I'm just curious - What do some of you do with your HD shotguns or rifles when you leave the house ? Do you lock them up or put them in a safe when you go out and get them back out when you come home, or do you simply leave them beside your bed or in the corner of your room where you keep them 24/7 ? To keep it simple, let's say you live alone so there's no worry about children mishandling them.
Do you lock up HD Shotgun/Rifle when you leave home ?
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All home defence firearms are out when I'm home. When I leave home, everything goes in the safe except my carry pistols. The last thing I want is a burglar to have a handy 12 gauge loaded with 00 buck there waiting for him to fight someone off with. That's registered in my name...
Stengun
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Howdy,
I leave them where I keep them.
I have a monitored alarm system, live in rural Arkansas, last house on a dead end semi-private driveway ( two houses near the hiway at the start of the driveway ), have two house dogs ( a male Westie and a female Min. Schnauzer ), and and two of the neighbors ( one in each house ) only work part-time. Also one neighbor has 12yo twins and their grandmother takes care of them during the summer, shows up at 6:30 to take the to school, usually stays there during the day and picks them up after school. So between the two neighbors and grandma there's usually someone at home at the first two houses. Plus since they are closer to the hiway ( small 2-lane paved road ) they would be someone's first choice to break into instead of my home. You cannot see it from the hiway and cannot tell if anyone is at home until you enter the home due to owning several vehicles.
So, I feel fairly secure in believing my home is safe from a break in.
Paul
I leave them where I keep them.
I have a monitored alarm system, live in rural Arkansas, last house on a dead end semi-private driveway ( two houses near the hiway at the start of the driveway ), have two house dogs ( a male Westie and a female Min. Schnauzer ), and and two of the neighbors ( one in each house ) only work part-time. Also one neighbor has 12yo twins and their grandmother takes care of them during the summer, shows up at 6:30 to take the to school, usually stays there during the day and picks them up after school. So between the two neighbors and grandma there's usually someone at home at the first two houses. Plus since they are closer to the hiway ( small 2-lane paved road ) they would be someone's first choice to break into instead of my home. You cannot see it from the hiway and cannot tell if anyone is at home until you enter the home due to owning several vehicles.
So, I feel fairly secure in believing my home is safe from a break in.
Paul
Keypad entry safe for quick access?
aacx22
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Yep.
The reason I posted the question - so far I only have a pistol and revolver, and my friend tells me a home defense system needs a shotgun too. Don't know if I want to have to put it in a safe when i leave and take it back out when i come home every day - plus i don't have a safe so would have to buy one of those too.
I can't help thinking if burglars broke in and saw a gun safe that they would want to steal the safe to get at the guns... Even if they had to stake the place out and come back a second time with bolt cutters or whatever to detach it from the wall or floor.
I can't help thinking if burglars broke in and saw a gun safe that they would want to steal the safe to get at the guns... Even if they had to stake the place out and come back a second time with bolt cutters or whatever to detach it from the wall or floor.
aacx22
Tested Selected Initiated
You don't have to leave a safe where its easily seen. I am sure that the same burgler would be more happy to see guns outside of a safe, than a safe thats hard to move around, that may or may not have something in it.
bowserb
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Sheriff Adrian Garcia of Harris County (Houston is the major city in Harris County) Texas left his duty pistol loose in his house. No alarm or security cameras. House was broken into, and guess whose duty pistol was stolen? The sheriff of Harris county provided a pistol to a burglar. Everyone I've spoken to about it agrees that was gross negligence on his part. I have few guns, but my 1911, AR-15, and Mossberg 500 are always locked in the safe. My XDM-45 4.5" is with me or on the kitchen counter, or on the night stand, or on the counter in the bathroom. If the grandkids are over, it's in the GunVault quick access box.
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Why does your friend say you need a shotgun for home defense? Is your friend Joe Biden?
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Why does your friend say you need a shotgun for home defense? Is your friend Joe Biden?
'need' may be the wrong term - let's say he feels a shotgun should be part of a good HD system. It may be likely one or two shots from any gun would scare off most burglars, but if there are several who are all armed a shotgun might be nice and he says I would use the revolver to get to the shotgun. My friend is a vet and I'm just
a guy starting to learn to shoot. I need some practice with my handgun first, but maybe will add a shotgun down the road. At this point just getting ideas from friends and forums : )
a guy starting to learn to shoot. I need some practice with my handgun first, but maybe will add a shotgun down the road. At this point just getting ideas from friends and forums : )
bowserb
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If you don't mind a suggestion, a modest investment in professional training will pay off now and later. I'm a vet too, and while I have a Mossberg shotgun, I consider the stealthiness and control that I have over a handgun in close places--like inside my house--to make that superior to anything I could do with a shotgun. Try to spin around with a shotgun or rifle in a doorway or between furniture while maintaining the ability to point anywhere. So there you go, two vets with opposite opinions. That's why you get professional training. It's better than opinions of friends or especially anonymous people on the Internet. Oh, and I think when you go to that class, they'll probably tell you that you never fire a weapon to scare someone.
I'm planning to get a safe, my stuff is hidden pretty well. At our house security is still pretty well handled by a terrior that bites as fast as a rattlesnake and a Rottweiler/Doberman mix that backs him up.
My town Houston, is number one in the nation for burglary.
I think the sound of dogs send most burglars to different locations, they're lazy people.
Not to profile but most Houston thieves are afraid of ALL dogs, even small ones.
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My town Houston, is number one in the nation for burglary.
I think the sound of dogs send most burglars to different locations, they're lazy people.
Not to profile but most Houston thieves are afraid of ALL dogs, even small ones.
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I don't think the two of you have different opinions - as you said you own a mossberg as well as handguns. This is the same thing my friend is suggesting - that the shotgun be a part of the HD system- not the entire system. Obviously the handgun is easier to maneuver with. As stated, I already own a revolver and pistol and am considering purchasing a shotgun in the future.
Incidentally, the Mossberg 500 combo that comes with both 18.5 in security and 28 in. field barrels is the one my friend is suggesting for being affordable and good quality. They're on sale at Big 5 now for $319.
Digvideo - I plan on buying a safe soon as well.
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