trigger locks
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Danimal247
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I plan on using a cable with my sig, A) because it comes with one B) because trigger locks do not stop the action of a slide so a bullet can be loaded and shot if intended, it will take a little wiggling of the trigger lock but can be done easily (probably unlikely on a glock with the safety trigger imbedded, but ya never know)
easyrider604
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Keyed. Whatever I found cheapest or available at the time I was looking, Uvex or Master. Primary security storage device is my safe anyways.
Trigger lock is used only for transport to range, so just need the trigger locks to comply with regulations.
Never used cable, padlock or barrel insert....too bulky IMO.
Trigger lock is used only for transport to range, so just need the trigger locks to comply with regulations.
Never used cable, padlock or barrel insert....too bulky IMO.
for transport: trigger locks (combination type) and combo locks
and since i have a little one with monkey paws:
for storage: hand gun in safe w/ keypad (times out after 2 wrong tries)
one cabinet each with key, ammo stored locked separate
and since i have a little one with monkey paws:
for storage: hand gun in safe w/ keypad (times out after 2 wrong tries)
one cabinet each with key, ammo stored locked separate
Locks
Take a look at a system called Visualock. I use several. While keyed with a special tool, and all my case locks are combo, I like the product because it locks the entire gun. Basically it prevents any sort action that would load the gun. The fact that the gun is locked and safe is obvious. While it does'n control muzzle direction using it does do everything else.
http://www.visualock.com
Take a look at a system called Visualock. I use several. While keyed with a special tool, and all my case locks are combo, I like the product because it locks the entire gun. Basically it prevents any sort action that would load the gun. The fact that the gun is locked and safe is obvious. While it does'n control muzzle direction using it does do everything else.
http://www.visualock.com
not quite, but i bought the dozen pack of simple locks from Canada Ammo, so i'll let you know in a day or two how those ones fit.
from what i've seen, most trigger locks don't block BEHIND the trigger, they just prevent a finger or chopstick from being put in FRONT of the trigger, so they ought to work on a 1911 just fine. they have one pair of fingers that grip the bottom edge of the trigger guard, and another pair that grips the front to prevent the whole assembly from being moved back-n-forth.
from what i've seen, most trigger locks don't block BEHIND the trigger, they just prevent a finger or chopstick from being put in FRONT of the trigger, so they ought to work on a 1911 just fine. they have one pair of fingers that grip the bottom edge of the trigger guard, and another pair that grips the front to prevent the whole assembly from being moved back-n-forth.
yeah, and they're expensive. if the cheapie locks are technically legal and OK, then i see no reason to get more fancy than that - considering that the pistol case has to be locked too. at least in my case - others with kids or the potential for other curious folk may still prefer the tougher stuff.
+1. All my locks are combo and all use the same number, makes it hard to screw up and forget the number or lose/forget the keys out at the range. Locks are only used for transport, everything is locked in a safe at home, so storage is no issue for me.
Mark
I use combination locks, all set alike, for all my guns. This is a bad idea: as an experiment, I just ran the numbers 000 to 100 through one of my locks. It took three-and-a-half minutes. So any thief with half-an-hour's patience could unlock one of my guns, then use the same number for all the rest.
Let's face it: trigger locks are virtually useless. They exist to placate the powers that be, not to ensure safety.
Most gun safes, even the very expensive ones, are just as useless. There is a video floating around cyberspace that shows a man with a crowbar ripping a top name-brand rifle safe open in less than two minutes. (Can somebody post a link to this?)
Sorry, but unless you live in an old bank office with vault attached and keep your guns in a bankers' safe, your guns are vulnerable.
Let's face it: trigger locks are virtually useless. They exist to placate the powers that be, not to ensure safety.
Most gun safes, even the very expensive ones, are just as useless. There is a video floating around cyberspace that shows a man with a crowbar ripping a top name-brand rifle safe open in less than two minutes. (Can somebody post a link to this?)
Sorry, but unless you live in an old bank office with vault attached and keep your guns in a bankers' safe, your guns are vulnerable.
Cheapest I can find whatever is required by law since it doesn't take much to remove it's a device for a LEO to see on my guns and that's it. Even the gun cabinet is to keep my 7 year old out not to prevent a thief if I can figure a way in a minute or less so can they.
