What's your nightstand gun?

ZVP · October 2, 2013, 07:27 AM

The one that you kept elyet 100%t next to the bed.
The one called upon when waking from a deep slumber
You are just not even awake yet but still need lethal protection for your family.
I chose a Model 10 S&W ..38 Special.
All mechanical, 6 shots, not deafening and has a medium muzzle flash.
You can operate it safely even when not yet100% with it and it has just enough resistance to "feel" like a gun as you wake up
I feel a semi auto is just too easy to fire unintentionally.
I also keep a short barreled 12ga Pumpgun nearby.
ZVP

Beretta686 · October 2, 2013, 07:43 AM

I keep a Sig MK25/P226 loaded with +P+ 124 gr. JHPs and a mounted tactical light in a quick-access safe in the bedroom.

Like all weapons that I'm not actively carrying, I keep the chamber empty.

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I feel a semi auto is just too easy to fire unintentionally.

If you spend enough time handling weapons, you'll never put your finger in the trigger guard unless you actually decide to. I catch myself keeping my finger well off the trigger even with drills.

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I also keep a short barreled 12ga Pumpgun nearby.

In case I have to go all Tony Montana

, in my safe I always keep my SBR AR receiver topped with a 10.5 inch upper and a loaded magazine next to it.

Brit · October 2, 2013, 07:50 AM

My Carry Glock 19, that I have shot, and carried a lot. TruGlo fiber optic sights, 16 rounds of 147g Ranger. Fully loaded, chamber also. Hence 16 rounds.

I open my eyes, I am awake! My Wife, not so much.

skoro · October 2, 2013, 07:57 AM

S&W Model 13 357 revolver

1DrnkMxR · October 2, 2013, 08:12 AM

Glock 19 with an Inforce APL pulls nightstand duty.

Rifleman1776 · October 2, 2013, 08:20 AM

Ruger LCP .380
Wife has a Beretta 21A in .22lr.

Patriot86 · October 2, 2013, 08:32 AM

It rotates.
Most of the time it is my SIG Sauer W. German 1989 vintage P226. The gun is just a nail driver, never a SINGLE failure period. I have Tru-Glo TFO sights on it because even without my glasses on I pick up the front sight pretty well. I keep it loaded with 18 rounds(thank you Mec-Gar!) of 147 gr Gold Dots or 147 gr Hydra Shock.

My other night stand gun is my Walther PPQ; same ammo; Trijicon night sights. Also a fine firearm only had one failure out of about 1000 rounds that was probably due to ammo.

I know this is is the pistols thread but just in-case something goes wrong I have an AR-15 in a soft case next to my bed most nights with 5 magazines ready. SOP ( I just had a scare the other weekend and got to try this out) is to arm up with the pistol quickly, assess the situation then arm up with the AR if time permits.

9ballbilly · October 2, 2013, 08:51 AM

Ruger .45colt blackhawk

**Mike Irwin** · October 2, 2013, 09:19 AM

Right now it's a Smith & Wesson Model 19, 2.5".

Next month it might be an S&W 042, or a 4506, or a Hi Power.

Depends on what I have out to go to the range at any given time.

JERRYS. · October 2, 2013, 09:24 AM

G17.

BIG P · October 2, 2013, 09:32 AM

Glock 21 night sights

GLI45 · October 2, 2013, 11:15 AM

STI Tactical 4.0 in .40 cal with TLR3.

precision_shooter · October 2, 2013, 11:48 AM

No IN the nightstand, but beside it... Mossberg 500 12ga loaded with 00 and #4 buck shot.

2ndsojourn · October 2, 2013, 11:50 AM

Systema Colt 45 semi auto.

Eric M. · October 2, 2013, 12:00 PM

Sig P226. I keep it in a holster and with an empty chamber. Right or wrong, I figure that before I do anything drastic coming out of a deep sleep, I have to open the dresser drawer, pull my Sig from the holster, and then chamber a bullet. By that time I should be awake enough to make a correct decision on using my weapon or not using it.

I also feel comfortable putting a Sig in charge of saving my Family from the bad guys.
Best gun made.

Eric

meanmachine1961 · October 2, 2013, 12:05 PM

Glock 17

CharlieDeltaJuliet · October 2, 2013, 12:41 PM

Sig P229R with a 12 gauge Mossberg to keep it company...

madmo44mag · October 2, 2013, 12:57 PM

SR40c
When I take my CCW off it goes by the bed.
Every room in the house has a pistol in it somewhere.
I live in a good bad neighborhood.
I'm never out of reach of a firearm.
3 doors down is a major interstate on ramp, church across the street.
My house is an easy target; not much exposure and easy access to the interstate.
In the neighborhood I'm known as the crazy white guy so ............ LOL!!!!

loose_holster_dan · October 2, 2013, 01:05 PM

this

Ranger325 · October 2, 2013, 01:33 PM

Depends - Les Baer 5" Gov't model or 9 mm PPQ with TLR-4.

BigJimP · October 2, 2013, 03:53 PM

S&W model 686 ....6"...( .357 mag ).....good heavy gun, easy to shoot, long sight plane....

JERRYS. · October 2, 2013, 04:30 PM

is your "nightstand gun" something your significant other can use as well in your absence or does she/he have their own gun?

bigautomatic · October 2, 2013, 04:41 PM

Full size XD 45.

Cosmodragoon · October 2, 2013, 05:58 PM

The nightstand feels like a retirement community for beloved carry guns. When a shiny, young, new gun takes over; the old one settles in to the comfy top drawer of your nightstand.

snapshot762 · October 2, 2013, 07:05 PM

CZ 75 SP-01.

October 2, 2013, 07:27 AM	#1
ZVP Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2009 Posts: 1,102	What's your nightstand gun? The one that you kept elyet 100%t next to the bed. The one called upon when waking from a deep slumber You are just not even awake yet but still need lethal protection for your family. I chose a Model 10 S&W ..38 Special. All mechanical, 6 shots, not deafening and has a medium muzzle flash. You can operate it safely even when not yet100% with it and it has just enough resistance to "feel" like a gun as you wake up I feel a semi auto is just too easy to fire unintentionally. I also keep a short barreled 12ga Pumpgun nearby. ZVP

October 2, 2013, 08:32 AM	#7
Patriot86 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2010 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,293	It rotates. Most of the time it is my SIG Sauer W. German 1989 vintage P226. The gun is just a nail driver, never a SINGLE failure period. I have Tru-Glo TFO sights on it because even without my glasses on I pick up the front sight pretty well. I keep it loaded with 18 rounds(thank you Mec-Gar!) of 147 gr Gold Dots or 147 gr Hydra Shock. My other night stand gun is my Walther PPQ; same ammo; Trijicon night sights. Also a fine firearm only had one failure out of about 1000 rounds that was probably due to ammo. I know this is is the pistols thread but just in-case something goes wrong I have an AR-15 in a soft case next to my bed most nights with 5 magazines ready. SOP ( I just had a scare the other weekend and got to try this out) is to arm up with the pistol quickly, assess the situation then arm up with the AR if time permits. __________________ "....The swords of others will set you your limits".

October 2, 2013, 08:51 AM	#8
9ballbilly Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2008 Location: northeast Florida Posts: 611	Ruger .45colt blackhawk __________________ may God eternally bless the American Rifleman--- as long as one stands, resolute, liberty shall not perish.

October 2, 2013, 09:19 AM	#9
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Right now it's a Smith & Wesson Model 19, 2.5". Next month it might be an S&W 042, or a 4506, or a Hi Power. Depends on what I have out to go to the range at any given time. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

October 2, 2013, 11:48 AM	#13
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	No IN the nightstand, but beside it... Mossberg 500 12ga loaded with 00 and #4 buck shot. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

October 2, 2013, 07:50 AM	#3
Brit Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 1,934	My Carry Glock 19, that I have shot, and carried a lot. TruGlo fiber optic sights, 16 rounds of 147g Ranger. Fully loaded, chamber also. Hence 16 rounds. I open my eyes, I am awake! My Wife, not so much.

October 2, 2013, 07:57 AM	#4
skoro Senior Member Join Date: April 30, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,952	What's your nightstand gun? S&W Model 13 357 revolver

October 2, 2013, 08:12 AM	#5
1DrnkMxR Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: CinSity,NV Posts: 86	Glock 19 with an Inforce APL pulls nightstand duty.

October 2, 2013, 08:20 AM	#6
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Ruger LCP .380 Wife has a Beretta 21A in .22lr.

October 2, 2013, 09:24 AM	#10
JERRYS. Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,968	G17.

October 2, 2013, 09:32 AM	#11
BIG P Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,679	Glock 21 night sights

October 2, 2013, 11:50 AM	#14
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	Systema Colt 45 semi auto.

October 2, 2013, 12:00 PM	#15
Eric M. Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2007 Location: Forest Lake, Minnesota Posts: 307	Sig P226. I keep it in a holster and with an empty chamber. Right or wrong, I figure that before I do anything drastic coming out of a deep sleep, I have to open the dresser drawer, pull my Sig from the holster, and then chamber a bullet. By that time I should be awake enough to make a correct decision on using my weapon or not using it. I also feel comfortable putting a Sig in charge of saving my Family from the bad guys. Best gun made. Eric __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer NRA Pistol Instructor NRA Life Member DNR Certified Firearms Safety Instructor 37 yrs

October 2, 2013, 12:05 PM	#16
meanmachine1961 Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2009 Location: Muscle Shoals, Alabama Posts: 276	Glock 17 __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." Plato

October 2, 2013, 12:41 PM	#17
CharlieDeltaJuliet Senior Member Join Date: July 25, 2012 Posts: 755	Sig P229R with a 12 gauge Mossberg to keep it company... __________________ " The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in Government...." - Thomas Jefferson

October 2, 2013, 12:57 PM	#18
madmo44mag Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: Ft.Worth, Texas Posts: 1,522	SR40c When I take my CCW off it goes by the bed. Every room in the house has a pistol in it somewhere. I live in a good bad neighborhood. I'm never out of reach of a firearm. 3 doors down is a major interstate on ramp, church across the street. My house is an easy target; not much exposure and easy access to the interstate. In the neighborhood I'm known as the crazy white guy so ............ LOL!!!! __________________ Texas - Not just a state but an attitude! For monthly shooting events in DFW visit http://www.meetup.com/TexasGunOwner-DFW

October 2, 2013, 01:05 PM	#19
loose_holster_dan Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2011 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,461	this __________________ Favorite range gun for the money - CZ 75B or STI Spartan V 9mm Go-to carry setup - Walther PPS or PPQ in FIST kydex holster 1AK Favorite semi-auto design - HK P7 "A Sig is like a lightsaber - not as clumsy or random as a Glock."

October 2, 2013, 01:33 PM	#20
Ranger325 Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 428	Depends - Les Baer 5" Gov't model or 9 mm PPQ with TLR-4. __________________ Ranger325 "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. " George Orwell

October 2, 2013, 03:53 PM	#21
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	S&W model 686 ....6"...( .357 mag ).....good heavy gun, easy to shoot, long sight plane....

October 2, 2013, 04:30 PM	#22
JERRYS. Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,968	is your "nightstand gun" something your significant other can use as well in your absence or does she/he have their own gun?

October 2, 2013, 04:41 PM	#23
bigautomatic Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 610	Full size XD 45.

October 2, 2013, 05:58 PM	#24
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	The nightstand feels like a retirement community for beloved carry guns. When a shiny, young, new gun takes over; the old one settles in to the comfy top drawer of your nightstand.

October 2, 2013, 07:05 PM	#25
snapshot762 Member Join Date: September 27, 2013 Posts: 51	CZ 75 SP-01.