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SentrySafe 7150 Dual Protection Wall Safe, 670 Cubic Inches, Gray 7150 Concealment is a key theft deterrent which makes a Sentry Safe Wall Safe an excellent option for the home or office. Two removable shelves and a key rack offer organization on top of security.

There’s far more to effectively shopping for a gun safe than most people realize.  In a way, it’s a lot like shopping for a car.  In most cases, it’s a heavy financial investment, resulting in price variances across the board.  That said, barring the price points, auto shopping and safe shopping share the same process used to compare and contrast features as well.  Some of the more prominent objective characteristics that you’ll be considering are weight, footprint, capacity, lock style, fire protection…but one question that often stumps potential buyers is whether they should purchase a safe with external or internal hinges.

Though there are some distinct differences between the two, it’s really far less of a deal than most make it out to be.  As a general rule, the better the safe is comprehensively, the less it matters what style of hinge you choose.  Take for instance the Browning Medallion series, a fantastically crafted unit, featuring external heavy duty hinges.  If a novice safe cracker were to spend his efforts trying to break off the hinges on this beast, he’d be sorely disappointed to find out that he wasted his time (and probably made a lot of noise in the process).  The Medallion series, like many well crafted gun safes relies on steel locking bolts to seal the safe door, not hinges.  On premium safes, the only real purpose a hinge has is to govern the range of motion on the door.

That said, the door’s range of motion is one of the only benefits external hinges have over their internal counterparts (that is if you prefer it that way); they allow more accessibility, as you are free to open the safe door all the way.  Now, the majority of this discussion has covered hinge configuration as relevant to premium safes.  What about cheaper units?

If you browse through an online store gun safe selection, like the one over at Dick’s for instance, you’ll notice that a lot of their gun safes advertise concealed hinges as one of the major selling points.  Though this is definitely marketing hyperbole at its finest, there are some minor ramifications to having external pivot points on a poorly made gun safe.  Most safes of this breed rarely have bolts on the fulcrum point of the door, putting almost all of the stress on the hinges.  If this is the case of the safe you’re considering, I’d opt for an internal configuration (or just buy a better model).

In conclusion, if you’re investing in a well-made unit, the choice is up to you to decide which configuration is better.  Do you like the sleek, uniform look and limited range of concealed hinges, or the full accessibility and traditional feel of external?  Now that you know the difference, you can make the right choice.

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