Gun Safes - One Piece vs. Modular

gunluv280

I'm looking for advice/opinions on gun safes. I need a good gun safe that can hold 24-30 long guns, but would rather not have to move an 800lb safe into my basement. I'm not sure it would get there before it crashes through my floor. For this reason, I'm thinking of getting one of the Zanotti modular safes. Anybody out there have any opinions on the relative quality and advantages/disadvantages of these type of safes? Two particular concerns I have: 1) Are they as theft-proof as one piece safes? and 2) Will they keep out moisture even in a humid environment? How do they compare in overall quality with some of the better one-piece safes? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Guns & Glass

Two of my friends have Zanotti's. They're well made, and strong.
They don't "fireproof" since most safes are put in the basement, and they say something like only 1 of 10,000 homes actually burn completely down. You could line it with fire board if it's an issue.
I'm going to buy the AIII model soon. Racks are set up a little different, seems like less chance of long guns hitting when putting in/out.

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4000fps

No advice on safes. Just be careful placing it in your basement. I was having one moved into my basement { weight empty 950 lbs} and the whole wooden staircase colasped when we were 3 steps down!

Rembrandt

I like the Zanotti breakdown concept....they say the average person moves 8 times during their lifetime. Mine was a 1500lb monster that took 6 men, 3 pizzas, and a 12 pack to move in....it's a real pain every time we change carpet.

gunluv280

Thanks for the info. 4000fps---hope nobody got hurt. That would be a hell of a mess to clean up. I'm not quick about getting things done around the house so it probably wouldn't be good if my staircase was out for a few months. Wife might not like that.

Rembrandt--I laughed out loud about that 1500lb monster. I thing the beer and pizza for my moving crew would probably end up costing more than the safe. I wouldn't even want to attempt it other than to put it in the garage.

Guns & Glass---I think I'll start saving for the Zanotti. I'm military, so the moving part will be important and fireproofing isn't at the top of my list. From what I've read, in a bad fire most of them won't do much good anyway.

Thanks again for the advice.

idsman75

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I'm military, so the moving part will be important and fireproofing isn't at the top of my list


We have some good military folk on this board. It's good to see a new military member surface every so often. I know that it doesn't pertain to your thread but threads often change direction so I'll take the liberty by asking you to share your background with us if you wouldn't mind.

I spent 6 months in the Army Reserves and went active duty as soon as I got the green light and have been active since April of 1997. I'm half-way through a 3-year recruiting tour. The light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine. I've always had professional movers move all of my property at the Army's expense. How do you go about it when it is time for you to move?

gunluv280

I've been active duty USAF for 16 years. Currently, I'm in the acquisition business, dealing mostly with space systems (GPS and MILSATCOM for example). I recently finished an assignment with the Joint Strike Fighter program office where I got to work with USN and USMC---great job.

When I move, I let the USAF pay for it, but I've never moved any firearms because, until recently, I kept them all at my father-in-law's house. Next move, I'll probably move my firearms myself to make sure I don't have any problems. The movers can take care of everything else.

GunFixer

I was looking at them too. they are at www.zanottiarmor.com. I was hoping they were as good as they sound.

gunpaq

Does anyone know the prices on the Zanotti safes? I did not see any on their site. They sound like the thing for a second safe.

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