"Hidden" Pistol Casss

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Cmiles1985

Cmiles1985

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Have any of you guys built pistol case for a "hidden in plain sight" kind of setup? If so, would you mind sharing a few pictures.

We had a little incident at the house tonight with a fellow coming into the garage and trying to get in the back door. She was standing on the steps going into the garage, and heard something come over the fence. She thought it was a cat, then this guy strolls into the back garage door and starts trying to convince my wife to let him in. It scared the daylights out of her, so she jumped up and locked the door. I wasn't far away. Once she had the door locked, I went ALL THE WAY to my bedroom to grab my pistol out of the top drawer, pop in the clip and get one in the chamber, etc. While I was in the phone with the 911 operator, I was thinking how silly it is that I'm well armed, but nothing nearby unless in the bedroom. With that in mind, I'd like to build something for my garage (where my wife makes her jewelry) and something for the living room to stow some self-defense aids out of view/reach of my ten and two year old sons.

Thanks for anything!

By the way, the guy hopped the fence and his in the neighbors yard until the police arrived and found/arrested him.

Merry Christmas y'all!!
 
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Glad everything turned out ok and that they caught the guy

Here are a few ideas that pop into mind:
Mantel clock
Humidor
Hollowed out book
Wall mounted key box
 
One in every room would be good. I think luckygunner dot com has the clocks made to store them in. I haven't seen any plans to build them. Glad it worked out for you.
 
I have made a couple of flag display cases with hidden compartment in behind the flag to receive a hand gun. Also you can get a shop clock with a hidden gun compartment, hang on the wall in garage...
 
I have a friend that mounted dowel rods on the inside of the hall closet just above the door and hangs a gun on it like you would at a range or a gun store. He doesn't have a round chambered as its hanging by the trigger guard. I would rather put some form of mounting bracket up there instead. The important thing to him was that you'd never know its there as it is well hidden and it keeps it handy.
I know it is not a hidden case, but it is an idea and its cheap to do.
 
If it is more than you and your wife (kids,grand kids or other adults in the house), I think I would opt for one of those biometric hand print operated safes. I'm thinking of one on each floor.
Glad you and yours are ok.

Not to change the topic.I was coming here to post these links for the gunny& Glock TV commercials I have never seen!

I had never seen a commercial for Glock or any hand gun! somebody on another forum sent it to me. Since I own one. It put a smile on my face this morning, along with "THE" Gunny! If you haven't seen them yet enjoy. Here are 3 great ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a2gCFOtaZPo#t=0


Wrong Diner Glock Commerical way too Funny!! - YouTube


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbdscXeNa20

There are a number of others on U-tube
:clown:
 
really...unless a pistol is on you at all times...your not going to be close enough

I don't carry in the house, but always keep the outside doors secure - but anywhere else short of going on base, I am strapping, what depends on the weather.
 
Try a hollowed out book.

War and Peace comes to mind (nobody actually picks that one up to read it).

Or get a holster and keep it with you, you don't need as many guns that way.
 
I would be very conflicted here.

Anything your wife can reach will also be accessible to the kids, when they become inventive in climbing.

Perhaps build cases that require moving a disguised switch (rare earth magnet) to open the "gun section"
 
One other idea is to just blatantly bolt a small gun safe to the wall. That's what was done at the zoo I worked at. We kept them in several buildings scattered around the zoo so firearms, dart guns, and pre-filled darts were always readily accessible by members of the zoo's animal escape response team in the event of an emergency. They could be in one in under 15 seconds.
 
I'm sure there are some folks in my area who are thinking in this direction, I know I am. Last week two women, a wife and her daughter, OPENED THE DOOR TO A STRANGER and were bludgeoned to death. This home is in a well to do, avg. $750,000 homes, neighborhood and the perp was filmed using their credit card to buy stuff at a gas station shortly after the incident; he is obviously not from the neighborhood. These women and their father, who wasn't home at the time, are very active and involved at our church and we are all in shock. Now I'm conflicted some. As a follower of Christ I believe we should pray for the victims and the offender as we allow God to redeem him (read the book The Shack). I'm also thinking I hope they find the guy and he puts up a fight that ends his life. This is a struggle. As my avatar says, my first response isn't often my best. I have firearms in the house, they are loaded and ready, they are never where where I am in the house so they are pretty much of no use for home/bodily defense. My wife and I have been discussing just what is being said here, where should I store the hand gun? I pray I am never put to the test, I may fail the teachings of my Savior and would regret it the rest of my life. I also do not want to stand by and have my family endangered. What a weight this is becoming.
WB
 
Thank you all for the suggestions. I am almost thinking of doing some drywall modifications to make a recess in the wall behind a picture. However, pictures tend to move often in our house. I like the idea of a rare earth magnet concealed cover. I will probably go this route for the front of the house. I'm thinking I'll build a new shelf for the cable box and blu-Ray player that is tall enough to have a void for one of my pistols along with the needed support for electronics. Countersink magnets in the end sections and end piece, then it's completely inconspicuous as well as out of reach for the kiddos. This project will take me a little while, but I'll post pics when done. Keep the ideas flowing. I still need to do something in the garage so that my wife is covered while making jewelry. My skews and gouges are close by :) but I'd rather her have something with a little reach!
 
I love it! I will take that idea and run with it John. I may end up building several concealments until I find what I like. This incident last night shook up my wife so much that I got instant wife approval to buy more guns! I'll be in design mode for a bit, but when I come up with something, I'll share.

Thanks again, and Merry Christmas!
 
That is a great idea having the AR in the box. The wood working is pretty straight forward. How did you do the the flag graphic on the front?
 
Please, please, PLEASE....don't rely on a clever hiding place or a magnet to keep a loaded gun out of the hands of your curious children.

There are a ton of companies that offer small easily consealable safes that could be built in to a drywall recess, clock, flag box or otherwise hidden around your home. But please plan on incorporating some type of lock into your plan. Lots of ways to do this, some of which have been mentioned earlier in the thread...the biometric locks are probably the fastest to access.

Its an extra step and a small additional cost but could very realistically prevent an unspeakable tragedy.


~Sam
 
I keep one pistol on top of a china hutch with a hat laying on top of it. Everything else is locked in a safe. I've thought about putting either a shot gun or hand gun in the bedroom closet over the door. This would be well out of sight. There are no kids at our house so that is not an issue.
Of course the more guns that are loaded and accessible the more chance of an accident.
 
 
frank123 said:
Try a hollowed out book.

War and Peace comes to mind (nobody actually picks that one up to read it).

Or get a holster and keep it with you, you don't need as many guns that way.
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I do this with a .380 in the office. But...both my wife and I have CC's, almost always carry everywhere and have no kids. Unless our dog gets thumbs, we're safe. Couple of notes as to our choice; we live in a county island and have no street lighting, some what slow response time from LEO due to cut backs. Older, well-to-do demographic...except for us on both counts :wink:, and training every week. After years of gov't service and training, nothing says "I love you" like a day at the range!
The book idea is fun, but a drawer in the kitchen, china cabinet, under a couch cushion, so on works well too. Always check your local laws on securing and carrying on your own property. It goes without saying, if you have kids in the house...maximum safety is a must!!
 
How about a drop-down spice rack mounted under her jewelry making counter?
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No picture but, I took a picture and added a 2.5" thick box behind it. put a hinge on the top with 3 rare earth magnets also on top. Keeps a pistol within reach.

My youngest is 8 and she knows where my firearms are and I teach all of my kids firearm safety and proper sight picture.
 
A biometric safe is quick and easy to access. It should also be noted that I would never store my handgun unloaded. The few seconds that it takes to slide in the clip and chamber the round are seconds that would be best used otherwise.
 
When I was a child, we always had loaded guns in the house. BUT both my brother and I went through the NRA gun safety classes as soon as we were old enough, and we already knew how to shoot safely, even before the classes. I got my first rifle when I was 8.

I raised my own children to be gun savvy as well. They both learned to shoot as soon as they were old enough to handle a weapon safely. And they, too, went through the NRA safety classes.

Both my husband and I had concealed carry licenses until a few years ago when the state made them unnecessary. Anyone can carry concealed in AZ now, but we have both been through the CCW training program, including the "shoot-don't shoot" video training. (talk about the ultimate video game!)

My kids were, and are, competitive shooters to this day, both with firearms and bows. The whole family used to belong to an archery league. (My son's boys have an air rifle range in the basement.)

Even as children, we knew where the house guns were kept. My father was gone a lot, and my mother and either of us children could use them if necessary. (The primary house gun was a 20 gauge shotgun). If it isn't within easy reach, it might as well not be in the house.
 
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