[MrDig]

I was looking for a product like this for rifles, found this as well thought I would share.

http://www.letargets.com/html/storage3.html

# Fits most semi-auto handguns as well as small and medium frame revolvers
# Can be used to safely transport weapon or permanently mounted almost anywhere
# Steel reinforced polycarbonate construction
# Unique heavy duty keyed locking mechanism
# Completely envelops the action for the ultimate in safety
# Solid steel double pin hinge
# Soft padded interior
# California DOJ approved

[lamazza]

How does this differ from a run -o-the-mill locking handgun case?
Why the exposed muzzle and magazine?

[ravencon]

Life Jackets (the brand name) are available for AR-15s and for shotguns as well as handguns. I think they are most useful for shotguns and AR-15s. A HD shotgun or AR-15 can be kept secure from tampering while being kept in a convenient location.

I agree that a lockbox is the better choice for securing a handgun(s).

[MrDig]

Well for one it is space saving, for the second it is also tactical, as in ready to fire, third it could be mobile (vehicle) as well as wall or bed post mounted. and I agree it seems better suited to an AR, a Shot Gun or possibly a Carbine. I also think it is an interesting product and an alternative to the lock box. Oh yeah if your interested the cost is less than $20.00. and can be ordered in an all steel model.
I wonder if the Shot Gun or the AR Model would work with a Marlin 1894C

[mattw]

for the second it is also tactical, as in ready to fire,

Personally I would not want to be caught trying to fumble with keys in a lock in a "tactical" situation.

I don't consider anything with a lock to be very tactical or ready to fire.

But then again I don't have a bunch of little kids running around the house or any nosey relatives that are uneducated about guns. I've got no need to lock up my stuff except to protect it from burglers when I'm not home and thats what the 800Lb safe is for.

[10-Ring]

Whatever it takes to secure your weapons from unwanted hands...seems like a nice device.

[dogloose]

For travel... where the weapon needs to be unloaded and locked... this appears to be about the same as a locked plastic factory box cabled to the inside of my luggage. As long as some luggage ransacker doesn't get in there, my gun should arrive safely with my luggage.

I think the real benefit would be in a vehicle... and less for tactical purposes, more for security. If this thing could be securely mounted in a convenient but hidden spot in a vehicle, it could serve as a secure stash for a CCW before entering a restricted area. Steel reinforced means (hopefully) VERY difficult to disassemble or open. I am always a little nervous about leaving a gun in the car... even a locked car with an alarm.

[hexidismal]

I guess I just don't see the point. A basic key locked case would do the exact same job without making it so completely obvious that its contents are a gun.. which seems much better. I see no advantage in this device, only that one major disadvantage. I do agree though that this type of device would be a better choice for a defensive long gun which for whatever reason needs to be locked up.

[Loucks]

For travel... where the weapon needs to be unloaded and locked... this appears to be about the same as a locked plastic factory box cabled to the inside of my luggage. As long as some luggage ransacker doesn't get in there, my gun should arrive safely with my luggage.

It's a good thought, but the folks who enforce those rules are frequently very specific about what they'll accept. YMMV, but I'd be wary of expecting to convince an airline employee that the product qualifies as a "hard-sided, locking case." Even if it does pass muster with the air carrier, TSA might have different ideas. I plan to stick with my Pelican.

[MrDig]

My concept is this, it provides a security option that saves space and provides another dimension to "Child Proofing". Could easily be mounted to a vehicle, and or confined space where a Box Safe is not feasable. The Shot Gun and AR versions do the same.
It is not a matter of better or worse, not a poll for popularity, it is a product that provides an option.
You nay sayers are probably the type to post polls asking which is better a Taurus 92 or a Beretta 92, and argue enlessly about the merits of each.

Did I mention if you click on the link you can order them for $16.99, show me a Box Safe at that price. Even the all Steele construction LJ3 at $27.85 is $10.00 less than a Crappy POS box safe.

[SSN Vet]

I'll take a Gun Vault.....

what do you do when you don't have the key with your???

why make it so obvious that it's a gun???

[fattsgalore]

That would make an ill stash box.
I wouldn't trust it to much. But agian, in the car as a stash box, yes sir.

[heysox]

I use one of these when I travel by air and check a handgun in my luggage. It takes up minimal space and IS approved by TSA.

[lamazza]

kids running around the house
sticking crayons and what not into the exposed muzzle..

[Yo]

I could see it for use in a small safe where space may be a premium. Stacked vertically it would protect the outside of the gun without using as much room as a small Doskocil handgun case.

It would also reduce the risk of a bad-guy/druggy using your guns against you if he somehow gets in to your safe.

Other than that I think its pretty lame. If you have a dozen or more handguns--what are you going to do, keep a big master key chain? Exposed muzzle and grip is a bad idea.