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Ive thought about mounting a holster to the back of my nightstand. Do you think it was be easier to have it there then in the top drawer? I dont have kids, so I dont worry about little ones getting to it. The location of my nightstand is good, you dont ever see behind it. Any thoughts?

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Guest truthsayer
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a couple of guys here have done it with pretty good results.

Guest bkelm18
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Whatever you think works best for you. I've seen some people put a layer of foam in the drawer and cut out a spot for the gun to sit so it won't slide around.

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Whatever you think works best for you. I've seen some people put a layer of foam in the drawer and cut out a spot for the gun to sit so it won't slide around.

Thats not a bad idea. But I think mines more of a security issue than a sliding around the drawer issue. You know?

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Why would you not just keep it in the drawer during the day and set it on top of the nightstand when you go to bed?

I dont wanna wake up to someone holding my gun in my face.

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I keep mine on top of the night stand.

Guess I've always figured the the noise it would take from them to break in the locked door would be enough to wake me up.

If not and they are already on top of me in my bedroom, not sure I'd have enough time to reach into the drawer or behind the stand to grab the handgun anyway.

But decent point that if they didn't see it, they wouldn't have yours to use against you.

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I keep mine on top of the night stand.

Guess I've always figured the the noise it would take from them to break in the locked door would be enough to wake me up.

If not and they are already on top of me in my bedroom, not sure I'd have enough time to reach into the drawer or behind the stand to grab the handgun anyway.

But decent point that if they didn't see it, they wouldn't have yours to use against you.

Yeah, my sleaping habits are screwed up. Sometimes I wake up to the smallest sound. Then other times IVe slept thru hurricanes. I dont wanna be in a deep sleep the night someone if ever decides to break in.

Guest jackdm3
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I dont wanna wake up to someone holding my gun in my face.

A security system could help that.

Guest Verbal Kint
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A security system could help that.

Or a doberman, german shepherd, or other good guard dog. :D

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A security system could help that.

This is on my list of things for my home. I just havnt had the extra money for it. Plus, I live with 2 women and 1 works late sometimes and I swear both are natural blondes. :D Id be waking up at 2am to the alarm going off.

Guest Verbal Kint
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This is on my list of things for my home. I just havnt had the extra money for it. Plus, I live with 2 women and 1 works late sometimes and I swear both are natural blondes. :D Id be waking up at 2am to the alarm going off.

Like I said... buy a guard dog. Chicks dig cool dogs, they make good companions, and the added security for everyone in the dwelling is a plus. Just don't tell them he's trained to tear people's limbs off and use them as chew toys. :tough:

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Here is a cheap solution I have thought about.

Door Stop Alarm

NRAStore.com - Product Detail

Ive looked at things like this before. But its been awhile.

Like I said... buy a guard dog. Chicks dig cool dogs, they make good companions, and the added security for everyone in the dwelling is a plus. Just don't tell them he's trained to tear people's limbs off and use them as chew toys. :D

What? You mean our Yorkie tearing your toe up isnt enough????

Do you own the home?

Yes.

Guest Verbal Kint
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What? You mean our Yorkie tearing your toe up isnt enough????

That depends... does the yorkie look anywhere near intimidating as this?

uglydog.png

If not... I would get a bigger dog. :D

Guest jackdm3
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For the windows, drill through the sashes where they intersect at a slight downward (pointing down from the inside) with a 1/4" bit on both sides of the sash. Put a new threaded bolt/screw/pin barely small enough to insert through the first sash and HALF WAY into the second sash. This should leave you with a traditional middle sash latch and two new bolts for each window. The leverage to pry that kind of window is infuriating. They'll make enough noise trying to get in, you should be able to wake from that. This is a really cheap and effective fix. On my doors I have high pitched personal sirens that they would have a hard time trying to figure out how to turn them off, meanwhile a disturbance like that will have my wife screaming like a monkey (sorry, honey, but it's true!) And then I bought a security system. A real one where every entrance is hardwired. Mine was $700 installed in two days. There are no batteries to worry about on every sensor. Monitoring is $22/mo. because I shopped around for low monthly fees and made them match it.

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I wish this house had come with a system. My cousin owns a his own monitoring company.

You got pics of the windows again?

Posted (edited)
Ive thought about mounting a holster to the back of my nightstand. Do you think it was be easier to have it there then in the top drawer? I dont have kids, so I dont worry about little ones getting to it. The location of my nightstand is good, you dont ever see behind it. Any thoughts?

Just screw a part of a belt across the back of the nightstand

down low , get a cheap uncle mikes clip on holster and slide it over the belt , works great.

Edited by 59allstate
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Just screw a part of a belt across the back of the nightstand

down low , get a cheap uncle mikes clip on holster and slide it over the belt , works great.

Yeah, Im gonna go to the store today and look for a holster. I didnt even thing about using a old belt. Great idea.

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That depends... does the yorkie look anywhere near intimidating as this?

uglydog.png

If not... I would get a bigger dog. ;)

if i woke up to that running around my bedroom, my floor would look like swiss cheese after i emptied my sp-01 on it.

i've seen that dog before, but i just can't get over how horribly ugly it is.

Guest Verbal Kint
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i've seen that dog before, but i just can't get over how horribly ugly it is.

Yeah, won the title of World's Ugliest Dog (literally) for quite awhile, but I believe it finally passed away. God apparently had mercy on it. ;)

ETA (from wikipedia) :

Sam (November 1990–November 18, 2005) was a blind pure-bred Chinese Crested hairless dog, and three time champion of the annual Sonoma-Marin Fair World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California in 2003–2005. His ugliness gained him international fame and celebrity – his death was a top headline on major news websites.[1][2]

Susie Lockheed, his owner and a resident of Santa Barbara, took him in as a rescue dog in 1999.[3]

In 2005, Sam starred on Criss Angel's 2005 Mindfreak Halloween Special which aired on the A&E Network. Sam played the role of Angel's cat, dressed up in a Halloween costume.

Due to heart complications Sam was euthanized on November 18, 2005, just shy of his 15th birthday.[3][4]

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