Long Gun Safe... what do you guys use?

[475okh]

Bought a Zonnotti Armor years ago and have been more than satisfied with it.  Best advice I ever have seen involving a safe---get any safe--on top put a unopened 5th of Jack Daniels along with two 100 dollar bills--the losers that would break in will grab the whiskey and the money and forget about the work of forcing a safe open.

[Rich B]

I've been looking at the Zanotti safes.  They're modular so you can take them apart and move them yourself.  That would be a nice feature.  Getting a full size safe into my basement would be tough.

I have a Zanotti that I'm very happy with. 

The modular feature is great as it makes moving it much easier.  It's not as sturdy as a TL-15 or TL-30 rated unit, but it's significantly lower in price for a given size.

I have no illusions that my guns are 100% safe inside my Zanotti.  It keeps honest people out and will hopefully deter smash-and-grab thieves.  Someone with a little bit of time and expertise will get into it, but the same could be said for probably 95% of "gun safes" on the market. 

[Cornhusker]

I just have the locking metal gun cabinets.
I don't really have room for a full safe, and my "gun room" is on the second floor, there's no way to get a safe up there.

[David Hineline]

http://www.dakotasafe.com/dakotavideo.html

for those who can not get one upstairs.

[jlficken]

I have an AmSec BF6030 and while it is a very nice RSC it is not a "Safe".  Real safes are very heavy and expensive.

See the link below for more detail.
[URL]http://www.vaultandsafe.com/safe_ratings_classifications.shtml[URL]

If I were to buy again I would probably try to afford a B-Rating safe.  Get the biggest you can afford and bolt it down.  If it will be on concrete put a stall mat underneath it.

[OnTheFly]

http://www.dakotasafe.com/dakotavideo.html

for those who can not get one upstairs.

Does anyone know where to buy these?  Have not seen any around Lincoln.

Fly

[bkoenig]

Anyone know how the Dakota's compare with Zanotti, price and quality-wise?

[tut]

I keep my guns under my bed, nobody will look there!  Just to make sure of that i keep the safe empty so after any thieves break into the house and find the safe & open it, after much effort, and find it empty they will be frustrated and leave before looking around the rest of the house including under the bed!   

[Hardwood83]

Does anyone know where to buy these?  Have not seen any around Lincoln.

Fly

According to the distributor list on their website the nearest one is in Oklahoma. They are very interesting looking, I am curious about the price too. I called about a Zanotti safe 4-5yrs ago and was shocked at how expensive they were and there was a several month waiting list too.

Very interesting video- I wonder if the narrator has a sore throat after talking like that for so long.  Also curious that DAKOTA safe uses a picture of Monument valley in ARIZONA.