Another Safety Idea for Revolvers

[Mehutch]

I have most of my revolvers loaded and ready to go safely locked up. No children in the house, my son is 24 and a is very careful with my guns. I have in the past years been using a red rubber band to indicate caution and that my guns maybe loaded. It has been a good reminder when I handle my guns.

Now if I had to grab and shoot any of them the red rubber band wont slow things up (If). But it is another safety measure I use.

Rubber band can be bought at Office Depot in many colors. Cheers.

 

[Muss Muggins]

I guess I don't understand . . .

 

[6518John]

"A sixgun or automatic pistol is a tool, and a deadly one; handle them as such. From the start, consider all guns as being loaded whether you know them to be empty or not. Treat them as loaded guns and you will never have an accident. I am scared of empty guns and keep mine loaded at all times. The family knows the guns are loaded and treats them with respect. Loaded guns cause few accidents; "empty guns" kill people every year." –Elmer Keith, Sixguns, p. 87

 

[silversnake]

I have most of my revolvers loaded and ready to go safely locked up. No children in the house, my son is 24 and a is very careful with my guns. I have in the past years been using a red rubber band to indicate caution and that my guns maybe loaded. It has been a good reminder when I handle my guns.

Now if I had to grab and shoot any of them the red rubber band wont slow things up (If). But it is another safety measure I use.

Rubber band can be bought at Office Depot in many colors. Cheers.

Never felt the need to do anything like that. If I wanted a visual reminder I would just leave the cylinder open, with a speedloader inserted but not pressed in all the way. I'd be able to tell from across the room this revolver is ready for action.

 

[Anton Chigurh]

Those are some pretty rubber bands, though.

 

[Lostaro]

Whatever system works for you go for it...your guns, your peace of mind.

I think that awesome revolver makes those rubber bands look good.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Whatever works for you is good.

I just keep everything larger than .22LR loaded with my preferred self-defense rounds/shells.

 

[reddog81]

Every gun is a loaded gun until I verify its unloaded as far as I'm concerned. And I keep 2 of my guns loaded on a regular basis.

If the rubber band helps that's great but what about guns without the bands. I'm guessing you verify those are unloaded before handling and such.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Every gun I own is loaded.....even when they're not.

 

[ContinentalOp]

I suppose if it makes you feel better, go ahead. I don't see a reason for anything like that. Further, I wouldn't want anything like that impeding the operation of the gun. That band is going to add resistance not only to the hammer, but also to cylinder rotation, albeit probably a negligible amount. And while it may be statistically unlikely, what happens if you need to reload? Have you at least done dry fire practice with the band in place to see how it affects the way you operate it? Or practiced removing the band when retrieving it?

 

[GeoJelly]

That's also a very nice picture of your 686 - and it's neat how the red from the rubber bands actually matches the red in your grips. Do they only have one width, or would it be possible to get some wider bands? Then you could write some handy info on them like date loaded, ammo brand, bullet weight and such. Very good idea to wrap it up like that with a red rubber band!!

 

[Highhawk1948]

I can see where that would be a visual reminder. All of mine are loaded.

 

[Muss Muggins]

. . . Do they only have one width, or would it be possible to get some wider bands? Then you could write some handy info on them like date loaded, ammo brand, bullet weight and such. Very good idea to wrap it up like that with a red rubber band!!

I guess I don't understand this either . . .

 

[Walkingwolf]

I have found the safest place for a loaded gun is on my hip.

1)within easy reach
2)safely secured, and prying hands would be difficult.
3)Even if you have only one gun it is accessible in every room in the house.

 

[GeoJelly]

I guess I don't understand this either . . .

Maybe there was just a smidge of tongue in cheek in my comments ... That said, it's an original idea - and I do use large, thick rubber bands to hold a few handguns into their holsters. Just came in from a walk in the neighborhood and the G42 is in a DeSantis ... with a thick band on it. The part about writing things on the bands was pure ... baloney ...

Started doing this after the hammer on my SIG 238 put a heck of a hole in the wood floor ... when I dropped it ... To keep this comment on topic for safety - not seen on the G42 is the Saf-t-blok behind the trigger - and I thought I saw that the Saf-t-bloks are offered in red now.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Maybe there was just a smidge of tongue in cheek in my comments ... That said, it's an original idea - and I do use large, thick rubber bands to hold a few handguns into their holsters. Just came in from a walk in the neighborhood and the G42 is in a DeSantis ... with a thick band on it. The part about writing things on the bands was pure ... baloney ...

Having a hard time visualizing a thick rubber band around any part of a Glock 42, and how it would aid keeping it in a holster . . . ?

 

[sodacan]

When you run out of ammo, you can shoot your rubber band.

 

[GeoJelly]

Having a hard time visualizing a thick rubber band around any part of a Glock 42, and how it would aid keeping it in a holster . . . ?

Dat's why I posted the pitcher, sir - to help with the visualization process ... I think I may PM the OP to see if he can drop a few of those red bands in an envelope for me - I really like them - nice contrast with my Glock and DeSantis holster.

 

[Anton Chigurh]

OP.....you had to know that putting pink rubber bands around your 686 would inspire controversy, didn't you ?

 

[Zipdog]

The rubber band breaks or otherwise comes off. What do we have now? An unloaded gun?