Anyone carry their slide in their pocket?

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

I am not allowed to have a firearm on me at work, but I am not going to leave my glock in my car. I have always carried my "upper" in my pocket anywhere that carry is not allowed.

Now, I am looking for a case to store it in so I don't wear out my pockets.

Anyone else do this? If someone breaks into my car, they will get a frame and magazine, yet the gun is put together in a couple of seconds when I leave work, and I am pretty sure I am not going to get shot with my own gun when I return to my car.

[TGO David]

Not something I've ever done, but I guess you could find a case to hold a faceplate off of a radio or something like that and stuff your slide in there. I'd be more worried about the serialized barrel and frame on a Glock, than just the slide.

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

I am carrying the entire upper. Barrel, spring and slide.

[Guest 70below]

I'm with David.........I'd carry the lower on me if I had to choose. Its easier to buy a replacement upper. I can understand your point of view on taking the upper though. I'm sure there must be a suitable case.......maybe a glasses/sunglasses case?

Edit: I think the best option would be a lock box mounted under/behind the seat. For about $80 they're a good option.

Edited July 31, 2009 by 70below

[Ghooge2008]

I had never though of doing this...but it is a GREAT idea! I would have to give the radio face case a +1 or maybe a hard glasses case. Depending on what model of glock ya got. I've seen nice aluminum cigar cases. Guess it would depend on if you have a subcompact or full size.

[Guest 70below]

You might even be able to find a mag pouch that has velcro closure or a snap closure that would be large enough. Then you could even keep it on your belt.

[macville]

Are we sure it would be legal to carry the uppers into a place where you can't carry? The Fed's consider the part with the serial number a "firearm", so maybe you could still be charged if you carried into a school or something?

My new thought is to find a very short bike type lock and loop it around the bottom of the seat and through the trigger guard on my gun. It ain't pretty, but I could still slide the gun under the seat and they'd need bolt cutters to get the gun (unless the broke the plastic trigger guard, but that wouldn't make it worth much when you try to sell it.)

Matthew

[mousegunner]

Gun laws sure do make honest people do strange things!

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

I checked with H.R. and they don't have a problem with it. The serial is on the barrel and the frame so, I don't know what technically makes a handgun a handgun.

It is a glock model 36. If you wanted to, you could probably make just the upper fire a round since the striker can be pulled back and released. That would be one of those "Hold mah beer, and watch this!" moments where a little duct tape could have averted catastrophe.

[Guest clsutton21]

Gun laws sure do make honest people do strange things!

I usually make wax replicas of my firearm and place them all around the car(75 or so of them). That way the crook has to check each one to see which is real.

[Guest eyebedam]

Should fit in a Oakley sunglasses case. Better yet get a cheap pistol safe/vault & bolt it down in your vehicle somewhere. Wally world has 1 for 19.99.

[Guest TurboniumOxide]

There is literally nowhere to bolt a lockbox down in my car. I have a very small sports car. I just bought one of those $20 lockboxes from WallyWorld sunday. That one is bolted to my workbench so I don't have to put the oily gun parts I am working on into my nice clean safe. Works great for that.

[Guest clsutton21]

Your car doesn't have a trunk or at least a locking glove box?

[dralarms]

I've got an old faceplate box laying around here somewhere, it's yours if you want it. Pm me you address and I'll send it out.

[Guest HexHead]

I'm with David.........I'd carry the lower on me if I had to choose. Its easier to buy a replacement upper.

Since the lower is the part with the firearm SN, technically he'd still be carrying the firearm if push came to shove with his employer.

[bvarnell]

I like the idea of a 2 or 3 cigar case. I have a couple that will hold a 8" cigar easily.

[Guest 70below]

Since the lower is the part with the firearm SN, technically he'd still be carrying the firearm if push came to shove with his employer.

I don't really think that would be the case. The lower is only a firearms from the BATFE's point of view. From any other law enforcement standpoint, I don't think they could prove intent to go armed if you had a chunk of plastic with no upper or ammo.

Not to say they couldn't try.....lol.

[bubbiesdad]

I am not allowed to have a firearm on me at work, but I am not going to leave my glock in my car. I have always carried my "upper" in my pocket anywhere that carry is not allowed.

Now, I am looking for a case to store it in so I don't wear out my pockets.

Anyone else do this? If someone breaks into my car, they will get a frame and magazine, yet the gun is put together in a couple of seconds when I leave work, and I am pretty sure I am not going to get shot with my own gun when I return to my car.

Have a spot in your car for this?

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[res308]

I usually make wax replicas of my firearm and place them all around the car(75 or so of them). That way the crook has to check each one to see which is real.

Must be a lot of fun on a 95 degree day!

[kwe45919]

Gun laws sure do make honest people do strange things!

Maybe I'm stupid on this one but I can't worry about someone breaking into my car and stealing my Glock. I can't stop someone from breaking into anything of mine nor can I control who's hands my Glock or any of my firearms might end up in if they are stolen. I'd actually be more hurt if they stole one of my cars or one of my guitars. They're more valuable than my Glock is.....