Hi, I own a stack on 8 gun cabinet. The lock has been giving me some grief lately(not locking fully at times) and it's way past the warranty. I need to replace the lock and was wondering if there is a high-security lock alternative that I can buy and install myself. I have looked online but have not found anything too promising. Any suggestions?
Stack On Gun Cabinet Lock Question
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I had the exact same cabinet. I installed 2 vending machine grade hasps and secured them with Abus disc padlocks. I used good grade Allen bolts and large washers to resist a pry bar attack. A disc padlock has a shrouded shackle which is really hard to cut with bolt cutters. I think Master Lock makes a shrouded shackle padlock now as well. I just used the padlocks and left the original locks in place and never used them. A Stack On cabinet is a good value for the money. The average druggie burglar does not carry a lot of tools and only wants to spend a few minutes inside the home. This might slow him up enough so he gives up and leaves.
Is this the cabinet you're talking about? If so you could probably get something that would fit direct from Stack-On. I've seen them with the better grade tubular key, "vending machine" type locks. Or else take a photo of it to a local locksmith. I'm sure they could fix you up with something that would easily swap out. I've never bothered because anyone with some determination can get into one of these things regardless of the type of lock it has. I keep most of my cheaper stuff in them. And they've worked well for that. Since I purchased these 2, I've gone with the "On site" tool chests from Rigid and Greenlee. They make excellent gun safes, and are quite a bit more secure. You can lock them with the padlocks of your choice.
I had the lock on mine go bad after a week and they sent me a whole new assembly. I lubed the new one with PTFE liberally and that solved the problem. I also lubed the 3 point lock bar assembly as well. No problems.
But that is the cheapest lock system on the planet with those cabinets. They are really safety cabinets to keep kids and others out. Any thief with a crowbar will make short work of one.
But that is the cheapest lock system on the planet with those cabinets. They are really safety cabinets to keep kids and others out. Any thief with a crowbar will make short work of one.
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A Stack On cabinet is a good value for the money. The average druggie burglar does not carry a lot of tools and only wants to spend a few minutes inside the home. This might slow him up enough so he gives up and leaves.
True. My cabinets and small safes are in a locked closet with a solid oak door inside an alarmed home with backup. So it is really a slow up situation. Average police response time is 4 minutes in my small suburb. It will take a thief 10 minutes or more to get to everything even if he uses my tools in the garage.Plus my neighborhood has one way in and out. So one patrol car can block the entire exit unless the guy is on foot....then he can't carry much.
So robbing my home is a losing proposition.
A Stack On cabinet is a good value for the money. The average druggie burglar does not carry a lot of tools and only wants to spend a few minutes inside the home. This might slow him up enough so he gives up and leaves.
True. My cabinets and small safes are in a locked closet with a solid oak door inside an alarmed home with backup. So it is really a slow up situation. Average police response time is 4 minutes in my small suburb. It will take a thief 10 minutes or more to get to everything even if he uses my tools in the garage.Plus my neighborhood has one way in and out. So one patrol car can block the entire exit unless the guy is on foot....then he can't carry much.
So robbing my home is a losing proposition.
Remember, insurance statistics show that the average suburban home is broken into by kids 15 years old or less. They're in the house on average under 2 minutes. "Smash & Grab" type hits. They don't break in with burglary tools. They're looking for cash, jewelry, watches. Anything that's laying around and can be quickly fenced. Any type of gun cabinet will protect you from that. "Pros" don't hit modest suburban homes. They penalty is the same for breaking into a $800K home, as it is a $200K "cookie cutter special". They go for the big scores.
There isn't a gun safe on the market that would stop someone who really wanted in, all they are is a something to delay a thief long enough to either deter them or for the cops to show up. A determined guy and his buddy with a spud bar can open up just about any gun safe in under 10 minutes.
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