Notthe greatest part of town and the locksmith had to basically bash it open with various tools, took him about one hour to do it too! That safecracking stuff with the stethoscope is Hollywood BS. I didn't want the locksmith in my house so I muscled this safe in to my truck with my dad and off we went to the locksmith. Skip to 3:45 for the actual safe opening.My first Sentry safe, the 14gun combo dial model broke under warranty with like at least 50 handguns in it! I had to call Senty, which told me to call three locksmiths, get quotes and take it to the cheapest one and sent the receipt to get reimbursed. We also, of course, do not encourage you to try this method on anyone else’s safe. So before you start scrambling to put your guns in a safer place, you should probably consult a locksmith first. Other safes, including most gun safes on the market, cannot be opened using this method. It should be noted that this kind of Sentry Safe is designed specifically to protect against fire damage, not burglars with rare earth magnets in socks. “We did it on TV in 1.63 seconds,” the locksmith said. “Different types of magnets will open up most hotel rooms, most inexpensive safes, and most apartments,” said locksmith Terry Whin-Yates, who proceeds to demonstrate by placing the magnet on the safe, giving it a good wiggle, and then opening the locked compartment. So how do you open a Sentry Safe? Well, it doesn’t take a locksmith with decades of experience or the Sentry Safe combination, all you need is a magnet.

This method involves no damage to the safe and if you do it correctly, will leave no signs that you were even there at all.

Do you own a Sentry safe? Then it might interest you-even shock you, some might say-to know that some models can be opened in less than five seconds.

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