cadmike
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I sleep with a 1911 cocked and locked in a IWB-PJ holster and a 12 gauge pump slung over my shoulder. Nighty-night, sleep tight gents.
Under the pillow
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Given the current rash of terrorists, home invasions, mob hits and zombies, my head never rests easy unless there is a Glock 19, seven extra magazines, a Mag Light, a Remington 870 with extended mag loaded with alternating slugs and buckshot and a machete under my pillow.
Did I mention I sleep in body armor?
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I generally sleep with one arm under the pillow so that wouldn't work for me. I wouldn't do it anyway.
Mine stays in the bottom night stand drawer that is opened about one inch. That way I have to slightly open the drawer to get the gun which is always cocked and ready to go. I want to have to make a very conscious movement/movements before touching the gun.
Mine stays in the bottom night stand drawer that is opened about one inch. That way I have to slightly open the drawer to get the gun which is always cocked and ready to go. I want to have to make a very conscious movement/movements before touching the gun.
Bond did it.....with "a" ..... OK many; sexy "Bond Girls".......so who am I to argue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.32 PPK.......... "like a brick through a plate glass window!"
.32 PPK.......... "like a brick through a plate glass window!"
Flattop5
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I use an alternative method:
I sleep with a snake under my pillow (a king snake). Then, if a bad guy breaks into my house at night, I'll just throw the snake at him. He'll then scream like a girl, allowing me time to grab whichever gun is closest to me. Heh, heh, heh.
Pretty sneaky, eh??
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I sleep with a snake under my pillow (a king snake). Then, if a bad guy breaks into my house at night, I'll just throw the snake at him. He'll then scream like a girl, allowing me time to grab whichever gun is closest to me. Heh, heh, heh.
Pretty sneaky, eh??
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As I often like to do, I search old threads to glean what I can from them, and often walk away empty headed.
Honest to gosh.....
One night I was dreaming (I hoped) that an anaconda was wrapped around my neck and was choking me. I grabbed it and started trying to yank it off. I yanked and yanked, then I woke up and found that my left arm was wrapped around my neck and I was trying to yank my arm off with my right hand.
Now, who thinks that I should sleep with a gun under my pillow?
One night I was dreaming (I hoped) that an anaconda was wrapped around my neck and was choking me. I grabbed it and started trying to yank it off. I yanked and yanked, then I woke up and found that my left arm was wrapped around my neck and I was trying to yank my arm off with my right hand.
Now, who thinks that I should sleep with a gun under my pillow?
RalphK22
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You know how John Wayne beds down in the movie Hondo? Think I'll try that tonight.
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I would never stage a firearm like that.... way too easy for it to shift around or fall off the bed and not be there when you need it most.
An alternate idea:
I kept a wheel gun under my pillow for about four years. We had a guy called the East Area Rapist in the town and people did not realize he was in their bedroom until he woke them up. I never had a problem with it. We got security bars on our doors and windows in 1982 and I then put the gun in the drawer next to the bed.
shouldazagged
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I'm a restless sleeper, frequently having to change position due to pain. There's no way a gun would stay accessible under my pillow.
I've lived alone for twenty-one years and slept alone for somewhat fewer but still quite a while, so no wuckers there. But the headboard of my bed has a shelf in it that holds a holstered 10-5 (currently on loan to a friend), and a J-frame in a Nemesis pocket holster is on the dresser next to the bed.
Actually I lied. I sleep with an elderly rat terrier who only barks if (a) he spots a cat or possum, or (b) there's somebody at the door. He's good at both.
I've lived alone for twenty-one years and slept alone for somewhat fewer but still quite a while, so no wuckers there. But the headboard of my bed has a shelf in it that holds a holstered 10-5 (currently on loan to a friend), and a J-frame in a Nemesis pocket holster is on the dresser next to the bed.
Actually I lied. I sleep with an elderly rat terrier who only barks if (a) he spots a cat or possum, or (b) there's somebody at the door. He's good at both.
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I sleep in a double bed, and keep my hammerless revolver under the pillow I'm not using on the other side.
My rationale is, in the unlikely chance someone was quiet enough to get the drop on me, it wouldn't be as obvious what I was reaching for as it would be on the nightstand. Also, the gun wouldn't be visible until it was fired.
I don't find it to be unsafe.
My rationale is, in the unlikely chance someone was quiet enough to get the drop on me, it wouldn't be as obvious what I was reaching for as it would be on the nightstand. Also, the gun wouldn't be visible until it was fired.
I don't find it to be unsafe.
I move around way too much for a gun under the pillow to work for me. I shove my holstered handgun under the edge of the mattress leaving the grip sticking out. It's within easy reach if I need it, and it's never fallen on the floor. I'm sure it would if I kept it under the pillow.
I used to sleep with a gun under my pillow, but no more. Nowadays, I sleep in the shower, and if people found out that I had a gun in the shower, they would think there was something wrong with me.
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When I was just born (in 50s) my Dad slept with a 1911 between the mattress and box springs. The news was warning about a guy braking into homes, killing the parents and doing what he wanted in their homes.
He broke into our house about 2:00am one night coming down the hallway with a 38 in his hand. When he open my parents door with the windows blacked out in the bedroom and the hallway window curtains open he got blown down the hallway with the round hitting him center mass. When the police got there they found him 100 yards in the woods behind our home.
Having a gun mounted behind or in a night stand sounds like a better idea to me.
I am more worried about a firearm not being in a secured place then someone braking in.
He broke into our house about 2:00am one night coming down the hallway with a 38 in his hand. When he open my parents door with the windows blacked out in the bedroom and the hallway window curtains open he got blown down the hallway with the round hitting him center mass. When the police got there they found him 100 yards in the woods behind our home.
Having a gun mounted behind or in a night stand sounds like a better idea to me.
I am more worried about a firearm not being in a secured place then someone braking in.
Dancer145
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When I was just born (in 50s) my Dad slept with a 1911 between the mattress and box springs. The news was warning about a guy braking into homes, killing the parents and doing what he wanted in their homes.
He broke into our house about 2:00am one night coming down the hallway with a 38 in his hand. When he open my parents door with the windows blacked out in the bedroom and the hallway window curtains open he got blown down the hallway with the round hitting him center mass. When the police got there they found him 100 yards in the woods behind our home.
Having a gun mounted behind or in a night stand sounds like a better idea to me.
I am more worried about a firearm not being in a secured place then someone braking in.
He broke into our house about 2:00am one night coming down the hallway with a 38 in his hand. When he open my parents door with the windows blacked out in the bedroom and the hallway window curtains open he got blown down the hallway with the round hitting him center mass. When the police got there they found him 100 yards in the woods behind our home.
Having a gun mounted behind or in a night stand sounds like a better idea to me.
I am more worried about a firearm not being in a secured place then someone braking in.
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