Safe or safety deposit box??

When it is all said and done Locks and Safes are to keep honest people out. If someone really wants to steal my things they will do it. No matter what I do or have to stop them it can be defeated in one way or another. I live in the county and I have four dogs, ten guns, two safe, and a home security system. The dog can be shot or druged, the guns only help if I'm at home at the time of the robbery, the safe can be pulled if they have the equipment and the home security system can be defeated or it will take time for the cop to get here. All and all the locks, safes and sceurity system will only keep the honest people honest.

 

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I have a fire safe bolted to the floor of my home and a safe deposit box which costs me about $120 a year. I put 80% of my stuff in the safe deposit box but use the safe for the rest, not that I have all that much.

 

Which is why I have a safe AND



Not defending onself is for losers

 

nice

 

Im not really into guns, but I think that I have the 38 special that can shoot 45's. Does that sound right.???? God I dont even know what Im talling about.........

 

GG -

If you look at the picture, looks like you and your dog robbed someone with a gun and got $100 and change.

BTW, I could be wrong but I think it's a .38 that can shoot .357.

 

lol thats funny, I think thats the first time i smiled today...thanks for that

but for the gun BINGO.....thats what it is.....I knew it was something like that. thank:hammer:

 

This is not a gun forum BUT, IMHO anyone who does not own a firearm and know how to use it is simply relying on luck not to be a victim....

That is not for me. If I am going to be victimized, I at least want the chance to make the victimization unpleasant for the perp. In addition, I have no intention of finding myself or my family helpless if confronted by a violent crook. That is like asking to be a victim.

No, political correctness is also for losers.

 

For heavens sake...a .38 is one weapon, a .357 is another. If you try to load .357's into a .38 you will find you cannot close the cylinder. You can fire a .38 in a gun chambered for a .357.

 

well personally im a m16, 240 gulf guy myself, but you cant really buy those without a class 3 stamp

 

All i know is that this gun can shoot two different types of bullets, it was my fathers but he passed away so im not tooo sure. But i do know this that there is a box of WW Super 38 SPL+P right next to it

 

That's what I meant. I've shot a S&W Highway Patrolman Special that accepted both a .38 and .357 round.

 

The weapon should have it max chambering on it somewhere. Look for the info. If it shoots +P it is a pretty new weapon but do not try to shoot a .357 out of it unless that is stamped on the arm somewhere.

 

OK NOW I KNOW THIS sint coin related, but the finish on this gun does look better than all of my coins



Ok here are the pics. YOu guys tell me what you think??????
I have all the ORIGINAL packaging.
Its has the owners manual, ammo ordering book, holster, barrel cleaner, and box. so here are the pics

 

Below is my Ruger Security Six .357 Magnum. (Yes, it can also shoot .38s but why would you want to do that?)

I used to keep this pistol loaded and ready beside my bed. I now keep it stored away because 10 or 12 years ago my house was burglarized. Luckily the pistol was not taken (or used on me if I happened to come home during the burglary). I now keep a Louisville Slugger beside every exterior door.

It is a very bad feeling to have a firearm stolen, especially a loaded pistol. I know. About 30 years ago I had a CCW and I kept a loaded Colt .38 Police Special under the seat of my truck. I also kept my new deer rifle (Remington Gamemaster 760 pump action 30-06) behind the seat. (My roommate couldn't ever remember to lock the apartment door so I thought the rifle would be safer in my truck.)

One day my pick-up was stolen. I felt bad about losing my truck but I felt worse about what the thief may do with my loaded pistol. (I was afraid he would rob a gas station or liquor store and kill someone. With my gun.) Luckily I had the serial numbers of both guns so if someone was shot with one of my guns they wouldn't pin it on me.

My truck was recovered a few days later. Incredibly, both guns were still in the truck. The dumb thief didn't even look under or behind the seat.

 

Nice heater there Hobo ( pardon the Detroit slang )

Those 38's and 9mm's are great for Chiuhuahua's and small cats, but nothing stops a crook like 230 grains at 900 feet per second. I'm a .45 man myself, lol

 

My recommendation is, that if you are going to own and keep a handgun, then you should take a Firearms Safety Course, learn how to shoot it and then get a Handgun Carry Permit! There is nothing worse than a person having a handgun for protection that does not know how to handle and be safe with it much less shoot it, execpt a person that takes a rifle or shotgun into the woods or field to hunt but knows nothing about hunting.


Frank

 

I have a .38 and a .357 and I use .38 rounds in both when I traget practice because the cost of a .357 round is a lot more. The rounds are identical in size, but there is one differance between a .357 and a .38 and that is that a .357 can use what is called a magnum round which had a higher grain count then a .38's round and you can only get them if you do your own re-loading because they no longer sell them over the counter. You do not want to use a magnum round in a .38 because it can blow the .38 apart.

General, I am not trying to be funny or being an --- when I say this, but Please take a gun class before you try using that gun. I have seen what a gun can do in a untrained persons hand and it is never good.

 

My grandmother always told me to never put all my eggs in one basket. So, I keep my coins in various places. I do have a safe and keep some there, but I also put some in places that I don't think a thief would ever dream of looking. If a thief finds them at all, at least they won't get away with all of them!

When we leave the house (we live in the country) I place my Glock pistol in a drawer in the garage. When we come back home, especially after dark, I get out of the car, grab my pistol and enter the house armed. Should some idiot be waiting inside they will be in for a BIG surprise!

Some may say I am paranoid, but I don't like the thought of some freak holding a gun to my head while I attempt to open the safe! Too many crazy people out there!

 

Handguns are great, I have several of them stashed around the house, but for my primary defense weapon- I go old school. 12 GA. Double Barrel Shotgun- old timey type with double triggers- 4" sawed off the end so there is no choke (but it's still legal)- loaded with #6 Bird shot. I've handled firearms almost since birth, it's a way of life in my family- my kids are the same way- we were shooting a .22 rifle in the backyard yesterday. I'm proficient handling any type of modern firearm- would be considered an expert by many standards. But when things get crazy I like the idea of being able to send 2 ounces of lead pellets in the general direction of the threat just by pulling triggers- no aiming or remembering how to chamber a round or disengage multiple safeties. IF there's any thing still standing in front of me after those rounds are gone I can always chamber some buckshot or switch to a handgun.

IMO- Somebody with a firearm (a handgun especially) that has not been trained to use it in combat situations is not likely to be successful defending themselves. General_Godlike like Frank- I'd also recommend a firearm safety course but at the very least find a local firing range and invest a box of shells and an hour to familiarize yourself with your gun. BTW nice S&W. I'm a Smith man as well!

As for the topic header- I'm evaluating the same decision. Some great ideas here. I'm thinking a small concealed safe for my coins. I don't like putting all of my coins in my gun safe and I'm not real high on the idea of a safety deposit box. I don't like my coins only being available to me during banking hours.

Andy