BBRKIN 5-6 Gun Rifle Safe Review: A 40-Year Lawman’s Take On This Keypad Cabinet — Reviewed by Massad Ayoob, Tested by Chris Raper

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Massad Ayoob — Founder, Massad Ayoob Group · Retired Police Captain · Expert Witness on use of force · Review date: October 31, 2026

Written & tested by

Chris Raper — Retired North Carolina law enforcement (40+ years) · U.S. Air Force Security Police · NRA-certified Pistol, Rifle & Shotgun Instructor · NC DOJ-certified Concealed Carry Instructor · Founder, Concealed Handgun Carry, Inc. (Elm City, NC, 2006)

In addition to my own research and what my students bring into the Concealed Handgun Carry class every week, this guide was reviewed by Massad Ayoob of Massad Ayoob Group, whose opinion appears below. [Keep only if true — Chris: I handled the product(s) on this page myself. Details are in the test record at the end.] The method line at the end of the article says exactly how this guide was built.

Folks who carry a handgun every day will still lean a scoped deer rifle in the back of a closet and never think twice about it. When we get to the storage part of my class, I ask how many people have a long gun standing loose somewhere in the house. It’s always more hands than I’d like to see.

The BBRKIN 5-6 Gun Rifle Safe is built for that closet. It’s a tall black cabinet with a PIN keypad, a backup key, a removable shelf and a small lock box inside.

My verdict: a fair-priced keypad cabinet for a handful of long guns, scoped ones included, as long as you bolt it to the wall and don’t expect it to hold off a fire or a man with tools.

FYI, prices and ratings are accurate as of time of writing.

BBRKIN 5-6 Gun Rifle Safe – Best Keypad Gun Cabinet Under $300

HIGHLIGHT:

A 57-inch keypad cabinet the seller says takes rifles and shotguns up to 50 inches, scope or no scope.

OUT OF THE BOX:

BBRKIN says the anchor bolts come attached, and a backup key goes with the keypad. The listing doesn’t say how many keys you get, so count them when you open the carton and decide right then where each one is going to live.

Look the cabinet over before a single gun goes in. Check the finish for dents, swing the door a few times and make sure it closes square and latches clean. The seller says it will replace the safe or offer a solution within 24 hours for scratches, damage or a malfunction. If something’s wrong, take pictures and use that promise while the carton is still in the room.

In the photos you can see it standing in a bedroom and in the corner of a room: plain black, with the keypad and handle on the upper half of the door and nothing else to look at.

KEYPAD & BACKUP KEY:

This is the PIN code version. You set your own code on the electronic keypad, and the key is the second way in. The listing doesn’t say how many digits the code can run, so check the manual before you pick one. The close-up shows the keypad on the door with a round knob beside it.

The feature I like best on paper is the wrong-access alarm. BBRKIN says three wrong entries set off a beep, and then the keypad stops taking codes for a while. The listing doesn’t say how long. Either way, that’s a good brake on a curious teenager punching in birthdays. There’s also a silent mode that turns the beeps off, which matters if the cabinet stands in a bedroom or a hallway.

Now the key. I tell every class the same thing: it doesn’t live on top of the cabinet, and it doesn’t live in a drawer next to the code written on a sticky note. Put it on your key ring or in a second locked spot.

DOOR & BUILD:

BBRKIN lists the body as black carbon steel, and that’s as far as the facts go. No steel gauge, no door thickness, no hinge design, no bolt count. The seller calls the lock mechanism reliable but gives no test standard or certification behind that word.

As an old lawman, I’ll put it plainly. A cabinet in this class keeps kids, visitors and the quick smash-and-grab away from your long guns. A thief with a pry bar and ten minutes is a different matter. Buy it for the first job, not the second.

In the photos you can see the door swung all the way open, and another shot shows it closed next to a wooden nightstand with the keypad and chrome handle on the door.

INSIDE ROOM:

Here’s where BBRKIN makes its pitch. The seller says this cabinet is deeper than the 11-inch safes that can’t take a scoped rifle, and lists the outside at 13 inches deep, 14 wide and 57 tall. It says the cabinet holds five to six rifles or shotguns up to 50 inches, with or without scopes.

A 50-inch gun in a 57-inch cabinet doesn’t leave much spare height once you count the shelf and the floor. Measure your longest gun with any muzzle device on it. A scope adds depth, not height, so check the scope and its rings against that 13-inch outside depth. In the photos you can see long guns standing in the barrel rest, one with a camo-wrapped barrel, and a dim shot with a pistol on the shelf and long guns below.

Five or six is the best case, with slim guns of about the same size. Mix in a wide-stocked shotgun or a couple of big optics and plan on the low end of that count.

SHELF & LOCK BOX:

Up top you get a removable shelf and a separate lock box. BBRKIN pitches the lock box for small guns and valuables like papers. The listing gives no inside measurements for it, so if you plan to put a compact pistol in there, get those numbers from the seller before you count on it.

The close-up shows a key in the inner lock box with boxes of ammunition stacked underneath. With children in the house, I like ammunition locked away from the guns when you can manage it, and a second lock inside the cabinet is one way to get there.

The photos also show a row of handguns standing in a rack on the shelf. The listing doesn’t mention a pistol rack, so don’t count on one in the carton. The inside of the door looks lined in gray in the open-door shots, and the listing doesn’t mention lining either.

POWER:

The keypad runs on batteries, but the listing doesn’t name the type, the count or how long they last. Find that in the manual when it arrives and keep a fresh set on hand. Put a reminder on your phone to check the keypad on the first of every month.

One more thing. Silent mode is handy, but make sure it doesn’t also hide a low-battery warning, if the manual lists one. A dead keypad leaves you hunting for the key.

MOUNTING:

BBRKIN lists three pre-punched holes in the back and two in the bottom, so you can bolt it to the wall, the floor or both. Do it. A 57-inch cabinet full of long guns is top-heavy, and one tipping over on a child is its own danger. A cabinet that isn’t anchored can also leave the house with your guns still inside.

Find a stud or masonry and use fasteners made for your surface. Don’t trust the included bolts alone in thin drywall, and on carpet, go through to the subfloor, not just the pad. In the photos you can see it standing in closets between hanging clothes, which is about where most folks will put one.

If you have children in the house, this part isn’t optional. North Carolina’s safe-storage law (G.S. 14-315.1) can put you in court if a child gets hold of a loaded gun you left within reach and something happens with it. Other states have their own versions.

SIZE CHECK:

At 14 inches wide and 13 deep, the footprint fits a closet corner. The part folks forget is the door. You need room to swing it all the way open and lift a long gun out without knocking the barrel into a door frame or a shelf. Stand where you’ll open it and go through the motion before you drill a single hole.

The shot with the louvered closet doors shows how little room a closet leaves on each side. Make sure the cabinet door clears the closet doors and the frame.

WHAT TO CHECK BEFORE YOU BUY:

Where it earns its keep: It costs a fraction of the 0-900 cabinets, the interior is a decent size with a movable foam gun rack, wall mounting is straightforward, and build quality is solid for the price.

Where it falls short: Real capacity is closer to half the rated number once rifles wear scopes or lights, battery life can be short, and a unit may arrive with cosmetic dents or a missing serial-number label that the warranty requires.

Who it’s for: An affordable, wall-mountable cabinet for a handful of bare long guns. Skip it if your rifles carry scopes or lights, because they take up far more of the rated capacity.

WHAT TO WATCH:

The missing numbers. No fire rating, no steel gauge, no battery type and no inside size for the lock box. Don’t put papers in it expecting them to come through a fire, and get the lock box measurements before you plan a pistol around it. Also keep in mind that 50 inches is the top end for gun length, not a roomy fit.

WHO SHOULD BUY IT:

Buy it if you have five or so long guns, some of them scoped, and you want them behind a PIN code instead of leaning in a corner. At the time of writing it sat in the $200 to $300 range. Skip it if you need fire protection, published steel specs or a heavy floor safe for an insurance policy. And if all you own is a carry pistol, this is the wrong tool. A small bedside box does that job.

SPECS AT A GLANCE:

PROS & CONS:

Pros

• Deeper than 11-inch cabinets, with scoped rifles in mind
• PIN keypad with a backup key and a wrong-entry lockout
• Inner lock box for small items or ammunition
• Five pre-punched anchor holes for wall and floor

Cons

• No fire rating or steel gauge listed
• Battery type and life not stated
• No inside measurements for the lock box

$235.99 on Amazon (as of Oct 31, 2026, 12:05 AM EDT – details)
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BBRKIN 5-6 Gun Rifle Safe FAQ

How long a rifle fits in the BBRKIN 5-6 gun safe?

The seller says it takes rifles and shotguns up to 50 inches, with or without scopes. The cabinet is 57 inches tall and 13 inches deep on the outside, so measure your longest gun with any muzzle device, and your scope’s depth, before you order.

What batteries does the BBRKIN rifle safe use?

The listing doesn’t name the battery type or how long it lasts. Check the manual or the product information, keep spares on hand, and use the backup key if the keypad stops answering.

Can the BBRKIN rifle safe be bolted down?

Yes. BBRKIN lists three pre-punched holes in the back and two in the bottom, with bolts attached, for the wall, the floor or both. Anchor into studs or masonry, because a tall cabinet is top-heavy.

What happens if the keypad fails?

Use the backup key. Store it away from the cabinet and out of children’s reach, and check how many keys came in the box so a trusted adult can have one.

Is the BBRKIN 5-6 gun safe fire rated?

No fire rating is listed, so don’t assume it has one. Keep papers you can’t replace in a separate rated container.

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Chris Raper

Chris Raper is the founder and lead reviewer of Conceal & Carry Network. A retired North Carolina law-enforcement officer with more than 40 years of service and a U.S. Air Force Security Police veteran, he founded Concealed Handgun Carry, Inc. in Elm City, NC in 2006 and has taught the state-approved NC Concealed Handgun Carry class there ever since. He is an NC Department of Justice certified Firearms Safety Instructor, an NRA Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun Instructor, an NRA Range Safety Officer and a graduate of Massad Ayoob's Lethal Force Institute. He reviews the carry guns, holsters, safes and sight tools his students ask about every week.

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