Posted: 10/3/2011 3:54:07 PM EDT
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I have a Beretta 92FS and PX4 Storm any suggestions for good quality reliable safety locks.
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What is the purpose of said locks to keep kids out? If so I would just use the standard locks down the barrel that they come with. If you want easy access in case of thud in the night then you should look at something like a gun vault. Are you talking about the fingerprint gun vaults. I don't know anything about them and always wondered about their reliability. What you think? |
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What is the purpose of said locks to keep kids out? If so I would just use the standard locks down the barrel that they come with. If you want easy access in case of thud in the night then you should look at something like a gun vault. Are you talking about the fingerprint gun vaults. I don't know anything about them and always wondered about their reliability. What you think? The make the bio metric (finger print) ones but they are expensive, they work great though, otherwise they make cheaper ones that you just type in a code with the buttons on the top. I have the one that you just type in the code takes me about a second to access my gun if needed, this is also nice because I can keep it loaded, and don't have to worry about unauthorized access. Otherwise the standard cable locks work, there are some that go over the trigger, but they are heavy, and there is no way to get them off if needed in a hurry. |
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What is the purpose of said locks to keep kids out? If so I would just use the standard locks down the barrel that they come with. If you want easy access in case of thud in the night then you should look at something like a gun vault. Are you talking about the fingerprint gun vaults. I don't know anything about them and always wondered about their reliability. What you think? The make the bio metric (finger print) ones but they are expensive, they work great though, otherwise they make cheaper ones that you just type in a code with the buttons on the top. I have the one that you just type in the code takes me about a second to access my gun if needed, this is also nice because I can keep it loaded, and don't have to worry about unauthorized access. Otherwise the standard cable locks work, there are some that go over the trigger, but they are heavy, and there is no way to get them off if needed in a hurry. I like the idea of a box because if I use a cable lock or a trigger lock children can still see the gun and make their attempt more diligent. But if the gun is in a box it's out of sight out of mind and just a box they see and hopefully losing their interest quickly. With your recommendations and thinking on the subject I think I'll get a key pad code box. it just makes more sense. Thanks for your help, Trigger Master101 |
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Cable locks are great and cheap. They give them away at the sheriff's station out my way.
The "GunVault" brand of boxes are very nice.. but I'd avoid the so-called "biometric" models. The fingerprint scan is finicky; I wouldn't trust it under stress. I have one of their push-button models and it works fine. My favorite is unfortunately no longer made... gun box with a "Simplex" push-button lock. Heavy duty, easy to operate, no batteries. Too bad the guy stopped making them. |
| If I had to secure my self-defense weapon, I don't think I'd use anything with a code to remember. Adrenaline, fear, and waking from a dead sleep can play havoc with your mind. I'm thinking something with a key lock and the key could be put on a ring on your handheld flashlight. |
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If I had to secure my self-defense weapon, I don't think I'd use anything with a code to remember. Adrenaline, fear, and waking from a dead sleep can play havoc with your mind. I'm thinking something with a key lock and the key could be put on a ring on your handheld flashlight. Not a good idea IMO have you ever tried to fumble with a key in the middle of the night half a sleep. Unless you put the key in the lock when you get home every night, but that kind of defeats the point if the little kids are still running around. Fine motor skills go to crap under stress, so a key is a no go unless in the lock every night. It's pretty easy to remember a code and easy to punch in, but it requires repetitiveness and practice just like anything else. |
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My solution was to install a lock on my nightstand drawer. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/adamkusmc/100_0110.jpg this is basically what I have. I unlock it while I'm home and lock it when I'm not, having a 1911 helps though, since I can leave the chamber empty, I don't have to worry about who gets a hold of it while I'm home; those who are strong enough to chamber a round know better than to touch it, those that are curious can't chamber it. Now, obviously some children can get to it, and I lock it as needed (having friends over who have kids) but my 1 year old can't even open the drawer, much less pick up my gun, and my girlfriend can handle the gun just as well as I can, but she has her own on her side of the bed. |
