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Handgun safe storage solved!
Posted on 1/2/15 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 1/2/15 at 12:55 pm
Well last year I Bought two handgun safes for the nightstands to keep the kids out. Never liked them where they were and if someone wanted them they could just take the damn safe.. sooooo I found a solution I thought I'd share.
I drilled holes in the back and on my bedframe to mount them vertically and still be hid under the bed skirt. Thought some might find the idea handy... here are some pics.
After I tucked the skirt down and moved the table back just far enough for the door to fall open when opened. Works great
I drilled holes in the back and on my bedframe to mount them vertically and still be hid under the bed skirt. Thought some might find the idea handy... here are some pics.
After I tucked the skirt down and moved the table back just far enough for the door to fall open when opened. Works great
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 1:03 pm to thejudge
Does that open top down? If you opened it, would it just dump onto the floor?
Posted on 1/2/15 at 1:58 pm to kywildcatfanone
Opens out toward the table. Top hinges open.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 2:09 pm to thejudge
Is that the Gunvault Micro?
Can you post a picture with it open?
Can you post a picture with it open?
Posted on 1/2/15 at 2:37 pm to thejudge
How do you deactivate the lock ?
I think I see a keyed lock in the photo. But it also looks like there may be some buttons for a combination. Do you have a better photo ?
I like your "bolt to the bed" concept -- looks very good.
I'm a fan of an entry system that doesn't require finding/inserting a key into a lock at 2:00 a.m. (I prefer vaults with the Simplex locks, since there are no batteries to replace.)
I think I see a keyed lock in the photo. But it also looks like there may be some buttons for a combination. Do you have a better photo ?
I like your "bolt to the bed" concept -- looks very good.
I'm a fan of an entry system that doesn't require finding/inserting a key into a lock at 2:00 a.m. (I prefer vaults with the Simplex locks, since there are no batteries to replace.)
Posted on 1/2/15 at 2:38 pm to dawg23
Opens with fingerprint. Key backup. When I get back to the house I will post a picture open
Posted on 1/2/15 at 3:21 pm to thejudge
Mine (G19) is just atop of my nightstand. I understand your situation dictates what you got but I hope you never wake up to perps already in your bedroom.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:48 pm to Shexter
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s that the Gunvault Micro?
Can you post a picture with it open?
Here ya go. It opens all the way. I moved the nightstand back so it only opens what we need.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:49 pm to thejudge
Great idea.
I think I would have to start cutting on the bed skirt though and come up with something where it's not in the way.
I think I would have to start cutting on the bed skirt though and come up with something where it's not in the way.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:53 pm to thejudge
I don't understand the point of those but I'm glad you like it
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:56 pm to KingRanch
Keep kids from blowing their faces off.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 2:00 pm to Rize
I never blew my face off, I know I'm exceptional but damn.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 2:32 pm to DownSouthDave
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think I would have to start cutting on the bed skirt though and come up with something where it's not in the way.
Its really not. As I pull the skirt up I pish the button and run my finger across and safe pops opens. Less cumbersome than I though.
@KR I grew up with pistols in drawers and that as well. My kids are little and we speak about them, but the other day my nieces were over and plying hide and seek in my closet since it was training outside and they ran across my .22 ar and wanted to play with it. Of course it is unloaded and the magazine isn't even with the gun. My kids and I speak of weapons but I can't say that for everyone who comes over
Posted on 1/3/15 at 2:58 pm to thejudge
Am I seeing this right? I don't have a gun safe, so I'm not sure how they work, but in the picture you show, the barrel would be pointing toward you as you go to grab it from the bed.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 3:23 pm to kywildcatfanone
If you grab a loaded pistol in a crisis situation and drag the barrel across your face or chest instead of grabbing it with your dominant hand in ready position you don't need one by your bedside.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 3:54 pm to Geauxtiga
If the perps are already in your bedroom when you wake up, a gun sitting on top of your nightstand isn't going to help you either
Posted on 1/3/15 at 4:20 pm to Tino
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Am I seeing this right? I don't have a gun safe, so I'm not sure how they work, but in the picture you show, the barrel would be pointing toward you as you go to grab it from the be
No way. That is the grip. Barrel is down. The way it sits its drawn with my dominant hand and barrel pointed down as I sleep on my left side. I'm right handed. It sits as if its holstered just in a pop open case.
This post was edited on 1/3/15 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 1/3/15 at 4:26 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:I've got a home security system that goes off immediately if any door or window is opened. It would take a "Mission Impossible" type of criminal to get into my bedroom without alerting me.
but I hope you never wake up to perps already in your bedroom.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 4:31 pm to thejudge
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No way. That is the grip. Barrel is down. The way it sits its drawn with my dominant hand and barrel pointed down as I sleep on my left side. I'm right handed. It sits as if its holstered just in a pop open case.
OK, great. Makes sense. I like it.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 4:40 pm to kywildcatfanone
i don't keep a loaded gun in the house. Have guns but too many kids around to keep one ready to go.
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