still attached. Some are keyed and others push button. Here is one example but there are a lot of companies selling similar versions.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/hornady-snapsafe-portable-lock-box

 

How many people will die before they take this piece of crap off the market.

 

Yea, don't know why they say "plastic" when polymer simply sounds better.

 

The marketing info quoted above…..several misspellings, then, it’s plastic, but “…different than regular plastic…” 🙄. Maybe they should call it Polymer 😛😎

 

FWIW, I'm a big fan of the Fort Knox Gun Box. Five-button Simplex lock = 1,001 possible combinations.

Screw/bolt holes in bottom to attach to desired surface.

Spacious. As shown in second pic, I store my principal EDCs (G19.4 and P365) in their respective Kydex, single-clip holsters, plus a spare mag for each in a SnagMag, plus a box of buckshot for the shotgun in the adjacent closet.

 

We have a similar style, but a "pull out"... put it on a low shelf with books or towels on it, you would never notice it. This is not the brand we have - I bought ours about 30 years ago. And... the prices of "real" security boxes is rather breathtaking - the one pictured is on sale for $365, down from $470.

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Most of these lock box things are just for keeping honest people honest....they're not gonna stop a determined criminal with enough time on his hands to get into it.

I've got one of those strong boxes that hold four pistols I keep on the dresser. It's just for putting my carry and HD pistols in when we have company or the grandkids are visiting. If we're going to be traveling or away from home for a while they go in a real safe secured to the wall.

 

My friend has the stop box as an additional step to keep his children from accessing his gun. It’s stored where they can’t find it and prevents them from gaining easy access if they do. One could argue that, if they had ahold of it for long enough, they might get into it. I think he takes significant other steps to avoid them even finding it and plans to educate them on proper weapon’s safety when they are older. I am neither endorsing nor condoning this particular use case, just sharing what I have seen.