Don't know how i did it, but i forgot my safe combination
Hadn't opened it in a few weeks , went to open it and realized i couldn't remember how
Im at a loss , dont know what to do next
I have most of my handguns and about 5000+ rounds of ammo inside .
Can a locksmith open a safe ?
Funny thing is , this safe was cut open by previous owner when he forgot his combination . he had the lock changed then rewelded the patch on the backside
Im not sure a cutting torch would be a good idea this time .
I've waited a week hoping the combination will pop back into my head , but I've only succeeded in remembering every old combination, phone number or part number etc ive ever committed to memory lol
Anyone have an idea what i should do here?

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the rules? there are no rules

You’re not alone!

Years ago I bought a combination locking safe for a bedside drawer.

I soon forgot the combination and had to call the shop where I bought it to get the combination (I hadn’t changed it from the default setting).

A few years later, I’d forgotten it again! I called the shop and, after a good deal of laughter, got the combination again.

I finally wrote it down! Good thing I did since the shop has since closed.

You’ll remember it once you call the locksmith!
I have the combination for my safe written down and stored in hidden spots.
If someone were to find it where I have it they wouldn’t know what it is for.
Locksmiths do have machines that attach to the safe to find combinations but that can get pricey.
They also may go back to the manufacturer of the safe and get a genetic fail safe code to open if it had one.
The only other way I would know is to drill it unless he’s an accomplished safe cracker.

I have my combination written down and in a secret spot. Now if only I can remember where that is?

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Still Running Against the Wind

I wrote my down and put it in the safety deposit box at the bank.

Once I forgot, when I was coming to grips with cancer and what to do about it, how to open the fuel cap on my own car. The attendant had to help me. (This was in Japan where we still have attendants in most gas stations.)

I always use dates or years or numbers that have meanings to me for combinations. Maybe you do, too? If so, maybe you can reconstruct. Or not, like you say, just wait a bit. It’ll probably come back to you.

Good luck!

I wrote mine in a hidden place. I wrote it backwards and added a zero to each end which should (I hope) confuse anyone who might find it.

Enter the number as a fake contact phone number in you mobile phone.


Jenny 867-5309

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Still Running Against the Wind

I momentarily forgot mine once.
It prompted me to put it in my phone as a note. Doubt anyone could figure out what the gibberish is if the saw it.
As an added measure, I gave it to my daughter who keeps it in her computer as a note as well.
Old age sucks

This is going to sound silly, but give it a try. It has worked for me many times and costs you nothing.

Tell yourself, audibly and out loud in a commanding voice, "(your first name), remember the combination to the safe."

Before everyone laughs, this technique was taught to us by a government psychologist when I worked in the Intel Community.

The idea behind this is that your subconscious knows the numbers to the safe combination, but you cannot currently bring it to your pre-frontal cortex.

With this technique, you're using your pre-frontal cortex to your advantage, and by commanding your subconscious to remember, it will percolate the combination up into the active conscious portion of your mind.

I've done this countless times for many things. Usually the item/concept/idea will pop into my head later in the day. Sometimes it takes a few days, with me audibly commanding myself to remember.

Your safe combination is up there in your noodle, you just need to find it in the file system.

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That's all well and good until my wife wants to know who Jenny is.

Uh oh. Slippery slope here. Pretty soon the OP will be pulling his fingernails out, one-by-one, demanding he comply with himself, or consequences will become increasingly dire... Taking the family dog hostage, thumbtacks on his dining table chair, etc.

I tell ya, I’d cough up that combo pretty damn quick if I was treating myself like that!

(Hey, just having fun! No offense!)

If I may make a suggestion- if you don't have any success in a few days see someone who does hypnosis. After all, the number is there you just can't bring it up.

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Support Israel!

A safe 'expert' should be able to open it. My mom had this happen to a highly secure floor safe before she passed, guy showed up with some electronic equipment, had it open in minutes.
In the future, either write down the combo, take a pic of it and save it in your picture files, or send an email to yourself with the combo and file it in a folder.
FYI

Next time write the combination on the bottom of your coffee table, kitchen table, or some piece of furniture in another room. The chances of a burglar finding it are next to zero.

My safe combination is our anniversary date. If my wife were to see me frustrated with safe, she would ask what's wrong and i would tell her about the forgotten combination. I can only speculate what would happen next.

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U.S. Coast Guard, retired CPO

What I have done is write the combination on the front of the safe door.
Before you call me stupid, know that the number as written is not the real combination.
Many years ago I memorized a simple alternative number code I made up.
The way it works is that a number written as a “3” is not really a 3, but may be a “5”. A number written as a “6” may really be a “2”., etc.

I have several combination locks with different combinations, with my coded numbers engraved or scratched on the backs, and don’t have to memorize a single one of them.

You can simplify it more by only coding either the odd or even numbers.
Simplify it even more yet by coding only the first digit, because if even one number is wrong, the lock will not open.

I have never heard of anyone else doing this, but I surely am not the first.

Still a good idea to have a copy of the actual combination to the safe in a safe deposit box at the bank or hidden somewhere.

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Music/Sports/Beer fan

When I was in the Army, we had to change the safe combinations every 30 days. I usually used some set of numbers that made sense to me. I would circle the first number on my desk calendar a month or so in the future.

Once the other people could not remember the combination during the day. I had worked the night shift, so someone came and woke me up and asked what it was. Coming out of a deep sleep, I couldn't remember it and had to go in a look on my calendar without then knowing I had written it down.

I have a fear of forgetting the combination and reading these posts doesn't help.

My elderly mom kept the combination to the floor safe in her closet written on a sticky note attached to the safe door. That way she wouldn't forget the combo.

Clearly that safe has a reputation. Either that or our government has devised yet another devious way to keep us from our handguns. (Canadian joke... except it isn't, unfortunately. I wouldn't put anything beyond them at this point.)

When I was at university I had a prof who knew more one-liners than Henny Youngman, one of which was, "I can't remember the last time I had a memory lapse." Only now, 45 years later, am I aware that there is mroe than a kernel of truth in that.

My only suggestion is "find a teenager." He/she will have it open in under 15 mins.

Not the same one who was behind this?

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Reg. Magnum wants/Rossi wallet

Manufacturers usually keep a record of the factory combination and the serial number of the safe. If your manufacturer is still in business and if you can supply the serial number (sometimes inside the box) and if the combination has not been changed, You should be able to get it from them. If that doesn't work you can try locksmiths and see what they can do for you. They may want to know the brand of the safe and lock. The lock may be an S & G. Drilling or cutting the safe would be a last resort. Any chance you can contact the previous owner?

Quit thinking about it.
Pour yourself a nice scotch, neat, and light up a fine cigar.
Bingo! It will pop into the empty brain.
You'll have the combo, your anniversary, and some old girlfriend's phone number.

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"from my cold dead hands" C.H.

I have both my safe combinations on the list of all my guns.

I send my daughter a copy each time I get a new one.

I just forgot my combination...glad the humidor and liquor cabinet don't have a locks.

For the OP. At 11:11 PM you will remember the combination. And from this day forward you will be surprised just how often you will look at the time at 11:11 PM and AM.

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Bill Bates

I read somewhere (I forget where ) that posture can help or
hinder recalling forgotten info. Supposedly, lying on your back
will help you recall forgotten info better than sitting or standing.

...just don't do it with a lit cigar, after the scotch.

just put it on a piece of paper along with all of your computer pass words and tape it to the computer

Is this what they call "old timers disease"?

There was a video on YouTube where a guy opened a safe with a magnet. Might try to look that up.

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Foster Positivity.

Write it on the back of a bag of frozen brussels sprouts and put it in your freezer.


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In the office where my dad worked, was a large safe with just paperwork inside. He put the combination on the door with a note that there was nothing inside of value. People still tried to break in even though the combination was right in front of them.

I sometimes have nightmares where I have to open the safe at work, but I can't remember the combination. I usually wake up sweating.

Funny thing is that I haven't even had the combination to the safe in years. Well, that and the new one uses a key and a four digit pass code which is different for each user. I'm quite pleased that I don't have to open the safe at work any more, but I still have nightmares about it now and then. Weird.

My gunsafe combination is a hashup of my son's birthday, my wife's birthday, and mine. If I ever forget that It'll probably be better if I don't have access to guns.

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Or something like that . . .

The storage is OK, it's the retrieval system that's slowing down.

I have mine on a piece of tape and I've placed it behind a piece of furniture far away from the safe. It would be almost impossible for someone to find it. Unless I forget where I put it.

Thank you all for your helpful and humorous replies
I did have the combination written down in the "notes" section of my phone , that was several phones ago ..long gone
I thought i had the combination written on some registration papers , but couldnt find it .i did find who i sold my 629-0 to though so thats a plus ...i want it back .
I had two trusted people that kept my combination , both loaded it into their phone and lost it when the got new phones
Someone mentioned contacting previous owner, but that man has gone to his reward
May he rest in peace
I tried the method suggested , of commanding myself out loud to remember , immediately a number came to mind ... It was wrong but i still remember it the next day ??? Lol maybe right numbers wrong order or im mixing up two combinations ?
Hypnosis idea may have some merit, but im not sure i trust my brain to work without me being present
Will call a locksmith and a safe company on tuesday
Im 51 and yes i do notice my memory is in a smoky tailspin

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the rules? there are no rules

Thanks
I just wrote mine down in a safe place.

As Emo Philips said, "Some days, it just isn't worth chewing through the leather straps." I sure hope the rest of your life is less fraught or you're going to be all worn out well before your time

Been there, done that. I called the store where I had bought the safe 20+ years prior. The store had changed hands, but the new owner gave me the telephone number of the old owner. Believe it or not, he had kept the years of files. He asked my name, address, and telephone number and said he would look for the information. He called me back the next day, and since everything still matched the card on file, he gave me the combination. We talked about the good ole days and he actually remembered me buying the safe because of my then profession.
Larry

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Miss Buddies crsides & fat tom

Kinda weird quoting myself, but wanted to add. The copy I have on my PC and the hard copy I keep don't have the combinations on them.

Just in case anyone did break in and found it or compromised my PC.

kamloops67: THANKS for your post !!!
Just put my handgun safe combo in notes on my I-phone. Have had the safe for over 5 years. Didn’t have it written down anywhere.

Be SAFE and Shoot Often !

You'll remember it when you quit thinking about it.

Give it a day or two.

Call a locksmith, when he arrives tell him what you remember of the combination and he will open your safe. Don't ask me how I know this.

Mine is saved on my cell phone under a fake name.

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A closed mouth gathers no foot

Same here. Dates that are important to me that I won't forget are the key for me.

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Send lawyers, guns & money...

Save it in three or four places as a fake phone number, user ID, drivers license, or social security number. If its just save in one place you might forget where you saved it

If I forget, it is a fake credit card listing (as suggested above) and an unmarked seal envelope with my copy of my will.

I think the actual medical diagnosis is "CRS Syndrome"... (Can't Remember Stuff)...

I have electronic locks on my safes, which can be programmed with multiple 6-digit combinations. Important dates are perfect choices, with the big advantage being that you needn't write anything down: You're not going to forget your own birthday. A second advantage is that you can give your children access to your safe, in case of emergency, by programming their birthdates as combination choices.