SnapSafe Treklite Gun Safe Lock Box with TSA Combination Lock

Lightweight and practical. Secure and very portable!

Love for the price, And TSA Approved.Great Car / Truck Gun Safe.Heavy Duty Cable. A+++

Worked as advertised and since this was my first time transporting a handgun on an airplane I was quite nervous about it meeting TSA Standards. I'm happy to report that everything worked out as it was supposed to.

Pro:Approved by TSA and California DOJ.simple 4-digit mechanical lock (vs key or biometric)easy to deploylock mechanism does not stick overly much when you are opening the safe (I've had safes that tend to bind and make the lock hard to turn when you're trying to open the safe.)Cable rated to 1,500 pounds (though I imagine it would yield to double-action bolt cutters)Fits easily under my car seatFYI: this size easily accommodates a 9mm sub-compact semiautomatic or a J-frame revolver.Con:Cable and safe probably wouldn't resist bolt cutters, saws or angle grinders (but then, it's not a floor mounted steel safe either and isn't pretending to be)

This is not a gun safe! A determined thief (or bored child) can get this box open. Use a different solution for home storage.But, for travel to and from the range, or in your checked luggage, this is a perfect lightweight solution. A 4.5" XDM fits with room to spare. I can fit a second gun in the same case if I remove the end of the flashlight from the XDM.The combo lock is a BIG PROBLEM because it has a TSA key override. Who said the TSA guys are licensed to handle a firearm? If a non-licensed TSA employee removes your firearm from its box, you could be guilty of a felony in that state. I know it's sounds unlikely, but I would rather not be the test case. If the TSA employee wants to go crazy and shoot somebody (God forbid), I would rather him have to break the box open. Better yet, fly with one box for pistols and a second box for magazines (luggage space permitting).I bought 3 of these plastic boxes and keep them in my range bag. I have the metal versions in my car and in my home closet. I intend to buy a set of keyed-alike tubular cam locks and switch them out so I won't have to wrestle with multiple keys.The locks are available from SnapSafe for $10 each, but you have to buy the whole set at once as they will not match locks you already own. I guess that would be a safety vulnerability if you could just order keys by number. I could not find generic locks with the correct sized cam, so I am buying directly from SnapSafe.

While watching the TSA gun storage video, they showed a guy with what appeared to be the exact product as this SnapSafe box. That was enough to seal the deal. My S&W 9 mm and three magazines fit snuggly in the box. I don't think travelers need to be as obsessed with the strength of the box as much as they should be dealing with the TSA bureaucracy. I could easily include a separate gun lock on the 9 mm if I thought I needed to.

This safe is perfect for car and airline travel. It is lightweight and small. DO NOT get the version with the TSA combination/lock if you are securing a weapon for air travel as TSA Regulations require sthat even the TSA must not be able to access your weapon. If you are just trying to protect other valuables while flying, or at your destiunatgion, the TSA combination/lock is fine.It is not the most sturdy safe. It is made of PVC, the same plastic used for sprinkler pipes. But it is very rigid and certainly strong enough to protect your weapon in a vehicle or airplane... unless someone takes a big hammer to the case. Even with the similar cases that are made of steel, it is still the cable that is the weak spot. I don't think I would use this case at home where industrious children might actually take a hammer to it. But for other uses like cars and Air Travel, it is great.

This is an okay lock box for the purposes that I needed, which were to safely store my handgun for trips to the range. This is the only legal way to do it. I didn't want to hassle with keys and such.That said this is not a "safe." even a halfway interested thief would be able to break into this by hammering out the hinge pin. I didn't realize until after I purchased that I should have bought the non-TSA version. Nobody should legally have access to my firearm at least of which some TSA characters with unknown backgrounds.The case barely fits my Glock 17 and mag.