DelFuego
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Anybody know of a trigger lock that really works on a 15-22? Actually, one that works on many different guns. I've bought two different ones from Bass Pro Shops and they don't stop the trigger from moving.
Trigger lock for 15-22
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Majorlk
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Most trigger locks are like that. IMHO they are a waste of money. If you want to disable the rifle, remove the BCG.
Lock the bolt to the rear. Remove the magazine. Insert a cable lock through the magazine well and up out through the ejection port. That will absolutely disable the rifle. The rifle is easily returned to service by removing the cable lock. HTH. Sincerely. brucev.
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cjt50
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And S&W provides said cable lock with every 15-22. No additional purchase required.
And.................. It works as designed!
And S&W provides said cable lock with every 15-22. No additional purchase required.
I knew I was opening myself up to some sarcasm with this question.
The cable locks require that you carry a key and I hate the wad of keys that go to my guns. I like the fact that the trigger locks are of the combination variety and don't make your gun look ridiculous. I was just hoping that there was some kind of trigger lock that had a two prong doo-hickey that goes in front and behind the trigger.
Majorlk
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No sarcasm intended.
You might look at trying the little TSA luggage locks. The have small, skinny shanks and use combinations instead of keys.
That said, I do not use gun locks, trigger or otherwise. If a firearm is not in my immediate possession, it is in the vault. In neither case is any kind of a lock necessary.
You might look at trying the little TSA luggage locks. The have small, skinny shanks and use combinations instead of keys.
That said, I do not use gun locks, trigger or otherwise. If a firearm is not in my immediate possession, it is in the vault. In neither case is any kind of a lock necessary.
How would you attach that to the gun to disable it? The ones I'm thinking of are so small they could only hang from the trigger guard.
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Majorlk
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Insert the shank behind the trigger so it cannot move. Imperfect solution, but then I think all trigger locks are an imperfect solution. I can pop a trigger lock off in 10 seconds, cut a cable lock in the same amount of time and so forth. They are essentially feel-good devices, not something that actually works. The only good lock is the one that some manufacturers build into the gun, and I don't like them either.
If you must leave your firearms laying around where unauthorized persons can get to them, the ONLY safe thing to do is to disable them: remove bolt, BCG, slide or barrel, cylinder ...
This really isn't rocket science, folks, just common sense.
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roushstage2
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I knew I was opening myself up to some sarcasm with this question.
The cable locks require that you carry a key and I hate the wad of keys that go to my guns. I like the fact that the trigger locks are of the combination variety and don't make your gun look ridiculous. I was just hoping that there was some kind of trigger lock that had a two prong doo-hickey that goes in front and behind the trigger.
Are you wanting this for transport then or for in your home? I ask because if you are doing this for transport, a cable/trigger/whatever lock doesn't satisfy the [soon to be long rifle] transportation requirement in CA.
If you want it for your home, they have 3-digit combination cable locks out there.
OK you must be thinking of a lock with a thicker shank than I am. the ones I've seen are so thin you could hang 3 of them and still shoot the gun.
I agree that any of these solution aren't failsafe but they would keep reasonable safe.
Are you wanting this for transport then or for in your home? I ask because if you are doing this for transport, a cable/trigger/whatever lock doesn't satisfy the [soon to be long rifle] transportation requirement in CA.
If you want it for your home, they have 3-digit combination cable locks out there.
It would be for transportation. I keep my guns locked up at home.
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roushstage2
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Save up for lockable, "fully enclosed" cases then, if that's where you are going with it. The cable/trigger locks only satisfy the initial DROS requirement for "Project Childsafe."
I've been looking at AB809 again (which takes effect Jan 1, 2014), but I don't see anything that actually changes the transportation requirements again. I must have just caught someone asking about it; it's been some time since I saw that. AB1527, which took effect the beginning of this year, makes it dicier for those who live in incorporated areas though.
"BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2013 Long guns must be transported in a completely enclosing case when not in a vehicle; if the case is designed as a gun case, no lock required. If the case is NOT designed as a gun case, must also be locked."
I am terrible at understanding legal terminology. It appears to me that the case can be made of cloth because they do not state otherwise. In effect, this thread is telling me that there is no trigger lock that would work with either my 15-22 or my recently acquired Glock 17. I was afraid of that and I really hate cable locks.
photoracer
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This sounds like a constitutional suit waiting to be filed. So they want a visible warning by assuming if it is a gun case by looks, you then have a firearm in it. But if it is not by definition or sight a gun case and therefore technically it is concealed in a case designed for something else they want it locked so they feel safer. Or locked so they can apprehend someone before they could get it open. Like a purse for instance. Sounds to me like they are extending the definition of concealed carry to include containers not concealed on your person, but in plain sight in your possession. Exactly like either a gun purse or a gun fanny pack.
So if the local police see you with a gun case, which is legal, they will assume you actually have a firearm in it and if the situation is tense they could get away with shooting you for probable cause just because you had a real gun case with you and you were a threat. On the otherhand if it is a non-gun case and they don't know you have a gun in it, and for some reason they detain you and find there is a gun in it you can be arrested if it is not locked somehow. And it appears they get to define what is locked and what is not. Sounds to be like you are damned if you do and damned if you don't.
So if the local police see you with a gun case, which is legal, they will assume you actually have a firearm in it and if the situation is tense they could get away with shooting you for probable cause just because you had a real gun case with you and you were a threat. On the otherhand if it is a non-gun case and they don't know you have a gun in it, and for some reason they detain you and find there is a gun in it you can be arrested if it is not locked somehow. And it appears they get to define what is locked and what is not. Sounds to be like you are damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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Majorlk
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Again, to completely eliminate the possibility of the firearm being fired, simply remove the bolt from the 15-22 and the slide from the Glock. It's not rocket science to disable a firearm.
