Firearm storage is a paramount need for all gun owners. SecureIt was founded in 2001 through working with the United States Department of Defense to solve firearms storage clutter and disorganization commonly found at DoD facilities. What has been learned from that effort evolved into multiple gun-safe options for the everyday person that offer distinct advantages over the typical product.
SecureIt Agile Model 52 Pro
My wife and I had a need for additional storage this year, and having owned a SecureIt Agile Model 52 for several years, we were pleased to learn it had been updated with a Biometric Lock Set. We ordered an Agile Model 52 Pro to gain some cool storage accessories, and it arrived in about ten days. Check it out here. It should also be noted that the California Department of Justice lists the Agile gun safes and a few other SecureIt storage solutions as approved safety devices.
Modular System
One of the exciting features of the Agile line is that the long gun versions are modular. This is important because it makes transporting, moving, and securing either an Agile 52 or Agile 40 gun safe incredibly easy. While the Agile 52 complete package as shipped is 131lbs, it is six separate pieces; front door, two sides, top, bottom, and back wall, that can be individually moved easily. For example, if someone lived in an apartment, the Agile is far more practical than a several hundred-pound-monstrosity-of-a-safe.
Safe Construction
This steel safe is constructed with a handful of locking notch in slot rails, a patented concept SecureIt calls “Slide Lock Technology,” as well as a bunch of nuts over welded bolts. All Agile safes have predrilled holes in every wall (except the door), so there are plenty of options for securing it to the floor, walls, or any other surrounding structure. Assembly took me about 40 minutes by myself.
We ordered the Pro version of the Agile 52, which came with many accessories, as shown in the screenshot above. The specifications are also shown. Among my favorite efficiency multipliers were the Rifle Gear and Shelf, which allowed me to store some long guns underneath, and the Door Organizer, which allowed easy access to our everyday pistols WITH the holsters on. Both examples are shown in the picture below.
Beyond the modularity of the Agile, the straight line access Cradle Grid Technology is incredibly convenient. It consists of a buttstock base and a forearm/barrel cradle that holds long guns away from the wall. The Agile’s louvered back wall allows the cradle to be height-adjustable to best accommodate any long gun.
This system solves the issue of every other gun safe I have seen that puts long guns multiple rows deep, and without space for scopes or magazines. A person can genuinely open the Agile, grab any long gun without disturbing other firearms within, pull it out, and close the Agile within 10 seconds.
Another awesome accessory included with the Agile Pro package is the LED Light Bar. It is magnetic, can be set to red or white light, brightness adjustable, is USB-C rechargeable, and has continuous-on/off/timed-motion settings. The new 2024 Biometric Lock that comes standard on the Agile 52 and Agile 40 is also backlit on the first keypad touch. This is a HUGE improvement over the previous version’s keypad, and combined with the very large buttons, makes entering your code in the dark really easy. I loved this so much, I replaced the keypad on our old version Agile 52 with the retrofit Agile Biometric Lock Set as well. That installation took about 20 minutes.
Of course, one can always use their fingerprint to gain access into the Agile and that was the initial attractive feature to me when I learned of the updated lock. The fingerprint pad is easy to find in the dark, and I found that it takes anywhere from a short blink of an eye to a few seconds to approve/deny access. One gets a handful of attempts, keypad or fingerprint, before the Agile goes into “lockout mode” where no access is allowed for over one minute. While there is no “backup code” a backup physical key is provided should one forget their code.
As another failsafe, should the 9-volt battery die and the physical key is lost, there is a USB-C port on the keypad to connect to an external power supply to power up and enter your code. Lastly, there is an indicator light that flashes red on successful entry when the battery is low, and the battery change door is very easy to access.
For our family, the Agile Gun Safes check nearly every box I can think of—so much so that we have multiple and follow SecureIt’s concept of decentralized storage. We have even bought extra Gun Safe Panels, Cradles, and Stock Bases to use in other safes we owned before discovering SecureIt. I can really come up with only two “hiccups,” and they are easy to get over.
- A significant number of storage accessories come with the “Pro” versions of Agile. They are all very functional, and none are useless. However, I think the interior can get crowded when all of them are used. Most notably, it took a few tries to rearrange our scoped rifles and where our handguns sit in the door organizer so that the door closed without obstruction. (picture below right)
- WHILE ELEVATED ON THE RIFLE SHELF ONLY, a typical AR with a 30-round magazine will have the magazine hit the back wall before the AR’s forend rests in the cradle. This only occurs using the rifle shelf because when doing so, the stock base is moved closer to the back wall. IT DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN THE STOCK BASE IS ON THE FLOOR. I solved this by changing the height of the cradle grid to rest on our AR’s hand stop or vertical grip. (picture below left)
Conclusion
Functionally, I run about 50% success on my thumb and index finger scans. On my right hand, I do have a scar on my thumb pad from a knife cut and a callus on my index pad from baseball that has never gone away. My wife is hitting closer to 80-90% with fingerprint access, and my left hand is also seeing the same results. I never remember to use my left hand, and I get annoyed at the 50% right-hand fingerprint success. So, I have taken to just entering my code–for me, it is as fast or faster than fingerprint access. We are in and out of our Agile several times a day, and the first 9-volt battery lasted about three months. I don’t think there is any other gun storage system like SecureIt, and I think it is worth looking for those in the market.
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