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August 27, 2012, 01:51 AM | #26 | |
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August 27, 2012, 02:17 AM | #27 |
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@Constantine nice holster if it is a don humes i have that exact same holster for my 1911 gov SA.
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August 27, 2012, 08:37 AM | #28 |
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FAS1 Safe Mustang GT Install
This was sent to me by a customer that wanted something stronger in his vehicle since his gun was stored in there every day while at work. Not accessible from the cabin, but gives him stronger box which is what he was looking for. Was never intended for a vehicle, but I am always reminded that gun owners are a pretty creative bunch. |
August 27, 2012, 08:50 AM | #29 |
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That is pretty nice. that would be cool as a center console.
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August 27, 2012, 06:26 PM | #30 | |
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I sure hope that the hurricane picks up a more westerly direction and misses Tx., La. and Ms. |
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August 27, 2012, 06:37 PM | #31 |
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I have a console vault under the middle bench seat/console of my truck.
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August 27, 2012, 07:20 PM | #32 |
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Chuck, over here at Biloxi. Getting ready for Isaac. Hope it weakens and spares the region.
Dude - did you buy it or make it yourself? My truck has that lockable storage as well under the middle seat but it has plastic locks. It hides the lock box well though. Last edited by Marquezj16; August 27, 2012 at 07:25 PM. |
August 27, 2012, 07:41 PM | #33 |
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Pro-gard has your rifle and shotgun gun racks. I have one in my backseat for my AR-15, it has an electric switch to unlock. G5000 UT is the one i have
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August 27, 2012, 07:48 PM | #34 | |
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August 27, 2012, 07:57 PM | #35 |
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Yeah rain without the wind would be ok. Not in flood prone area so it would be okay for us. But a lot of people would have problem with all that rain. Hopefully the storm surge is not bad either.
Hog red - those are some awesome gun racks. Looks expensive. Last edited by Marquezj16; August 27, 2012 at 08:03 PM. |
August 29, 2012, 01:03 PM | #36 |
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August 29, 2012, 06:24 PM | #37 |
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I don't keep my pistol in my vehicles overnight. And now with a lock box secured by cables, it should stop any quick grabs when I have it in the vehicle.
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September 19, 2012, 02:56 AM | #38 |
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As a cop...
Getting a vehicle gun safe could be good insurance. That said, I'm a police officer, and on occasion I get called to thefts from vehicles (perps long gone of course). These thefts almost always have these two characteristics in common:
1. The theft occurred at night. AND 2. The vehicle was left unlocked. In fact, I'm being generous with the "almost always" because every theft from a vehicle I have investigated has both of these characteristics. Getting a special locking device can't hurt, but for the love of Almighty God, LOCK YOUR DAMN CAR!
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I didn't really want to discuss this yet since A) it's embarassing and B) the ramifications are not yet complete, but I will summarize:
Last Spring, here in the great state of NY (where getting a pistol permit takes a great deal of time, effort and money), I was in the process of a move between two houses and (if you've been through it, you know) it was a time of great stress. One of the nights shortly after taking load after load in my pickup, I collapsed in bed, exhausted. One of my handguns had been left in the console of my (locked) truck. It was stolen. I've since had my permit suspended and my handguns are now in the county lockup. Suspension SHOULD be over soon, but there's no guarantee on how quickly I will get my guns back. I made a mistake. You don't need to tell me. I know better, and I knew better at the time. I slipped, and got nailed by a bad guy, and then had my guns taken away by the good guys. I'm contributing to this thread in the hopes that you all take the prospect of leaving a firearm in your car very seriously. Take it from a guy who hasn't shot his handguns in five months. |
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It's not your fault. That could have just as easily happened while you were parked at a post office or courthouse.
Most of the lockboxes I've seen for cars can be defeated just as quickly as a car door. Even a gun "safe" at your house doesn't make much of a difference or the insurance companies would offer a better discount. |
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Please understand that by saying that I am not criticizing the LEOs who enforced the law, but rather the law they are obligated to enforce. Structuring a law to punish the victims of a crime never seems right to me, but I am just a little simple-minded in that way, I guess. |
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I'm trying really hard not to be bitter, and to toe the line that I've always advocated -- that stupid decisions deserve punishment. I'm taking mine in the way I feel that I should, with a large amount of humility. There's more involved, but I won't comment on that until my permit is re-instated and my guns are returned. It's been a horrible 5 months. |
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September 21, 2012, 01:34 PM | #46 |
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I rely on my door locks, gun is kept in center console only a lid raise away. Can't see the point of another box with a lock if I need to get to it quickly. Come to think of it, if I need to get to it, I can't imagine not needing it quickly.
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September 23, 2012, 11:30 AM | #48 |
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Gary - that looks like something that could be useful for securing rifles too. I might just get a couple.
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September 23, 2012, 12:23 PM | #50 | |
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Better yet, you can mount it on an interior door of your home and use it like a machine gun on a turret. Seriously I hate the idea of trigger locks in general. Any locking mechanism that necessitates putting something inside the trigger guard could be improperly applied and fire a loaded gun. The FFOD locking holsters are another example. If you really have to lock up a gun in some other method than a safe, the only thing I advocate are action locks- like a cable or padlock to lock the action open. |
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