Where does your handgun go when you're driving? - Page 3

Straightshooter629 · October 14, 2012, 06:36 PM

Unless it's a question of your state's law, I don't understand why you would unholster your weapon while drive. I carry my revolver in an OWB Don Hume worn crossdraw at the 10:00 o'clock position. It carries very comfortably and is and easier draw from a seated position. Carrying in that position also requires far less movement to draw my weapon in case of a confrontation.

Cheapshooter · October 14, 2012, 07:07 PM

3:00 or a bit more to the front in IWB holster. However I have a cheapie nylon air-soft holster that fits perfectly between the driver's seat, and center seat of my Dodge Ram. A Taurus Judge Public Defender Poly rides comfortably in it quite often in addition to what ever I have on me.

Djmudge · October 14, 2012, 08:25 PM

In between the seat and center console of the Yukon and anther in the center console.no hassle with the lift of the shirt and I can quick draw to the right and left easily.

9mm · October 14, 2012, 11:17 PM

Why would you take your gun off for short trips???
guns stay on me 24/7 in car. If I ever go long distance the only thing I would remove would be my magazine pouch. Gun rides 3oclock

9mm · October 14, 2012, 11:21 PM

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Finally, with bald tires to top it all off

Dude those tires are rough! change them before you crash and spend more.

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Why not have two guns? One in the car and one on you?

No handguns, just a rifle or shotgun. Use nice chain to lock it in place. Never tell anyone you have a "car gun" and keeping it loose in the car is no good. Lock it down.

sigcurious · October 14, 2012, 11:28 PM

^ Two possibilities come to mind. Comfort and access. Depending on the interior layout of the vehicle and type of seats involved, a pistol anywhere but cross draw, could be pretty uncomfortable and/or downright inaccessible.

jimbob86 · October 14, 2012, 11:51 PM

Driving around on bald tires and worring where your gun is...... is like chainsmoking and eating triple bacon cheeseburgers in a full bathtub while juggling two running blowdryers..... and worrying about drinking diet soda because the artificial sweetener might cause cancer......

Constantine · October 15, 2012, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbob86

Driving around on bald tires and worring where your gun is...... is like chainsmoking and eating triple bacon cheeseburgers in a full bathtub while juggling two running blowdryers..... and worrying about drinking diet soda because the artificial sweetener might cause cancer......

Which came first? The chicken or the egg? No one knows.

Which came first? The question or the crash? Simple...if you followed the thread and kept up on the times you'd know the question came first.

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Tinner666 · October 15, 2012, 08:42 AM

Just stays holstered, either 4 or 6 position.

TailGator · October 15, 2012, 10:06 AM

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I was thinking this yesterday... Wouldn't you guys that carry IWB at 2-4 o'clock positions have trouble drawing if you ever needed it with the seatbelt buckle in the way? Or is that a part of training I am yet to learn that you unbuckle and draw in one motion? Or do you just not wear seatbelts?

I was trying to figure out how mine would sit when I got into the car and had the buckle there because I was thinking of going with the 3 or 4 o'clock carry position. Haven't had a chance to try it yet though.

It is not a real fast draw, but it is doable. Try it out, play with the position just a bit, and you will find that there is a spot that keeps it fairly accessible. I always make a point of pulling my cover garment out over the buckle when I get in the car, after which the access to the pistol is pretty decent.

I would not recommend going without seat belts, for the simple reason that there is a way bigger chance of needing your seat belt than there is of needing your pistol.

wayneinFL · October 15, 2012, 07:57 PM

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Why not just keep the one on you? A gun left in the car is just something to get stolen, and will not be easily accessed with the same reaction of your regular drawstroke.

I used to keep a model 10 in a thumb break holster strapped to the cage of my work van. Very quick access, and just as secure as if it had been on my hip under the seatbelt. Something to get stolen? Considering I had a minimum of $10,000 worth of tools and equipment in the van at any one time, a $100 model 10 was the least of my concerns.

With the kind of work I was doing, it ruled out just about anything but pocket carry or thunderwear, so my carry gun was not terribly accessible when I was sitting in the vehicle.

coolbreezy · October 17, 2012, 02:26 AM

i keep my 1911 at 4' o clock, it never leaves the holster. i dont feel the need for a BUG in the car, as i usually keep one on my person. theres been a lot of vehicle break ins and guns stolen outta cars around my area.

hoho_leung · October 19, 2012, 07:54 PM

Back trunk according to California gun law..

marv · October 19, 2012, 09:28 PM

It stays in my pocket. There is another in the console beside me.

rice paddy daddy · October 22, 2012, 03:41 PM

I'm with Marv. One in my front pocket, one in the console, rifle under the flip-up rear seat.

Sport45 · October 24, 2012, 11:37 PM

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Where does your handgun go when you're driving?

One usually goes with me. The rest stay at home.

(My carry gun stays in my pocket.)

RamItOne · October 24, 2012, 11:40 PM

Just bought a S&W 327NG, may swap out my Sig with this for the cup holder spot. 8 rounds of .357 should be enough

MLeake · October 24, 2012, 11:59 PM

Cup holder? Not secure in an accident, unless you have some unmentioned retaining system.

RamItOne · October 25, 2012, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MLeake

Cup holder? Not secure in an accident, unless you have some unmentioned retaining system.

See post 39

I have one in my pocket as well. And if some situation occurs where the other guy in the accident is a bad guy and he stumbles out of his car and picks up my Sig that was thrown from the wreckage before I can grab my BG 380 well then sir it just wasn't my day.

MLeake · October 25, 2012, 12:20 AM

I saw the photo in 39; I can't make out any retention system.

I would worry less about being attacked, post-wreck, than about being carted away by ambulance, unconscious, and having an eight year old find a loaded gun in the grass by the roadside.

RamItOne · October 25, 2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MLeake

having an eight year old find a loaded gun in the grass by the roadside.

......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2sWSVRrmo

Not too concerned with that unique scenario

Off to bed, no flame wars for me tonight (:

MLeake · October 25, 2012, 12:48 AM

Yeah, really unique... re-read post 49.

October 14, 2012, 07:07 PM	#52
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,491	3:00 or a bit more to the front in IWB holster. However I have a cheapie nylon air-soft holster that fits perfectly between the driver's seat, and center seat of my Dodge Ram. A Taurus Judge Public Defender Poly rides comfortably in it quite often in addition to what ever I have on me. __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

October 14, 2012, 08:25 PM	#53
Djmudge Member Join Date: September 30, 2012 Location: Watkinsville , GA Posts: 25	In between the seat and center console of the Yukon and anther in the center console.no hassle with the lift of the shirt and I can quick draw to the right and left easily. __________________ Iowa Hawkeyes

October 14, 2012, 11:17 PM	#54
9mm Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2011 Location: Land of the Free Posts: 2,645	Why would you take your gun off for short trips??? guns stay on me 24/7 in car. If I ever go long distance the only thing I would remove would be my magazine pouch. Gun rides 3oclock __________________ SHTF vs TEOTWAWKI you ask? SHTF, just some crap on the ceiling and walls, TEOTWAWKI end of the world as we know it. Orignally made by 9mm/®™©

October 14, 2012, 11:51 PM	#57
jimbob86 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 5,252	Driving around on bald tires and worring where your gun is...... is like chainsmoking and eating triple bacon cheeseburgers in a full bathtub while juggling two running blowdryers..... and worrying about drinking diet soda because the artificial sweetener might cause cancer...... __________________ TheGolden Rule of Tool Use: "If you don't know what you are doing, DON'T." http://nefirearm.com/

October 15, 2012, 08:42 AM	#59
Tinner666 Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2012 Location: Richmond, Va. Posts: 225	Just stays holstered, either 4 or 6 position. __________________ Frank-- Member, GoA, NRA-ILA, SAF, NRA Life Member

October 14, 2012, 06:36 PM	#51
Straightshooter629 Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 464	Unless it's a question of your state's law, I don't understand why you would unholster your weapon while drive. I carry my revolver in an OWB Don Hume worn crossdraw at the 10:00 o'clock position. It carries very comfortably and is and easier draw from a seated position. Carrying in that position also requires far less movement to draw my weapon in case of a confrontation.

October 14, 2012, 11:28 PM	#56
sigcurious Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2011 Posts: 1,631	^ Two possibilities come to mind. Comfort and access. Depending on the interior layout of the vehicle and type of seats involved, a pistol anywhere but cross draw, could be pretty uncomfortable and/or downright inaccessible.

October 17, 2012, 02:26 AM	#62
coolbreezy Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2010 Posts: 200	i keep my 1911 at 4' o clock, it never leaves the holster. i dont feel the need for a BUG in the car, as i usually keep one on my person. theres been a lot of vehicle break ins and guns stolen outta cars around my area. __________________ Kimber custom stainless II, Ruger GP100 6" barrel .357 magnum, Sig p226 ST .40, Taurus Raging Bull .454 casull 6.5", Remington 870 tactical magnum, Taurus pt22, S&W 629-1 3" .44 mag, Ruger Redhawk .44mag 7.5", Beretta M9;

October 19, 2012, 07:54 PM	#63
hoho_leung Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Posts: 29	Back trunk according to California gun law..

October 19, 2012, 09:28 PM	#64
marv Member Join Date: January 10, 1999 Location: South coast of Indiana Posts: 96	It stays in my pocket. There is another in the console beside me. __________________ Too old to fight. Knees won't let me run. Good reasons to carry.

October 22, 2012, 03:41 PM	#65
rice paddy daddy Junior Member Join Date: August 11, 2012 Location: North Florida Posts: 4	I'm with Marv. One in my front pocket, one in the console, rifle under the flip-up rear seat. __________________ "There is nothing so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." Winston Churchill Member: Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, Society of the 5th Infantry Division

October 24, 2012, 11:40 PM	#67
RamItOne Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2011 Posts: 921	Just bought a S&W 327NG, may swap out my Sig with this for the cup holder spot. 8 rounds of .357 should be enough __________________ M&P- the other dark meat https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...rtant/DJyvnHz0

October 24, 2012, 11:59 PM	#68
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 9,656	Cup holder? Not secure in an accident, unless you have some unmentioned retaining system.

October 25, 2012, 12:20 AM	#70
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 9,656	I saw the photo in 39; I can't make out any retention system. I would worry less about being attacked, post-wreck, than about being carted away by ambulance, unconscious, and having an eight year old find a loaded gun in the grass by the roadside.

October 25, 2012, 12:48 AM	#72
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 9,656	Yeah, really unique... re-read post 49.