Gunvault MV500-STD Microvault Pistol Gun Safe Review

If you’re looking for a quality, inexpensive handgun safe look no further. The Gunvault MV500-STD Microvault Pistol Gun Safe might be just what you’re looking for. It is a biometric gun safe, which uses fingerprint recognition technology for access; or it can be used with a digital combination which you program yourself. There are no physical keys, which makes for a much more secure safe in practice. Read on to find out if this is the gun safe for you.

Gunvault MV500-STD Microvault Pistol Gun Safe Overview

Exterior Dimensions — 11 x 8.5 x 2.25″
Interior Dimensions — 10.75 x 6.5 x 2″
Weight — 5 lbs
Programmable access codes capable of programming over 12 million access codes
Foam lining on the interior

Gunvault MV500-STD Safety Features Overview

The Gunvault MV500-STD is compact and light weight, but very strong and secure for size. A would-be burglar would find it purely impossible to pry the safe open with hand tools, and it can be bolted down to any flat and hard surface making it that much more secure. The safe does come with a backup physical key, but I would not suggest using this as the main form of entry. Hide this key is it only as a backup in the event that you can’t remember your programmed entry cold over the safe runs out of batteries. As previously mentioned, the safe can be accessed either with a digital keycode, or with biometric fingerprint recognition. Since it uses fingerprint can change slightly over time, Gunvault has engineered a technology in which the safe will continually update the fingerprint to make sure that it’s as accurate as possible.

The Gunvault MV500-STD also features the “No-Eyes” technology featured in their other gun safes. This technology makes it simple to open and operate the gun safe even in lowlight situations, or even in a situation with no light whatsoever. As you can see in the picture, there are slots to put your fingers so you can do it completely by touch.

The safe also comes with an included steel cable that will allow you to wrap it around something if you do not wish to bolt it down. Although this cable could be easily cut with bolt cutters, it will help prevent simple smash-and-run thefts. Again, this works great in a vehicle. Even if you don’t carry valuable things in your car, it can help protect your insurance, registration and other small things. It also works great tucked away in a truck, RV, or camper.

See customer reviews of the Gunvault MV500-STD here.

What’s The Final Say On The Gunvault MV500-STD Gun Safe?

The Gunvault MV500-STD is meant to be a low use gun safe, effective only for basic storage of a gun and a few small objects. If you’re looking for something a bit more substantial, I’d recommend a different gun safe, such as the

What we loved about the Gunvault MV500-STD:

The choice between both biometric and digital access keys is nice as well as secure
Decent gun safe at the price point
Works very well for an in-vehicle safe

Some things we didn’t like as much:

Requires batteries for digital access (although they do last for a very long time)
You’ll need to practice getting it open (to be ready for any potential high-stress scenario)

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