Good way to hide a gun in locked car?

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Good way to hide a gun in locked car?

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When you have to park you car and walk into a gun-free building (school, etc), what are some good hiding methods to use so it would be harder to be found by a petty car thief should they break in to steal contents, not the entire vehicle?
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i just put mine in the center console of my truck and lock the doors.

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Depends on the car.

I drive a Mini Cooper and have the best hiding spot ever.

Easily accesable but no one would find it unless they parted out the car.

What kind of car?

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There is a thread somewhere that deals with lockable boxes. They will stop the smash and grab robbery. Also learned from that thread to remove the clip/magazine and take it with you so at least the thug is not istantly armed with YOUR weapon. :thumbs2:
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I use the in car safe from center-of-mass. I like that you can order more than one, but have them keyed the same. We've used them for several years and I recommend them.
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I usually empty my trash bag on top of my mounted lock case when I have to leave my weapons in the vehicle. I once emptied a laundry bag on top of it, after all who's gonna look through dirty clothes? I'll leave what clothes to your imagination "rlol". but its always in a locked box that is out of sight under normal conditions, but with the added "camo" its even more difficult to see.
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I have a late model Corolla.
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Lock box under the seat. There's not really another place in the car I drive.
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Used diapers covering a gun in the floorboard will probably be great protection, ...except from rust.
G.A. Heath wrote:I usually empty my trash bag on top of my mounted lock case when I have to leave my weapons in the vehicle. I once emptied a laundry bag on top of it, after all who's gonna look through dirty clothes? I'll leave what clothes to your imagination "rlol". but its always in a locked box that is out of sight under normal conditions, but with the added "camo" its even more difficult to see.
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I asked, then what would I use to cover up my guns in the floorboard in the Burger King sacks? ... the $20,000.00 cash in the floorboard under the newspapers I'm taking to the Casino tonight?

Seriously, if I had to disarm often, I'd get a lock box or car safe.
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Hang it on the pitbull's collar? :biggrinjester:

I hace the COM lockboxes plus use the same camo technique but mainly because I use passenger floorboad as trash bag instead of littering.
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Topbuilder wrote:There is a thread somewhere that deals with lockable boxes. They will stop the smash and grab robbery. Also learned from that thread to remove the clip/magazine and take it with you so at least the thug is not istantly armed with YOUR weapon. :thumbs2:
You could take it a step further and field strip it to scatter the pieces in different locations.
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lock box cabled to the seat frame. It will stop the "smash and grab" but if the miscreant thought to bring bolt cutters, I'm toast.

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I mounted mine under the steering wheel.
WELL hidden and easily accessible!

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AustinBoy wrote:I mounted mine under the steering wheel.
WELL hidden and easily accessible!

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Cool idea. Do you have that holster bolted down somehow?
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