2014 SHOT Show

With over 67,000 attendees, the 2014 SHOT Show was bigger and arguably better than ever before. Vault Pro joined 1600 of the firearm industries elite manufacturers, distributors and industry leaders as an exhibitor at SHOT Show this year. After meeting with hundreds of industry professionals and hearing their plans for the future, believe me when I tell you…”The Firearms Industry is alive and well!”

Vault Pro exhibited three fantastic new custom safes, two with 2” Step Doors, Automatic L.E.D. Lighting & Electrical, Custom Convertible Interiors, Custom Paint by One Way George, One of a kind hand pin-striping & branding by the Legendary Mr. Tom Kelly. We also showed off our new 4-way bolt locking system, our new satin nickel and black chrome handles and previewed our Hand Gun Pro Box.

Vault Pro’s new “Hand Gun Pro Box” (patent pending) was very well received and will be in production for the 2014 model year. For those of you waiting, I am going as fast as our patent attorney can go.  

In the New Products Division we also displayed a glowing Bright Blue Metallic Huntsman Safe with Silver Double Pinstripe & Digital Lock. This safe has been dubbed the ‘Secret Squirrel’ and conceals two hidden floor compartments that are undetectable even with the door wide open.

The ladies were well represented this year. Vault Pro was located right across from Flashbang Holsters who had a nonstop flow of lovely and likely lethal ladies checking out their latest Bra Holsters. Shady Lady Shooting “Gun Cases For Girls” had pink everything on display. Tonya McCoy & Courtney from “Sergeant Molly’s” stopped by and will be setting up a woman’s shooting and apparel shop in Greensboro, North Carolina this year…Good Luck Ladies. Vanessa “TacticalGirl” Swainston was sleek and stunning in all black and ear to ear smile. I saw pink grips, guns, carry cases and pink accessories just about everywhere I looked. 2014 looks like a great year for women in the shooting industry.

Steve Sermersheim from Fort Knox and too many Browning guys to name came by to check out our safes as well as Curt Price from C.E. Safes who came all the way from Florida; Mike harper from California Safe Co.; Gary Kennedy from Kennedy’s Korner Gun Safes in Texas; Joe Greene from US Safe Room in Wilkesboro, North Carolina; Cliff from Cliff’s Guns, Safes & Reloading in Boise Idaho; Ron Godwin at El Cajon Gun Exchange in Southern California, Allen Loree from Defcon Shelters in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Ben Tomb from Protector XT in Pocopson, PA, and too many other like minded individuals trying to keep our loved ones safe and our weapons secure.  I enjoyed meeting with you all and am looking forward to either working with you or competing with you this year.  

I had a blast meeting with Outside Connections, Jim Braaten and his wife at the V-Bar tweet up Monday before the show.  Jim, thanks for everything.

There will be many shows and events during the 2014 year but SHOT Show leads off the year with a very hard to follow act.  Even though I thought my feet would fall off and my voice was lost for a couple of days I am looking forward to a much larger presence at the 2015 SHOT Show.  It too will be “TOO GOOD TO MISS”.

Tony

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American Made Vault Doors 

I got back to Vault Pro and flipped on the lights late Friday night after a four hour drive from exhibiting at SHOT Show 2014 in Las Vegas. Before me was one bad ass line up of custom vault doors like a line of soldiers standing ready at attention all wearing the Vault Pro name like a badge of honor. These soldiers will be shipped all over the country where they will be stationed and ready to defend untold weapons, personal treasures and individuals from fire, criminal activity and natural disasters.

Starting from the back was a massive Elite Series 2” Step Vault Door standing at 100” in height…it is certainly head and shoulders above the rest; Two custom sized Titan 1” Solid Steel 2” Step System Doors (one black with silver pinstripe the other white with Gold stripes); Two Custom Executive Series 1” Composite Steel Vault Doors both in black for delivery to the same company in North Carolina; Another Elite Series 2” Step Vault Door (Gray & silver pinstripe) with a full ¼” stainless plate in the door for torch resistance; a Professional Series ¼” plate steel door and a super wide in-swing hinged 2” Step System Door sporting a Moss Green finish and Gold pinstripe with matching hardware.

What you can’t see in this photo is the massively oversized 1” Solid Steel 2” Step System Titan Door being built right behind the doors pictured and the stack of steel that will soon be used for our next batch of American Made Vault Doors an Safes.

Looking forward to getting some rest, I swapped the truck for my car and headed home. All the way home I kept thinking about how long I have been working with this particular group here at Vault Pro, I am still amazed and very proud to see what a small group of dedicated and talented individuals can achieve in a week while I am away.

Tony

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Celebrating Vault Pro 2013

Celebrating Vault Pro 2013

Celebrating our employees at the end of every year is our way of showing them and their families just how much we appreciate them and everything they do for Vault Pro.

2013’s year-end celebration was held at PF Chang’s at the Pike on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach.  We started by meeting over drinks in the lounge and then we pretty much took over the dining room.  Non-stop appetizers led to a huge variety of great food that by tradition was shared by everyone.  We toasted the end of the year and looked forward to the year just around the corner.  Decadent deserts and gourmet coffee’s finished off a fantastic night enjoyed by everyone.

A company is only as good as its employees. We have the best. They are a real team. Thanks to the efforts of our team we created an all-new 4-way bolt locking system, 360 degree rotating locking bolts. We prototyped our newest product the Hand Gun Pro Box which is soon to be released to the public (patent pending).

To the employees of Vault Pro and with all of my respect, appreciation and love I would like to thank all of you and your families for everything you do. I look forward to seeing all of you and working with you every day and I can’t wait to see what we will accomplish in 2014.

Tony

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Gun Owners Need to Lock Up Their Guns!

With the anniversary of the Newtown, Connecticut’s Massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School now upon us and after every school massacre researchers, pundits and everyday Americans try to propose changes that will keep our children safe at school.  More often than not, these proposed changes are quick fixes that have no research support and have proven to be ineffective.  

Teaching our kids to throw erasers, books and cans of soup at an attacker or buying bulletproof whiteboards for the children to carry around to deflect the bullets shot at them are ridiculous ideas that will never gain traction.

Policies of profiling troublemaker students and so called “zero-tolerance discipline” have been widely adopted and are largely considered unsound practices by researchers.  Profiling kids experienced with hunting and shooting is simply wrong and tries to make historically significant family traditions and training the issue.

Installing metal detectors only ensure that the gun man shoots the operator first or simply avoids the metal detector all together by gaining access to the school with an alternate route (windows, fences, etc.)

Banning the sale of certain weapons and magazines because they fire at a certain rate or carry more than a certain number of bullets doesn't account for the weapons already in circulation that fit these criteria and are readily available on the streets.  Banning the sales of these guns will never stop a gunman from carrying multiple guns or reloading a magazine taking only seconds.

I am not saying that some of these ideas don’t have merit and should be scrapped altogether.  I believe the resolution is multi-pronged and there any many good ideas that need to be implemented however, I think responsibility needs to begin at home.  

When kids have difficulty coping, have experienced significant losses or have personal and sometimes public failures, parents need to be able to recognize the symptoms and get help if they are unable to address the issues themselves.

More importantly…GUN OWNERS NEED TO LOCK UP THEIR GUNS!  A good gun safe cost about the same as one good gun and a scope and will not only keep guns out of the hands of thieves and distressed individuals, it will also protect those guns and other valuables from fire and natural disasters. If your collection is extensive and you don’t already have a safe or secure environment, it is time to take responsible action and get one.

Crossroads of the West & Small Arms Review Gun Show Phoenix

Glad and Excited to be part of the show!

Crossroads of the West & Small Arms Review put on Arizona’s largest gun show of the year at the Phoenix Fair Grounds this past weekend.  

Crossroads of the West gathers together a vast and diverse group of vendors displaying collectable vintage guns and memorabilia and the latest firearms and accessories (enough to sell out several very large exhibit halls and outdoor space as well.)

The Small Arms Review (S.A.R.) has their own building at the fairgrounds and the vendors there showed some of the most fantastic class three weapons and accessories available anywhere.

It was Vault Pro’s first time attending this show as an exhibitor.  We could have used a much bigger space to display our safes but the show was completely sold out, so we consider ourselves lucky to have attended and are looking forward to attending again next year.  We have been guaranteed a much larger space and will most certainly have a larger presence.

Never the less, we had a great time and met an equally great bunch of like-minded people who value their 2^nd Amendment Rights and are interested in securing their firearms responsibly. 

Victor T. of Pahrump Nevada was the lucky individual whose name was drawn from the entries in our contest.  I am looking forward to providing Victor with one of Vault Pro’s 100% American Made Warrior Gun safes after he returns back home in January.  Congratulations Victor and have a great time vacationing with your family this holiday season.

Thanks to Crossroads and S.A.R. for putting on such a great show.  Thanks as well to all the people who stopped by our display and to those who chose the piece of mind that comes from knowing their firearms and valuables are secured in an all American Made Vault Pro Safe.

Look forward to seeing all again real soon.

Tony

Musings from the Factory Floor on Black Friday

Musings from the Factory Floor on Black Friday

As I walked around the shop locking up, I took a good look at our finished line up of safes while no one else was around.  I made a few observations and decided that I should be shooting pictures so I could share a little bit of what I saw. 

Big Blue Monster Gun Safe

The first thing I see is one of our “Monster Safes” in a glowing Metallic Blue Finish, silver double pinstripe & chrome 5-prong handle.  L.E.D.’s automatically light when the door is opened to reveal an oak shelved 10 Long Gun Pro door backing with Pistol Pro Pegs above & a matching metallic blue safe inside a safe.  The door on this monster is a massive 52” across and sports a 4-way active 20 bolt locking system.  I won’t give away all the build secrets but the inside liner alone weighs more than most of my competitors entire largest safes.

Next to the Monster are four Custom Titan Gun Safes.

One Burgundy with Gold pinstripes, L A Gard Digital Lock and 5-Prong Handle. The second, a brilliant Wimbledon white gloss finish with gold pinstripes & hardware…Very Classy!  The third is a Tennessee Volunteers Orange Titan Gun Safe.  “One Way George” put so many coats of custom Tennessee Volunteers Orange paint on this safe I was afraid that the door would rub against the frame…it didn’t however, the gap between the door and frame on this safe is insanely snug and tight.  Thanks to one loyal Volunteer, I got to build another “Bad Ass Safe”.  Go Vols!!! 

The fourth custom Titan is one of my personal favorites; a Gray Matte with Silver pinstripes, Sargent & Greenleaf Spy-Lock & Chrome 5-Prong Handle. 

The double door safe (shown here primed and guide coated) awaits a gold pearl over tangerine orange high gloss finish with candy purple flames, custom airbrushing and hand pinstripes.  No decision has been made yet on the interior but it will be something completely original and tricked out.  You’re gonna want to see it so check back soon.

These are just a few of the safes we will be shipping by next weeks end.  I didn’t even get started on the Vault Doors or the custom shelters.  Maybe next time I will start at that end of the shop.

Final observation…I am a very lucky man, thankful to have clients that appreciate high quality American craftsmanship.  They allow me to put my own personal touch on security products they will trust in their homes and businesses for generations to come. Thanks to you all and God Bless America.

Tony 

A Monster of a Vault Door

A Monster Vault Door

Why would any one need a monstrously large vault door? Vault Pro designed the Monster Vault Door specifically to provide the highest level security and fire protection for Storm Shelters and Safe Rooms.

Standing seven foot tall, five feet wide with a 2" Solid Steel Stepped Door and weighing in at well over 3000 pounds, this really is a "Monster Size Vault Door". It’s also an American Made Vault Door in a class all of it's own.

When you have a vault door this size you need hardware to match. The 'Monster' vault door has multiple heavy duty hinges attached to a 1/2" solid steel stepped frame, which allow the 2" solid steel stepped door to swing smoothly. To prevent break-ins a 4-way bolt locking system includes 24 - 1", 360º rotating locking bolts to make cutting virtually impossible. A Titan Quadruple +1 relocking system with 1" Solid 60+ Rockwell Hard-plate works together to protect against both drill and punch attacks.

With Vault Pro's reputation for exacting specifications and tolerances, the Monster Vault Door is no slouch. The Monster Step System Door fits to within 1/16" of the Monster Step Frame and seals on at least five points for the most pry proof vault door available in today's market. To prevent fire infiltration, dual Palusol® gaskets are sandwiched between the door and frame. Additionally, multiple layers of x-rate fireboard and Ceramic (2300º) Fire Blanket are used to make the Monster Vault Door the most Fireproof Vault Door in it's class with over 3 hour protection.

If Ballistic Resistance is your concern, rest assured. Virtually nothing is getting thru the Monsters 2" solid steel front plate. When size does matter you need The Monster. For more information please call 800-299-6929 and ask for Tony.

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