What gun type (& finish) is best for the BATHROOM? - Page 3

.351winchester · July 13, 2009, 10:23 PM

Bathrooms are often used as the safe room in the house. A solid wood door and one of those rods that braces the door closed might be a good idea in that case. I say for a handgun, a snub stainless or Ti .44 Special or .45 ACP. If it is the designated safe room of retreat, better to have a 590 Mariner or 870 Marine Magnum in there somewhere but secure from guests playing with it or even seeing it.

AZAK · July 14, 2009, 02:49 AM

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Skan21 · July 14, 2009, 03:04 AM

And my wife thinks I'm paranoid for having a gun in the bedroom and my car! Wait till I show her this thread! Seriously, my buddy has a messed up toilet in his house, so every time you flush, you have to take off the tank cover and mess with the float. Cheap SOB. If I took it off one day and found a shrink wrapped Glock back there, I would probably laugh until I peed a little.

neon · July 14, 2009, 11:19 AM

How about a Hi Point? It will fit right in there with the toilet.

oldngrey · July 15, 2009, 04:58 PM

Flare gun or spear gun? They work on a boat.

If I remember correctly it was Travolta's demise in Pulp Fiction,not taking his gun into the bathroom with him.

jg0001 · July 16, 2009, 12:58 PM

On the one occasion where my wife was scared enough to call the cops (ended up as a misunderstanding of a furniture delivery, coupled with a day in which I didn't lock the external door), she retreated to the bathroom which is the farthest room from the front door and the one behind the highest # of other doors. She then called the police from there, locked behind the master bedroom and master bathroom doors. She would prefer to FIRST retreat to that room, locking the doors along the way and NOT have to stop in the bedroom to get a gun out of a safe on the far side of the room. (She is not comfortable carrying in the house on a regular basis due to our small child. Our master bathroom is quite large (14'x8'), and hence ideal as a saferoom of sorts.

You know... the thread was NOT about putting a gun in every room in the house including the bathroom...

This thread WAS about IF I was going to store a gun in the bathroom (as OPPOSED to the bedroom or some other room), what factors should be taken into consideration... all under the guise of the bathroom being used as the SAFE ROOM, putting one more door between a BG and myself (1-front exterior entry door, 2-living quarters entry door (think 'duplex'), 3-master bedroom door, 4-bathroom door).

The idea here is if startled in the middle of the night, retreat one room into the bathroom and then prep defensive measures rather than arm up in the bedroom itself.

flight954 · July 16, 2009, 04:20 PM

JagFarlane · July 16, 2009, 05:12 PM

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The only thing that would make this thread funnier would be if Mike Irwin were the one to close it

With the Buns of Polymer courtesy of Gaston Glock?

LOL seriously though...deadbolts with 4" screws work wonders, lock your doors and let the wife plant thorny rose bushes underneath first floor windows.

whippoorwill · July 16, 2009, 06:48 PM

Regardless of what you choose, it's gonna be a crap shoot.

oneounceload · July 16, 2009, 07:32 PM

You might also want to wire a phone in there in case, in a panic, folks forget to grab their cell phone..........

Put a s.s. gun in a drawer with dessicant and check it regularly

R.Ph. 380 · July 16, 2009, 07:41 PM

I'd suggest a water pistol LOL
Bill

jg0001 · July 16, 2009, 10:31 PM

Next time I'll just make a request for info on what's best in a humid environment, given the large # of "children" trolling this site.

earlthegoat2 · July 16, 2009, 10:34 PM

Nickel Colt Lawman 2"

ECHOONE · July 16, 2009, 11:00 PM

A squirt gun

kmrcstintn · July 16, 2009, 11:18 PM

chiming in again on the serious side...

stainless, tenifer, mellonite, hard chrome...all are resistent, but it is still wise to wipe 'em and oil 'em from time to time...

later

**Mal H** · July 17, 2009, 07:58 AM

There were a few that were indeed serious answers and a bunch that were not. Closed.

July 16, 2009, 07:41 PM	#61
R.Ph. 380 Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 151	I'd suggest a water pistol LOL Bill __________________ Space for Witty Signature Line for Rent.......cheap The Bill Of Rights: Void Where Progressives Roam

July 13, 2009, 10:23 PM	#51
.351winchester Junior member Join Date: December 31, 2005 Location: MI Posts: 1,013	Bathrooms are often used as the safe room in the house. A solid wood door and one of those rods that braces the door closed might be a good idea in that case. I say for a handgun, a snub stainless or Ti .44 Special or .45 ACP. If it is the designated safe room of retreat, better to have a 590 Mariner or 870 Marine Magnum in there somewhere but secure from guests playing with it or even seeing it.

July 14, 2009, 03:04 AM	#53
Skan21 Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 463	And my wife thinks I'm paranoid for having a gun in the bedroom and my car! Wait till I show her this thread! Seriously, my buddy has a messed up toilet in his house, so every time you flush, you have to take off the tank cover and mess with the float. Cheap SOB. If I took it off one day and found a shrink wrapped Glock back there, I would probably laugh until I peed a little.

July 14, 2009, 11:19 AM	#54
neon Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2009 Posts: 196	How about a Hi Point? It will fit right in there with the toilet.

July 15, 2009, 04:58 PM	#55
oldngrey Junior Member Join Date: July 9, 2009 Posts: 12	Flare gun or spear gun? They work on a boat. If I remember correctly it was Travolta's demise in Pulp Fiction,not taking his gun into the bathroom with him.

July 16, 2009, 12:58 PM	#56
jg0001 Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2007 Posts: 551	On the one occasion where my wife was scared enough to call the cops (ended up as a misunderstanding of a furniture delivery, coupled with a day in which I didn't lock the external door), she retreated to the bathroom which is the farthest room from the front door and the one behind the highest # of other doors. She then called the police from there, locked behind the master bedroom and master bathroom doors. She would prefer to FIRST retreat to that room, locking the doors along the way and NOT have to stop in the bedroom to get a gun out of a safe on the far side of the room. (She is not comfortable carrying in the house on a regular basis due to our small child. Our master bathroom is quite large (14'x8'), and hence ideal as a saferoom of sorts. You know... the thread was NOT about putting a gun in every room in the house including the bathroom... This thread WAS about IF I was going to store a gun in the bathroom (as OPPOSED to the bedroom or some other room), what factors should be taken into consideration... all under the guise of the bathroom being used as the SAFE ROOM, putting one more door between a BG and myself (1-front exterior entry door, 2-living quarters entry door (think 'duplex'), 3-master bedroom door, 4-bathroom door). The idea here is if startled in the middle of the night, retreat one room into the bathroom and then prep defensive measures rather than arm up in the bedroom itself.

July 16, 2009, 04:20 PM	#57
flight954 Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2006 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 933

July 16, 2009, 06:48 PM	#59
whippoorwill Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2008 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Posts: 521	Regardless of what you choose, it's gonna be a crap shoot.

July 16, 2009, 07:32 PM	#60
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	You might also want to wire a phone in there in case, in a panic, folks forget to grab their cell phone.......... Put a s.s. gun in a drawer with dessicant and check it regularly

July 16, 2009, 10:31 PM	#62
jg0001 Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2007 Posts: 551	Next time I'll just make a request for info on what's best in a humid environment, given the large # of "children" trolling this site.

July 16, 2009, 10:34 PM	#63
earlthegoat2 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2009 Location: Lowcountry Posts: 373	Nickel Colt Lawman 2"

July 16, 2009, 11:00 PM	#64
ECHOONE Junior member Join Date: February 10, 2008 Location: FL Posts: 204	A squirt gun

July 16, 2009, 11:18 PM	#65
kmrcstintn Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Posts: 151	chiming in again on the serious side... stainless, tenifer, mellonite, hard chrome...all are resistent, but it is still wise to wipe 'em and oil 'em from time to time... later

July 17, 2009, 07:58 AM	#66
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,949	There were a few that were indeed serious answers and a bunch that were not. Closed.