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Best grade 1 gun safe

Updated: October 2026

You want one name, and who should ignore it. Inside this amazon.co.uk set the best grade 1 gun safe search does not land on a certified EN 1143-1 safe. The top pick is the BILLCONCH BG-J11, a 3.8 kg pistol box at £134.43, the strongest review evidence in the eight listings we kept. It is not Grade I. Read the full rows on the [Grade 1 gun safe comparison](/hub/safes-and-secure-storage/grade-1-gun-safe). What the grade means is on [what is a grade 1 gun safe](/hub/safes-and-secure-storage/grade-1-gun-safe/sub/grade-1-gun-safe-buying-guide). The Products Compared editorial team scored the UK extracts on 16 October 2026. We ran no attack test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one name, and who should ignore it. Inside this amazon.co.uk set the best grade 1 gun safe search does not land on a certified EN 1143-1 safe.

Our top picks

BILLCONCH BILLCONCH BG-J11

Best overall

BILLCONCH BILLCONCH BG-J11
6.7/10about £134.43
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movgul movgul movgul-443B

Best value

movgul movgul movgul-443B
5.4/10about £96.16
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KAER KAER W396

Rank 3

KAER KAER W396
5.7/10about £799.96
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On this page
  1. 1.Top pick for a short firearm
  2. 2.Best value if you will not trust the fingerprint alone
  3. 3.The only rifle cabinet in the set
  4. 4.When to leave Amazon

Top pick for a short firearm

The BILLCONCH BG-J11, ASIN B08TTZVN21, is the top pick on our editorial score of 67. amazon.co.uk shows 4.7 from 2,525 reviews, the largest count in the set. The listing describes a tabletop box 8.2 cm high, with fingerprint, PIN, a phone app and a key, plus a steel cable rather than anchor bolts. Stored review texts are from the United States. They describe a reader that works, and they also say the box is a deterrent rather than a heavy safe. Nothing in the file is EN 1143-1 or BS 7558. Choose it when you may lawfully keep a short firearm at the bedside or in a drawer. The cable is a tether, not the rawl-bolt fixing a force usually describes for a cabinet.

Best value if you will not trust the fingerprint alone

The best value row is the movgul movgul-443B, ASIN B0C7QSD678, at £96.16 with 4.6 from 537 reviews and an editorial score of 54. It ties the dearer TOPMEDA GS202 on that score, and £96.16 is well under £133.98. It is a flat pistol box at 3.62 kg, with fingerprint, a password, keys, an LCD, batteries in the box and a USB-C port. No bolt kit is listed, and the plug profile says freestanding. One United Kingdom review says the parcel arrived from the USA and kept items away from children. US reviews say the print is forgotten after about a week while the PIN and the key still work. The listing warns that stock sold from abroad may differ. It is best value only if you treat the key and the PIN as the real way in.
BILLCONCH BILLCONCH BG-J11

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BILLCONCH BILLCONCH BG-J11
6.7/10about £134.43
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The only rifle cabinet in the set

The KAER W396, ASIN B097M6ZS9R, is the only listing sold for 4–5 rifles or shotguns, at £799.96 and 4.2 from 582 reviews. The height attribute is 137.9 cm and the weight is 31 kg. The bullets name a fingerprint reader, a 9-digit PIN, two emergency keys, an emergency battery and four anchor bolts. The same file also says freestanding and table top, and the lock attribute contains the word Jumpsuit, which is not a lock. US reviews praise the space and also mention a missed fingerprint, thin steel, or weak hinges. The score is 57 and the standard is unstated, so it is not the top pick. Measure the guns against 137.9 cm before you rely on a fixing story that contradicts itself.

When to leave Amazon

A stated EN 1143-1 Grade I gun safe in UK retail sits in another weight and price band. Lichfield Safe Centre lists the Phoenix Rigel GS8023, an 8-gun model, at 235 kg and £1,710.73 including VAT. The same guide puts a 5-gun model at about 190 kg and a 14-gun model at 325 kg, and the cash ratings are labelled approximate. SafeFort lists a Burton Gamekeeper Gold, claiming EN 1143-1 Grade 1 and Sold Secure Gold, at £5,377.80. Those are retailer prices, not rows in this table, and we did not test them. There is no UK police-approval register that turns a star rating into acceptance. If the firearm is a shotgun or a rifle, use the gun safe for shotguns page before you treat a pistol box as storage.

Common questions

Why is the best value not the cheapest?
The HOLEWOR at £48.90 scores 48, with complaints about a door that does not close, thin screws, and a beep that cannot be muted. Saving £47 is a poor trade if the latch fails after you have drilled.
How heavy is a certified Grade I gun safe by comparison?
The specialist weights on that Lichfield guide are retailer figures, not a test we carried out, and the cash rating is labelled approximate. The BILLCONCH is 3.8 kg. Stars on the amazon.co.uk line do not convert into those kilograms.
Can I treat 4.7 stars as a burglary grade?
No. The 4.7 from 2,525 reviews is the amazon.co.uk star line for the BILLCONCH. Our editorial score of 67 already cuts points because no standard is named and the stored reviews are from the United States. EN 1143-1 Grade I is 30 resistance units partial and 50 complete on the 2019 table. Stars do not convert into those units.
What should I skip the BILLCONCH for?
Skip it when the gun will not fit an 8.2 cm box, when the force expects a cabinet bolted to masonry, or when an insurer has written Eurograde 1. Also skip it if you needed UK owner reviews: the texts in this file are from the United States, so they are not a sample of British homes. A cable in the carton is not a set of anchor bolts.
Does the editorial score award a laboratory grade?
No. The score of 67 ranks review evidence inside this uncertified set. It does not award EN 1143-1 Grade I. Resistance units are a laboratory result this listing does not claim. Applicants who need a shotgun cabinet should wait for the firearms enquiry officer before they drill.

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Sources

Public UK sources on firearms storage, BS 7558 and EN 1143-1. Listing prices and star counts are from the amazon.co.uk extracts kept for this comparison. Prices move. Last checked 16 October 2026.

  1. Home Office Firearms security handbook 2020 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. Firearms Rules 1998 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. Firearms Act 1968, section 5 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. Firearms (Air Weapons) (England and Wales) Rules 2023 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. PSNI Firearms and Explosives Branch (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. De Raat UK insurance rating table (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. EN 1143-1:2019 table preview (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  9. SafeFort Phoenix Rigel GS8021E (retrieved 16 October 2026)