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S&W sd9ve mounted using "Go-Magnets" in my center console. They work great!

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That looks like a good solution. What is a "Go Magnet"? I'm guessing it has an adhesive back to adhere to the inside of the console cubby, then with magnets on the other side to hold the S&W secure?
Be very careful using magnets on any handgun; the magnetism will cause the rounds to deviate towards north = missed target.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Snap-Saf...62710&wl11=online&wl12=53759819&wl13=&veh=sem

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Friendly NERD reply.

Magnets and computer media (flash drives) are not good bed fellows. So if you keep flash memory in your storage area i would not use that magnet option....which happens to look very cool!

I simply have my revolver in a soft case in the storage bin currently. I will end up inventing a way to mount it the way you did. Probably a project for the spring. When i do i will post pictures.
Be very careful using magnets on any handgun; the magnetism will cause the rounds to deviate towards north = missed target.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Snap-Saf...62710&wl11=online&wl12=53759819&wl13=&veh=sem
? Brass, copper and lead are all either non-magnetic or react so weakly that they are considered non-magnetic. If you are using steel case ammo (cheap Russian-made stuff, etc.), I suspect it is for a larger weapon than a handgun and therefore unlikely to be held by a magnet. Either that, or you might want to rethink using cheap ammo...
In any case, I've never seen any information that indicates a gun magnet could affect ammo. If you have, please share.
Just my $.02
? Brass, copper and lead are all either non-magnetic or react so weakly that they are considered non-magnetic. If you are using steel case ammo (cheap Russian-made stuff, etc.), I suspect it is for a larger weapon than a handgun and therefore unlikely to be held by a magnet. Either that, or you might want to rethink using cheap ammo...
In any case, I've never seen any information that indicates a gun magnet could affect ammo. If you have, please share.
Just my $.02
I was hoping that the comment about magnets making rounds track toward magnetic north was tongue-in-cheek, but you never know.
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Be very careful using magnets on any handgun; the magnetism will cause the rounds to deviate towards north = missed target.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Snap-Saf...62710&wl11=online&wl12=53759819&wl13=&veh=sem
I appreciate the security of the lock box, but a weapon is useless unless you can access it in seconds -- especially in a vehicle where the bad guy is usually very close before the situation becomes deadly. It always amuses me when you hear liberals say that weapons in the home should be locked up separately from the ammunition.
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I was hoping that the comment about magnets making rounds track toward magnetic north was tongue-in-cheek, but you never know. !
I will admit it, I was wrong. They'll actually turn NE due to the earths rotation.

I appreciate the security of the lock box, but a weapon is useless unless you can access it in seconds
That is why mine reside within easy reach; currently two are sitting here with me, one on my desk and an upright shotty on the floor.
Now this weekend all but one (holstered) will be locked away (grandkids visiting where I may be tempted to quiet them - or their parents).

But lock boxes are still useful, IE: if you have to leave it behind (court date, schools, etc.).

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I was hoping that the comment about magnets making rounds track toward magnetic north was tongue-in-cheek, but you never know. !
I will admit it, I was wrong. They'll actually turn NE due to the earths rotation.

I appreciate the security of the lock box, but a weapon is useless unless you can access it in seconds
That is why mine reside within easy reach; currently two are sitting here with me, one on my desk and an upright shotty on the floor.
Now this weekend all but one (holstered) will be locked away (grandkids visiting where I may be tempted to quiet them - or their parents).

But lock boxes are still useful, IE: if you have to leave it behind (court date, schools, etc.).
I agree with your points. I just purchased a VP9 after using .40 caliber pistols exclusively for the past twenty or so years. I have yet to shoot it.
I will admit it, I was wrong. They'll actually turn NE due to the earths rotation.
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^^^ This is getting better and better. Please explain.
That looks like a good solution. What is a "Go Magnet"? I'm guessing it has an adhesive back to adhere to the inside of the console cubby, then with magnets on the other side to hold the S&W secure?
Gun Magnets Is the site I picked them up at. The backing plate is screwed to the inside wall of the center console.
Friendly NERD reply.

Magnets and computer media (flash drives) are not good bed fellows. So if you keep flash memory in your storage area i would not use that magnet option....which happens to look very cool!

I simply have my revolver in a soft case in the storage bin currently. I will end up inventing a way to mount it the way you did. Probably a project for the spring. When i do i will post pictures.
No worries about the flash drive. The only time I've ever had one in there was when I changed my display on the radio. As far as why I have this mounted this way? Ease of access. The way you see it is the way I ride down the road. the only motion I need is to reach for the firearm. In that situation, life and death can be measured in milliseconds. No point in owning a firearm if its not ready to fire when you put your finger on that trigger.
On my person.

Otherwise if they are being used for class they are all locked up.

I may some day look at installing a Blackhawk Serpa in the center console for longer trips. I would want it physically screwed to the console.

Then again longer trips are usually in my F350 so I don't know lol.
Couple of very nice pistolos there Wrascal
Here in Kommifornia they kind of frown on weapons in the glove box & or center console
How every Canuck secures them

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How every Canuck secures them
They look pretty young... Don't you have to use a car seat?
I'd like to revive this older thread.

I live in AZ where fortunately having a gun is not considered bad. But, sometimes you just have to leave in the vehicleand I don't want to make it easy for someone to take it. Has anyone come up with a good place to store or hide a pistol?

I'm considering the gun magnet and the small safe mentioned earlier in this thread.
There are many options, here are some commercial ones: Car Lockers ? Center of Mass | Quality Firearms Training & Accesories
I have used these AND given them away as gifts. They're pretty good and can generally be hidden underneath the seat.

Additionally, long ago when I was really cheap (and needed something much larger) I made similar ones out of old military ammo boxes. I both glued and bolted a strong hasp onto it. Once the JB Weld dried I buggered up the screwdriver slots and the threads on the other end then I added more glue. Throw in a security cable (wrapped around your seat base) and lock it up with a quality padlock.

Even though it won't hide under my seat it's my preferred one - used for guns, mad-cash and other items I don't wish the woman to find.

MAD AFTERTHOUGHT: I suggest rather than a metal gun you use one of those plastic ones. Come July, sitting in an Arizona car it will become too hot to handle; much like I found those Nogales bar maids - way back when I was a young soldier.

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