Nifty way to store your in-car pistol for quick retrieval

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I used to have a semi auto in the arm rest compartment but after watching several actual car jacking videos it became clear that it would take way to long to deploy this way.

So when I picked up a new revolver today I asked the salesman about ways to secure a gun under the seat. He came up with the magnet approach but said it needs to be screwed on somewhere, not really an easy or fun task. I went ahead and got it anyway. Long story short the two holes can be used with tie straps that you can lash to just about anything under the seat.

The magnet is one of those super strong rare earth ones, rated for up to 15lbs. Cost: about $20.00

Just reach down and tug. Takes a second and the gun is out of sight. The magnet is super strong and will securely hold a gun even if only the barrel is in touch.

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This is what I do. I am right handed and carry OWB underneath an appropriate shirt because I can't stand IMB.

Before I start the car I slide the holster forward to about the 3:00 o'clock position then tuck my shirt behind my gun and holster. I can now reach and grab my pistol as quickly as another method. Before I get out of the car at my destination I put everything back the way it should be.

No need for any special car gun or holster in the car. Very simple and as fast as any other method.

You should be able to do this with IWB holsters provided no belt loops get in the way.
 
I have a cross draw on my weak side, that Ray (Lobo Gun Leather) made for me for long trips. It contains a S&W Model 60, which is perfect for an immediate need IMHO. After I've put on my seatbelt I pull my shirttail out so that it covers the pistol, but doesn't hinder its deployment. It is fast and easy to get on target. Another advantage is that it is nowhere near my right side, where I keep my billfold,, so if I am stopped, I am not likely to get near it. I generally have at least one other gun in the truck, because I don't travel very many places where I can't or won't want to go shooting.
 
Next time in the car, see if that 'rare earth' magnet messed up your credit cards... think about it.

Deaf
 
Personally I prefer that none of the parts in my sidearm become magnetized........and in the event of a crash a magnet is not going to keep your gun from becoming a projectile.
 
Bought a cheap used Kydex Fobus paddle holster for a 1911 for $10 or so. Used my heat gun to flatten it some, then riveted it to the plastic dash panel just under my steering column in my truck.

So now I can have any of my 1911's or most any other semiauto at my fingertips, and not have to wear the gun holstered. Just about the quickest access I could want.

Just because the other pistols don't "fit" that Fobus doesn't mean they won't ride in it just fine. I'm not wearing it, so they don't need to be secure, they just ride along reasonably out of sight.
 
Drail said:
Personally I prefer that none of the parts in my sidearm become magnetized........and in the event of a crash a magnet is not going to keep your gun from becoming a projectile.
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One of the most important parts of mag particle inspection is demagnetizing the parts afterwards. Magnetized mechanical parts are bad.
 
Magnetic fields drop off at 1/r^3. Even a couple inches away (thickness of a seat) it is unlikely to affect credit cards.
 
rondog said:
Bought a cheap used Kydex Fobus paddle holster for a 1911 for $10 or so. Used my heat gun to flatten it some, then riveted it to the plastic dash panel just under my steering column in my truck.

So now I can have any of my 1911's or most any other semiauto at my fingertips, and not have to wear the gun holstered. Just about the quickest access I could want.

Just because the other pistols don't "fit" that Fobus doesn't mean they won't ride in it just fine. I'm not wearing it, so they don't need to be secure, they just ride along reasonably out of sight.
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Interesting . . . might need to consider this myself.
 
You could use a one-size-fits-all holster for that. But you might need a strap so if the car is used to ram (or is in an accident) the gun does not fly around. Keep in mind at the Miami shootout, one of the FBI agents had his guy do that when he took it out of his holster and put it on the seat beside him. He could not find it NOR his glasses he was wearing when he rammed the bank robbers car.

Deaf
 
crazydaysorg said:
Magnetic fields drop off at 1/r^3. Even a couple inches away (thickness of a seat) it is unlikely to affect credit cards.
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Rare earth magnets are even "steeper" than that--which is why they can be installed closer than 1cm from the spinning platters in your hard drive device.

GPS uses standing radio signals from a "halo" of satellites--the only way a magnet could affect that is if it interfered with the receiving antenna. The "compass" displayed in many vehicles generally will not be affected as automakers have converted to solid-state "gyros" (the same sort of thing that is in your tablet or phone to detect tilt and such) for use as a compass in autos. Since the circuits are "solid" they do not need calibrating for large ferrous objects like engine blocks and the like.

Here endeth the science lesson.

In using rare earth magnets to hold firearms, it's good to remember that rotating the arm will best break the grip of the magnet. Just be careful with anything stuck by a "flat." I have a folding knife--the kind that uses replaceable utility knife blade--stuck to the side of the safe with a REM salvaged from a hard drive. It has spoiled me in that, if I grab the knife by the opening stud, it flips open as it breaks magnetic adhesion (this is handy for busting open ammo boxes or the like).
 
rondog said:
Bought a cheap used Kydex Fobus paddle holster for a 1911 for $10 or so. Used my heat gun to flatten it some, then riveted it to the plastic dash panel just under my steering column in my truck.

So now I can have any of my 1911's or most any other semiauto at my fingertips, and not have to wear the gun holstered. Just about the quickest access I could want.

Just because the other pistols don't "fit" that Fobus doesn't mean they won't ride in it just fine. I'm not wearing it, so they don't need to be secure, they just ride along reasonably out of sight.
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That is exactly what I did and how I use it.
 
I went through a Force On Force class a few years ago that involved drawing from inside our own vehicles using Airsoft pistols. The drill had us pull up to a stop sign with a pedestrian approaching from our left in the pedestrian crosswalk. In South Carolina it is illegal to drive across the crosswalk while a pedestrian is anywhere in the crosswalk so we had to pull up, stop and wait for the pedestrian to finish crossing the street. For this drill we were required to have our drivers window down so we could feel the hits we took. We had two people go through the drill and not take hits. One leaned way over, hit the gas and drove forward as the pedestrian turned bad guy drew his weapon and demanded the driver get out of the car. Highly unlikely he would have reacted that fast in a real world scenario. The second (me) threw it in reverse and stomped the gas. In a real world scenario someone probably would have been behind me blocking my reverse maneuver. The bad guy never took a single hit. One person "surrendered" and tried exiting the vehicle. The bad guy shot her. The moral of the story is effectively defending yourself from a seated position in a vehicle is nearly impossible and sometimes the scenario is simply unwinnable.

And before anyone suggests the under the steering column holster or under the dashboard holster, those are not allowed in SC. Sometimes it's just not your day.
 
I put a large piece of pluck foam in the center console and then pulled out part of the center making a hole into which I wedged a Fobus paddle holster, standing upright. My LCR rides in it at just the right height to reach and draw. I have practiced opening the console lid with my right elbow, then reaching down to grab the butt of the revolver. It takes less time than reaching for a weapon holstered on my right hip and there is no seat belt or coat to get in the way. I also keep two loaded speed strips in the console resting on top of the foam.
 
Plan2Live said:
I went through a Force On Force class a few years ago that involved drawing from inside our own vehicles using Airsoft pistols. The drill had us pull up to a stop sign with a pedestrian approaching from our left in the pedestrian crosswalk. In South Carolina it is illegal to drive across the crosswalk while a pedestrian is anywhere in the crosswalk so we had to pull up, stop and wait for the pedestrian to finish crossing the street. For this drill we were required to have our drivers window down so we could feel the hits we took. We had two people go through the drill and not take hits. One leaned way over, hit the gas and drove forward as the pedestrian turned bad guy drew his weapon and demanded the driver get out of the car. Highly unlikely he would have reacted that fast in a real world scenario. The second (me) threw it in reverse and stomped the gas. In a real world scenario someone probably would have been behind me blocking my reverse maneuver. The bad guy never took a single hit. One person "surrendered" and tried exiting the vehicle. The bad guy shot her. The moral of the story is effectively defending yourself from a seated position in a vehicle is nearly impossible and sometimes the scenario is simply unwinnable.

And before anyone suggests the under the steering column holster or under the dashboard holster, those are not allowed in SC. Sometimes it's just not your day.
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Sounds like a very valuable lesson.

I've said the same in other threads... If in a carjacking situation your situational awareness is good enough to catch them before they're at your window, the best weapon/escape tool is what you're seated in. And if you didn't see them coming (most likely), then trying to draw from a reactionary position against an attacker already armed & with initiative is only going to get you dead.

Multi-ton vehicle > 230 grains.
 
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