Need garage revolver

[creekbend]

i think his point was that it is hid in the garage.. and he enters the house thru the garage.. thus as soon as he steps into his garage.. he's at the gun..

that was my understanding anyway.

Thanks for posting. I fully understand, but what if the Intruder is already in the Garage or is going into the Garage from the House? Still not time for a Positive outcome. Just my thoughts.

 

[grsthegreat]

my personal thoughts about any "hidden" guns are....kids

When i was a kid my father had a WWII issue govt .45 "hidden" in a metal box with a 3 number tumbler lock. took my brother a few days to unlock that box after finding it hidden in the garage shelves.

Being the idiot that he and i were at the times. we decided to pull the lead from the bullets and get to the gun powder his idea by the way). By the way, God must look down on stupid people, cause neither of us were hurt.

When my father found out...he sold the gun (UGGGG what i would have given now to have that gun).


If i were in the need for a holdout (garage) gun, id probably look into one of those biometric gun safes that can release with a swipe of your fingers. at least thats better protection as they can be secured to a wall, hidden from view and safe.

I personally have a CCW, but rarely feel the need to carry where i live. I do when i have service calls to areas i dont feel comfortable with.

If things were to get worse here, i might see hiding a gun.

Now if i could only get a biometric safe large enough to hold my Saiga 12 streetsweaper.

 

[westcliffe01]

Your house, safe and car are not holsters... Weapons left in them will generally be as much use to you as the oxygen that an astronaut left on the launch pad.

If your personal safety situation is deteriorating, you should be carrying. What you are not carrying, more often than not will end up being what the intruders are carrying. "Feel good" weapons that are stashed somewhere are not contributing to your defense.

If your state law does not allow you to keep a weapon in your vehicle that is accessible, take the trouble and get a conceal carry permit. If you are not allowed to carry a weapon at work (a familiar situation), I would permanently install a safe in the trunk of my vehicle and lock it in there and it would be the first thing I take out when I get home. In many states there are pre-emption laws that prevent employers from prohibiting you from having a weapon in your car, parked in the company carpark. Michigan does not have such a law and it is rather problematic.

 

[STROIL]

I don't mean to insinuate that this would be the total perfect solution, but have you considered a couple large dogs? As the cops say, if a bad guy is considering breaking into 3 houses, and two of them have dogs and one doesn't... which one do you think he goes for?

 

[DT86]

http://www.charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Undercover_73811.asp

Edit... I messed up the link the first time. This was the one I meant to link to.

I bought my GF one a while back. She likes it very much and feels comfortable shooting it.

It's a nice little gun.

 

[the old grind]

I like the suggestion of .22 Mag for the recoil-sensitive shooter, but understand that rimfire revolvers have particularly stout hammer springs. This is due to the extra force needed to ignite the priming compound folded into the rim vs the cup & anvil of CF primers. Anyway, a lot of ladies will find a rimfire's necessarily heavier DA trigger pull a bit much to squeeze. In SA mode they're like most any other revolver, but you wouldn't want to stash one that way. (ie: cocked & not 'locked')

IMO the carry-type .45/.410s can be a bit awkward in general. Typical SG loads will produce a cone shaped pattern due to bore rifling, but disc/pellet loads will deliver more payload to point of aim. Expect .410 loads to generate more recoil than .45 LC, too. Still, if over-penetration is a concern either can be quite handy/effective in close quarter (indoor) situations.

There's a reason that 'dated' classics are still around (.38 Spl, .44 Spl, .45 LC etc) and that's because they can still do the job. In a world of super whiz-bangs and one-uppers they're still all one needs up close. Choice of brand is like a Ford/Chevy thing, but I too would recommend a .38 Spl in something ..... that's been proven reliable with your choice of ammo during those necessary practice hours. :2cents:

 

[Gunny]

If looking for low cost, I'd recommend a Taurus or a used Ruger Speed Six or Security Six, and as mentioned, some of the older S&Ws can be found at pretty reasonable prices.

 

[RoyJackson]

I'd go for the Taurus 85...in stainless steel if you don't expect to carry it.. I've had 3 or 4 over the years...still have two (one, an airweight, is my most frequently carried gun).
As far as the safety aspect (kids), you must consider how you want to handle that.

For a bit more money, it would be a Ruger SP101 (also in stainless). The SP101 can be had in several calibers. I'd buy it in .357 but keep .38 +P rounds in the cylinder.

 

[sixdogs]

I don't mean to insinuate that this would be the total perfect solution, but have you considered a couple large dogs? As the cops say, if a bad guy is considering breaking into 3 houses, and two of them have dogs and one doesn't... which one do you think he goes for?

A number of years back I read an article that surveyed felons in jail of what they would be most afraid of when breaking into a home. This is from memory but #1 fear was a woman with a shotgun who didn't know how to use it. #2 same thing but did know how to use it. #3 was a guy with a shotgun and #4 were dogs. Just an observation here.

 

[Buppies]

Shotguns to me would be the best in close quarters if you miss you don't. What is close by in our house is a shotgun everything else locked up. Confidence level to me is greater with shotgun