I had a gun safe, not even a particularly large one, that I spent more having it loaded or unloaded onto or off of trucks than I paid for it. I eventually sold it, no longer having any long guns (at the time of the sale) to put in it anyway.

I have a big Browning that was in my old house basement. Dealer offered me $400 for it and he moves it. A safe mover offered to move it to my new house for $225 no stairs included. That is what I did. keep it in the garage with ammo and cheap guns and figure it cost $625. Worth it to me.

Check the lead time on a new safe if your plan is to buy one where you move. I bought an AmSec early this year and they were running close to six months if you ordered. I got lucky and bought a spec model off the floor - most of their deliveries were sold before they arrived.

If the place where you bought the safe is still in business ask if they would be willing to buy it back. The manufacturer offered us 50% of what it would cost to replace in today’s dollars. that included moving it out of a basement. In the end we found a moving company that was willing to move the safe as part of the moving expense, no extra charge. We are talking about a large safe. We tipped well.

I suppose the decision hinges at least partly on replacement cost and if the safe will meet your long-term needs. At least that’s how we decided what to do.

Silent

All interesting answers. I took a different route. I ordered and bought a safe door. Then in the new house (11 years ago) we just had them pour in a room, with a doorway the size of the safe door. At the time, I called a friend and told him we were pouring a safe, 10x10. He asked "why so small?" So we changed it to 10x20. Just barely big enough. I really have no idea if someone could easily get in it or not.

The old safes went to my sons. All they had to do is come get them. Younger son, difficult as usual but wanted me to deliver. We had the moving company did the job, time and miles. It was fairly cheap. Older son and his buddy just picked up the other one and carted it upstairs. Looked easy to me, but then I wasn't the guy lifting it. Young and strong goes a long way.

Wife bitched, as they all do, "what happens if they get hurt? But they didn't.

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I’m in the same boat. I have a BF 6636 and I’m not taking it cross country. I finally convinced my dad ( 25 miles down the highway) to take it. He’s got maybe a dozen guns and some expensive photo gear etc. And they are bitching about the ~ $800 moving fee from a legit safe company here in the Bay Area. Garage to garage and rebolted down. This is 2-3 guys and 2-3 hours of work including drive time. I’m like you understand this is a few thousand dollar safe new today ?

I’m just buying new at my new home.

I think a lot of people are intimidated by moving a safe,

I've moved 4 to my house, have several at the shop that we have moved several times, including when we bought them, and also bought and sold a few out of different estates,

big refrigerator dolly helps, ,

biggest issue is size, as in bulky, more so than the weight

I have the two medium safes, maybe 500 lbs empty. The one is a Zanotti, which comes apart for moving. These are in a basement with outside access, movable I’d think.

Speaking of downsizing, just sold a modest fishing boat I never use. The last 5 years I averaged once a Summer.

Talk to the movers moving your stuff. There was only a 200 dollar uncharge for moving the safe on the same truck as the rest of my junk.

My safe is around 900 lbs and one guy moved it from my basement, up 13 stairs and into my new house for $250 about 3 years ago. You might find someone that moves safes for a quote to get into a moving truck. This mechanical stair walking thing was pretty sweet.

In December they wanted 750 to bring my safe down 6 steps.

Its a 64 gun liberty. I rented a battery powered dolly and did it with my 22 year old nephew in 15 minutes, cost me 70 bucks.

If you are using a moving company they should help, if going solo you can rent a truck with lift gate.

It isn't hard.