The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - How do you keep your gun safe yet accessible when you're not carrying it?

dmazur · December 25, 2009, 02:09 PM

I got a Phoenix Home Security Locker a few years ago.

http://www.gunlocker.com/SafeSite_content.html

These aren't cheap, but they are very well designed and easy to use. They mount between studs, typically in the back of a bedroom closet.

Electronic keypad is programmable to whatever combination you want, and there is a key backup for dead battery. (You do need a secure location for the key...possibly a second gun safe or a safety deposit box.)

The idea is to put one or two handguns in nylon holsters on the door, and various miscellaneous important stuff on the shelves. If you're into an "intrusion center", this could be flashlights, extra magazines, etc. or it could just be checkbooks and other things you don't want left around asking to be stolen.

IMO, these things have to be easy to use or you won't use them.

December 25, 2009, 02:09 PM	#5
dmazur Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2007 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,310	I got a Phoenix Home Security Locker a few years ago. http://www.gunlocker.com/SafeSite_content.html These aren't cheap, but they are very well designed and easy to use. They mount between studs, typically in the back of a bedroom closet. Electronic keypad is programmable to whatever combination you want, and there is a key backup for dead battery. (You do need a secure location for the key...possibly a second gun safe or a safety deposit box.) The idea is to put one or two handguns in nylon holsters on the door, and various miscellaneous important stuff on the shelves. If you're into an "intrusion center", this could be flashlights, extra magazines, etc. or it could just be checkbooks and other things you don't want left around asking to be stolen. IMO, these things have to be easy to use or you won't use them. __________________ .30-06 Springfield: 100 yrs + and still going strong