Gentlemen,

I need to hide a 1911 in a bookcase. Several years ago there used to be ads for what look to be books, but in reality the pages are cut out to where a handgun would fit. It appears to be an ordinary book on a shelf when in the bookcase.

Does anyone know where such could be obtained?

Thanks in advance,
Rafter-S

Try here, they have a smaller size too, I think it's part # 95814.Large Steel Book Safe

They aren't exactly what you are looking for but it's a start. Try googling "book safes".

Home invaders will pull books from a cabinet looking for such and hidden money or safes.

Invest in a small gun safe bolted to the floor. They are cheap.

I am not trying to secure guns, I have two large steel safes, 1,000 pounds each (when empty). What I need is a way to conceal a handgun when at my desk, when I walk from office to office, and from the car to the front door. I need something that won't be noticable, but the gun will be handy.

Rafter-S

Yes, Look at the NRA Web site
NRAStore.com - Products

Thanks. That looks exactly like what I need. Also will get one of the Day Planner cases.

Rafter-S

Sounds like a good idea, but the NRA emblem on the spine gives it away.

I doubt that the bad guys know anything about the NRA but if it tips them off, that's a good thing.

We've always made our own from a suitable book from a yard sale or second hand store. A dictionary, cook book or phone book can be very inconspicuous depending on what room the book is in.

Ditto. A great book is the CRC Physics tables.

I keep my gun book right out in the open on the coffee table. It's entitled "How to get off welfare and get back to work." I don't think they any thief would touch it...

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A brown paper sack always worked for me.

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Centennial Every Day

The NRA emblem is on the cover, not the spine. It wouldn't be visible unless it was pulled out from the other books.

Check the gunshows I picked up one at the show in Houston

Years ago I worked as a mechanic and occasionally did service calls in questionable neighborhoods. In the top of my toolbox I kept a pair of old white cotton work gloves. In one glove was an IJ hammerless revolver with the barrel stuck into the index finger. The cotton gloves had enough give that you could fire the gun with it inside the glove.

I also would occasionally throw the same pair of work gloves on top of the dash of my truck. I doubt it either case was legal then or now, so I'm not recommending it, just mentioning it.

Whatever ye do, cut not apart a Bible to conceal your weapons..

Or, ye might be given "The Black Spot"!......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_S...easure_Island))

"Who amongst ye even had a Bible?"

Quote: Long John Silver.....

I like the books the NRA is selling, but I'd recommend the day planner from Dillon over the NRA one. If you are planning on using the planner as a concealment device during your daily work life, then the front NRA emblem might be a give away. The Dillon planner has a plain front

http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/con...9__Day_Planner

If I was going the day planner route I'd pick something like this: Concealment Organizer/Planner Holster, Looks like an ordinary Organizer/Planner!

There are several companies that make day planner holsters that actually WORK as a day planner and a holster.

Yea, some folks still actually use paper day planners . . . my wife does. I use my smart phone, however. That's why I like using an "apparent" day planner . . . without all of the actual day planner material. To each his own!

Ain't that the truth.

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My CCW instructor had a book on metalworking, a huge old tome that he glued the pages together himself and used a drill press to 'cut out' the center of, then glued felt on both covers and camper tape around the cutout. I can't see gluing together 1k pages though, too much work for me.I would be more likely to take the pages out and make a wooden box the right size to replace them with and paint the edges so they looked like pages...

I've been using a Dillon day planner carrier every day for several years.

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There are places that will sell you a book cut out for [a/your] gun.
Since the 1960 I have been doing my owne:
1. Find a book of the correct thickness.
2. Lay the gun on the pages, inside the cover, and draw an outline of the gun.
3. Take a SHARP KNIFE and cut on the outside of the outline.
This should allow you to enlarge the whole if necessary.

Hi guys. I'm so glad that I came across this site/forum. You can find almost anything on the WEB and get much needed help at the same time. Thanks for the info about the day planner and the book safes. I'm going to college this fall and I may end up going five days a week again and I'll be damned if I'm going to go with my pistol! Last semester, some young s.o.b. pulled a gun on me while on a city bus! I have put off buying a gun close to two years, but that guy broke this camel's back! So it's going to be the day planner and a book safe whenever I leave for the college. Thanks you all so much.

FYI... Most colleges are "gun-free" zones. Just sayin'...

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FYI... Concealed means concealed and what they don't know won't hurt them. Just sayin'.


Check here for hollowed out books: http://www.secretstoragebooks.com/li...searchmode=new

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Could I suggest that from the moment you wake to the moment you hit the rack, it's on you and super concealed. While sleeping it's in a book, ect. and when you awake, it's back on your person. Don't even let a room mate know you have it! Good luck and don't get caught!

I'd be a little afraid of dropping the book and having the gun topple/fly out. But then I may be clumsier than most.

Andy

One of my hollowed-out books is "Readings in Russian History".

I'm the only one who's ever opened it.

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Concealing a handgun in a book===Been there dun that 45+ years ago.
[1] Select a book that fits the gun you want to hide.
[2] Lay the gun on the inside of the book and outline the gun.
[3] Use a BOX CUTTER or other sharp knife and add 1/4 inch to the outline drawing, when you cut.

Uhh... That's what "Just sayin'" means. Just sayin'

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I love that under the desk holster the NRA offers. That would work great for me to store one downstairs by the computer (under the desk).