- Location
- Amarillo, TX
ok, I know it's been discussed before, but, now, I have to chime in. I've got my CHL packet in and being processed, and should have my concealed carry license soon, so now it's time for the safe to get installed in my X.
This raises a trio of issues to consider.
1. placement
it has to be somewhere that is inconspicuous enough that I can disarm safely without drawing attention to the fact that I'm pulling a gun and putting it in a safe, as well as being somewhere that isn't easy to spot from outside of the vehicle.
2. security
in the event of a break-in, I want the gun to be very difficult to steal, at minimum
3. safety
IF the firearm happened to be in the safe, and there were a wreck, I don't want it to be damaged, especially considering there's often youngster sitting in the back seat (strapped in via car seat)
My initial thought was to put a slide-forward safe under the passenger seat, then I can disarm from the driver's seat, without ever exiting the vehicle, however, that's a no-go, as there are already things (placed by nissan) under both front seats, and, that fails #3 as well, because if the vehicle were hit hard enough from the passenger side, the safe would be unobtainable, and thus a failed idea.
Second thought was under back seat behind driver's seat, but, then unless I disarmed and tossed it onto the seat, got out, walked around and placed it in the safe, then repeated process getting out, it doesn't work so well...
c'mon ya'll I need ideas here...
btw, we're storing my full frame 1911 and multiple spare mags.
This raises a trio of issues to consider.
1. placement
it has to be somewhere that is inconspicuous enough that I can disarm safely without drawing attention to the fact that I'm pulling a gun and putting it in a safe, as well as being somewhere that isn't easy to spot from outside of the vehicle.
2. security
in the event of a break-in, I want the gun to be very difficult to steal, at minimum
3. safety
IF the firearm happened to be in the safe, and there were a wreck, I don't want it to be damaged, especially considering there's often youngster sitting in the back seat (strapped in via car seat)
My initial thought was to put a slide-forward safe under the passenger seat, then I can disarm from the driver's seat, without ever exiting the vehicle, however, that's a no-go, as there are already things (placed by nissan) under both front seats, and, that fails #3 as well, because if the vehicle were hit hard enough from the passenger side, the safe would be unobtainable, and thus a failed idea.
Second thought was under back seat behind driver's seat, but, then unless I disarmed and tossed it onto the seat, got out, walked around and placed it in the safe, then repeated process getting out, it doesn't work so well...
c'mon ya'll I need ideas here...
btw, we're storing my full frame 1911 and multiple spare mags.