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Old September 22, 2009, 11:25 PM   #1
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A great place for the bedside firearm....

I just thought I'd share this in case anyone else might be interested.

I was never much for the in drawer/on the table methods of bedside storage. I did some experimenting with ways to store my firearm out of view but with easy access. The pics below are of the method I that I settled on. It perfectly fits the criteria.

I have practiced drawing from various positions, and you'd be surprised at what little effort it actually takes.

I've never heard anyone else mention this method so I figured I'd share.

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Any thoughts? Experience?

And I don't want to hear any wise cracks about the tangerine bed skirt!
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Old September 22, 2009, 11:40 PM   #2
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I like it,

but have a couple of questions. First, how easy is it to get your hand around the grip? Is the gun wedged in, or is there more room than it appears?
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Old September 22, 2009, 11:42 PM   #3
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nice floors, no frame on my bed. just tuck it under my pillow.












kidding, just kidding!
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Old September 23, 2009, 06:26 AM   #4
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Good spot as long as it works for you. Nice Baretta too.
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Old September 23, 2009, 07:08 AM   #5
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I mounted a holster to the back of the nightstand on my side of the bed - I can grab it in seconds if necessary.
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Old September 23, 2009, 08:06 AM   #6
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"no frame on my bed. just tuck it under my pillow"

Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun.
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Old September 23, 2009, 08:19 AM   #7
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Next to bed:

Simple, My Glock 21 is lying on my nightstand, next to head of my bed. Easy to retrieve and use quickly. No kids to worry about so leave it where I can get it immediately.
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Old September 23, 2009, 11:53 AM   #8
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Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun

hilarious
A holster attached to the side of the nightstand, now thats a good idea.
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Old September 23, 2009, 11:58 AM   #9
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"Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun. "

That's a fallacy as Chuck Norris doesn't need a gun. Just a roundhouse kick.
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Old September 23, 2009, 12:08 PM   #10
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Sorry Chuck dosen't sleep.
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Old September 23, 2009, 12:08 PM   #11
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Chuck Norris doesn't need a gun...

He puts the bullets in his enemies by HAND....LOL

Nice idea for storing your handgun and light.
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Old September 23, 2009, 01:42 PM   #12
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Nice set up!

I would consider it; however, as Chuck does not sleep, he resides under my bed at night making the need for a bedside firearm obsolete!
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Old September 23, 2009, 02:58 PM   #13
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There's a magnetic gun holder I've been looking at. I may just do the same job for less by attatching a bar magnet on the other side of the rear panel of my nightstand.

Some hooks will be under the pistol to assure there's no droppage.
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Old September 23, 2009, 03:43 PM   #14
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Once upon a time, somewhere on this or another board, I read about using a magnet attached to the bed frame to hold it. I tried it and loved it. I remove it every morning, but on those odd cases I've forgotten in the early morning, my wife has made the bed and never noticed it. In bed, I just slide down my hand and there it is.

The trick is this; you find an older computer hard drive and remove the magnets and use them (which are very very strong and have holes for screw mounting in each end). One magnet holds about 5 lbs and will never drop a steel gun.

Commercially there's this: http://www.quickdrawgunmagnets.com/

And, no, it won't magnetize your gun or bullets, although Glocks have been known to kaboom after being attached in this manner.
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Old September 23, 2009, 07:53 PM   #15
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jj: There's a bit more wiggle room than might appear, but it certainly takes a bit more time to access as opposed to just grabbing it off the nightstand unholstered. I think it really depends on your bed setup.

berettaprofessor: That's good to know. I might have to do some junk computer fishin' for a new DIY living room setup.
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Old September 23, 2009, 08:04 PM   #16
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My Kimber with Crimson Trace laser grips is on my night stand and my wifes Glock 26 with CT grips is on her night stand.

Kids are all gone, we didn't keep them in the open when they were home.
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Old September 23, 2009, 08:13 PM   #17
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That would be great as long as there are no kids in the house.
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Old September 23, 2009, 08:43 PM   #18
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Yeah, we have an 11 month old daughter. However, our bedroom stays locked and she would have to traverse a baby gate, open a closed door to the hall, and then get a ladder, learn to climb it, and then figure out how to de-babyproof the door to even get into the room. Unless she pulls a Baby MacGuyver on me, it's not something I have to change tomorrow. (Besides, she's not able to get out of my wife's or my sight for long enough to develop MacGuyver skills, and if she was, I would have a whole other world of issues to address.... like how to get her to stop bombing me with bottles from a trebuchet she made out of a binky, some formula, and stroller components. )

Soon I will have to move on from this method. I'll probably just buy a small bedside safe. I'm not excited about the whole safe notion, but (as many of you know) when it comes to kids... You gotta do what you gotta do. I would never compromise my child's safety, so I have to start brainstorming on the "safe storage/quick access" paradox. Child safety is first priority around these parts.

If I can find a good way to mount it around the headboard region I will go with that.

Either way, for people without kids who don't want their guns laying out all naked on the table, the "stuff in the side-board" method is a decent one.
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Old September 23, 2009, 09:18 PM   #19
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BH: *Never* underestimate the ability of a baby to learn to Macgyver, especially if she had intelligent and creative parents. That looks well thought out for now, but I wouldn't count on a non-secure lock and baby gate for too long past about 20 months of age.
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Old September 23, 2009, 10:03 PM   #20
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(BH), I like it. If there's some wiggle room there, and it won't work it's way down farther, I think you have a bang up idea there.
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Old September 23, 2009, 10:08 PM   #21
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Tangerine?

BTW, it's not so much the color of the fabric, it's that you know it so precisely. As the hypermasculine man that I am I'd call it orange. As my late grandpa asked once about a friend of mine, "is he one of those hormones?"
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Old September 23, 2009, 10:18 PM   #22
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but I wouldn't count on a non-secure lock and baby gate for too long past about 20 months of age.
Yeah, I plan on a re-vamp in the next month or so. She already has a good bit of Baby MacGuyver in her, but still a mere grasshopper.

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BTW, it's not so much the color of the fabric, it's that you know it so precisely. As the hypermasculine man that I am I'd call it orange. As my late grandpa asked once about a friend of mine, "is he one of those hormones?"
Oh, believe you me, with my wife, I always get to hear way more than I care to about about clothing styles, bed-spread colors, and shoe types. But she's still a better shot than most of my buddies . (And, not to mention, I figured if giving her the design rights to the bedroom meant I didn't have a tangerine living room, it was fair enough deal. )
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Old September 23, 2009, 10:28 PM   #23
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That's creative, I like it, mine is not nearly that subtle though...
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Old September 24, 2009, 01:50 PM   #24
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does that translate to --by not tring to give any worthless (you are a man) advice on bedroom decor you still get to sleep in it?

thought so. good call

nice idea but my little ones would find it in a heartbeat.

i just wouldn't go around telling people that if you have a bugler----well i just reach under my tangerine skirt and grab my gun.
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Old September 24, 2009, 04:48 PM   #25
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HaHa that's good taz. Perhaps good camo.... No burglar would want to check under man's tangerine skirt.
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