scooter123
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About once a year I find the internal lock useful. Once a year at Christmas I go to my brothers for the break and also in attendence will be his wifes brother and family. IIRC Caroline will be 8 this year and Sarah 12 and they are both lovely young ladies I look forward to seeing, however Caroline is a real tomboy and a bit of a "pistol". In addition we'll also have the extended family visiting on Christmas and some of the boys are all boy.
My brother has a small safe but with only 2 handguns he has no need or intention to purchase a safe large enough to accomidate my "arsenal". Yeah, I could leave some guns at home but one activity that's become a tradition is a range day, so I like to have a selection.
What I do when I visit is put cable locks on the semi's and lock the case with a padlock. With a revolver you can't close a case when it's cable locked. So, I'll lock the revolvers and then lock them in the cases. As for the ammo, that is all locked in the trunk of my car. End result is that all the guns are behind two layers of locks and a bit of piece of mind for myself. BTW, there is room in his safe for my carry pistol so it will spend the week in his safe fully loaded just in case.
As for the lock itself, I can't tolerate the recoil of the featherweights so all my wheelguns trend to heavy. My lightest revolver with a lock is my 620 and with over 2000 rounds downrange I've never had a problem with it. My biggest complaint about the lock is the debate it causes and the sales lost by S&W to those who want nothing to do with it.
My brother has a small safe but with only 2 handguns he has no need or intention to purchase a safe large enough to accomidate my "arsenal". Yeah, I could leave some guns at home but one activity that's become a tradition is a range day, so I like to have a selection.
What I do when I visit is put cable locks on the semi's and lock the case with a padlock. With a revolver you can't close a case when it's cable locked. So, I'll lock the revolvers and then lock them in the cases. As for the ammo, that is all locked in the trunk of my car. End result is that all the guns are behind two layers of locks and a bit of piece of mind for myself. BTW, there is room in his safe for my carry pistol so it will spend the week in his safe fully loaded just in case.
As for the lock itself, I can't tolerate the recoil of the featherweights so all my wheelguns trend to heavy. My lightest revolver with a lock is my 620 and with over 2000 rounds downrange I've never had a problem with it. My biggest complaint about the lock is the debate it causes and the sales lost by S&W to those who want nothing to do with it.
