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How do your store your OC piece in the car?

bennie1986

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I started carrying with one in the chamber and when I get to work I have to leave the gun in the car. When I remove my gun from the holster I remove the chambered round to store it but wonder if that’s a good idea or not. How do other people handle storing a gun in the car for long periods?
 
amlevin

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bennie1986 said:
I started carrying with one in the chamber and when I get to work I have to leave the gun in the car. When I remove my gun from the holster I remove the chambered round to store it but wonder if that’s a good idea or not. How do other people handle storing a gun in the car for long periods?
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Mine is locked in the car as well as being locked in the console. Don't bother unloading chambered round.

I try not to stay away from my Sig too long as I don't want it to suffer from "separation anxiety".
 
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Not sure what a "long period" means, but...I'm pretty lucky in that my truck is line of sight to my office, so it's less of an issue as if it were out of sight in a Pkg lot or Pkg gargage or on the street.

I leave my Kimber in the consol, vehicle locked, unloaded, out of site....when I am in the vehicle, I comfortably carry it on my belt, loaded or may have it in one of the cubby's....if I have to be somewhere that I don't think leaving it in the vehicle is a good idea and I can't OC then, under the shirt it goes! I don't get to far from it, having had vehicles broken into in the past.

...mostly, when I'm in the vehicle, I just wear it....

bennie1986 said:
I started carrying with one in the chamber and when I get to work I have to leave the gun in the car. When I remove my gun from the holster I remove the chambered round to store it but wonder if that’s a good idea or not. How do other people handle storing a gun in the car for long periods?
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I do what you do...

Unholster pistol, eject magazine, eject chambered round, insert ejected round into ejected magazine, store both in locked console in locked car/truck

When I get back: Slam, rack and stash
 
jt59

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Minutia......I actually, take the clip with me.....I don't want to confront some fool that's broken into my vehicle at the mall and have the gun AND clip in the cab....:banghead:


daddy4count said:
I do what you do...

Unholster pistol, eject magazine, eject chambered round, insert ejected round into ejected magazine, store both in locked console in locked car/truck

When I get back: Slam, rack and stash
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jt59

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I would expect personal choice and comfort level.

mik253 said:
I like how Jt5 does it, I put it in the glove and leave it cocked n locked, when I'm driving its always in reach, usually not in the holster? Whats the advantage to taking the round out of the chamber?
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jt59

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Yes, Yes,....I can see it (retirement), just over the horizon...but, not yet, not yet,

I'm going to try and turn my current job into part time over the next several years....

Trigger Dr said:
I am retired, but have a part time job. No carry on the job, but I do have a secure storage.
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Aryk45XD

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Be careful with chambering old rounds.

Just remember, it's not a good idea to chamber the same round many times. You may notice the bullet pushed into the case after just one or two racks of the slide. If you have a CPL, it's a good idea to keep it chambered and locked up. Before I had my CPL, I even kept the slide back when I was out around town. I chambered slowly and shot a round of defensive ammo after a few millimeters of travel. Now my CC piece stays on my door, but won't fire without the mag in my pocket and my OC piece stays in the locked case attached to my seat.
 
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Aryk45XD said:
Just remember, it's not a good idea to chamber the same round many times. You may notice the bullet pushed into the case after just one or two racks of the slide. If you have a CPL, it's a good idea to keep it chambered and locked up. Before I had my CPL, I even kept the slide back when I was out around town. I chambered slowly and shot a round of defensive ammo after a few millimeters of travel. Now my CC piece stays on my door, but won't fire without the mag in my pocket and my OC piece stays in the locked case attached to my seat.
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+1. This is why I shoot up and replace my defensive rounds every couple of months.

If I have to leave my piece in the truck, it's locked in the console. I don't bother clearing it.
 
gogodawgs

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amlevin said:
Mine is locked in the car as well as being locked in the console. Don't bother unloading chambered round.

I try not to stay away from my Sig too long as I don't want it to suffer from "separation anxiety".
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Also carry a Sig or two or 3...

It stays cocked, locked and ready to fire! It stays locked in the car.
 
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krazichinaman said:
If I have to leave it in the car, then I lock it up in a Nano Vault 200. http://www.gunvault.com/handgun-safes/nano-vault.html I do not take the round out of the chamber. I also leave my spare mag in the safe as well.

It gets secured via cable around something stable in the car like the seat rails or frame.
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Looks like a common "wafer" lock - easily picked w/paperclip and a leatherman or small screwdriver. :yikes! have you ever tried to open it w/o the key?

Recently had to secure mine while going on-post... put it in the toolbox in my trunk and slapped a master lock on it. Also easily defeated w/a pair of good pliers or clippers. Like Daddy always used to say - locks are to keep honest people honest.
 
MAndrew

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I like the idea of taking the magazine with me when leaving a gun in the vehicle. That is something that I'll start doing from now on.
 
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