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I look at a high point 9mm, and I feel the urge to puke, Go with a Glock subcompact of whatever caliber you prefer, my opinion: glock 26, 9mm is adequete with the right JHP rounds, easy to control, small, durable, very very abuseble, and decently accurate for such a small little gun. If you likr .40=G27 .357SIG=G33 up to you, around here (east tennessee) my favorite store brand new glocks with two mags, speedloader, cable lock, case, manuel, and some cleaning junk=$450 which is a good deal.
 
The best choice by far is a medium-frame .357 with a 2.5-3-inch barrel, a S&W 66/65 or Ruger Security-/Speed-Six stainless revolver.

Reasons? The .357 can take .38 or .357 ammo, the latter which has great penetration and ferocious stopping power. Being stainless steel and being a revolver, you don't need to worry about spring fatigue, malfuctions or accidental discharges.

The 9mm or .40S&W is fine if you're stuck on an auto, but the .357 can put some serious holes in cars and/or trucks, plus .38s make it fine for home protection and plinking.

There are lots of kooks on the road and .45s don't have quite the power for cross country driving. Revolvers are great for no-worry guns and the .357 is the best glove compartment piece on the planet. They can send bullets throug the trunk, back seat and front seat with no problem and can do major damage to vans and even trucks.

Go with a Glock subcompact of whatever caliber you prefer...
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Glocks are reliable, but they are very much subject to accidental discharges. They also malfunction if limp-wristed, which is more likely if used in cramped quarters. If you're also tired from driving, Glocks can be very dangerous in my opinion. Every police department and agency that's gone to Glocks from any other gun has seen dramatic increases in accidental discharges. You have to be extremely careful when using Glocks -- much more so than any other handguns. That makes them a poor choice for a glove box gun...in my opinion.

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Glocks are reliable, but they are very much subject to accidental discharges. They also malfunction if limp-wristed, which is more likely if used in cramped quarters. If you're also tired from driving, Glocks can be very dangerous in my opinion. Every police department and agency that's gone to Glocks from any other gun has seen dramatic increases in accidental discharges. You have to be extremely careful when using Glocks -- much more so than any other handguns. That makes them a poor choice for a glove box gun...in my opinion.
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I wouldn't say they are subject to accidental discharges, they may be subject to negligent discharges from some people. If you keep your finger off the trigger, it is not going to go off. You could throw it out of a building, won't go off, pull the trigger because you are not paying attention, then it will go off. Keep your booger hook off the bang switch and you'll be fine.
 
No one has mentioned this yet, but police leave shotguns and full auto M16's in their cars on a regular basis.
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When I was a cop, we didn't have take home cars. We checked out a shotgun before each shift and put it back into the weapons locker after the shift. IE; if we weren't in the car, the shotgun wasn't in it. Evenso, we used holders that LOCKED the gun(s) in the car. Even if some idiot stole the cop car while the officer was taking a report, the idiot still couldn't access the shotgun.

If I were still a cop and had a take home car, you can bet I wouldn't leave any guns in the car overnight.

FBI, among others, seems to keep learning the same lesson over and over when full-auto MP-5's are stolen from their Suburban's when parked in the motel parking lot. (I say they "keep learning the same lesson over and over," but it's more accurate to say, "the same lesson keeps repeating over and over.....maybe one day they'll actually learn from it.........but I'm not going to hold my breath.)

I say you should get a Hi-Point for your "glovebox gun"........hell, maybe even get the Dee-luxe version!
 
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I wouldn't say they are subject to accidental discharges, they may be subject to negligent discharges from some people. If you keep your finger off the trigger, it is not going to go off. You could throw it out of a building, won't go off, pull the trigger because you are not paying attention, then it will go off. Keep your booger hook off the bang switch and you'll be fine.
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The problem, for a glove box gun, is that in the randomness of shaking around in a container with other stuff it could get something tangled in the trigger. Even if it's in a holster it could get shaken out.

Yeah, I know. It's a very remote possibility. But it's still a consideration. In fact, given that the g-forces of a crash are much higher than in a 1 meter drop I think I'd prefer something with a safety that blocks the firing pin or a transfer bar mechanism to prevent impact-induced discharges.
 
The problem, for a glove box gun, is that in the randomness of shaking around in a container with other stuff it could get something tangled in the trigger. Even if it's in a holster it could get shaken out.

Yeah, I know. It's a very remote possibility. But it's still a consideration. In fact, given that the g-forces of a crash are much higher than in a 1 meter drop I think I'd prefer something with a safety that blocks the firing pin or a transfer bar mechanism to prevent impact-induced discharges.
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I keep mine in a Serpa holster, so the chances would be extremely remote.
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Glock webite:

Drop Safety
In the line of duty it may happen that a loaded pistol is dropped on the floor. Contrary to conventional pistols, the GLOCK drop safety prevents unintentional firing of a shot through hard impact. When the trigger is pulled, the trigger bar is guided in a precision safety ramp. The trigger bar is deflected from this ramp only in the moment the shot is triggered.
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And Wendy's chicken is delicious, as is the frosty.
 
Agree about Wendy's! But why does Burger King waste its money on commercials when they're just aren't any Burger Kings around? Build the Burger Kings and then run the commercials!

I wouldn't say they are subject to accidental discharges, they may be subject to negligent discharges from some people. If you keep your finger off the trigger, it is not going to go off.
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Easier said than done! Stats speak for themselves. You've got to keep your finger well away from it. I have a S&W 659, but would I jack a round into rhe chamber, cock the gun and put it in the glove compartment without any safety? No way! A cocked single-action revolver won't go off without the trigger being pulled, either, but no one would do it. And while the Glock has a "safety," putting it on the trigger wasn't the greatest idea.

Anyone can let their guard down and make a mistake, and Glocks are less tolerant than most. Remember the brillant DEA agent who, in front of a classroom, boasted about his "professional" abilities to handle a Glock and then shot himself in the foot?

I'm just saying that...things...happen.

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Sorry I didn't make a suggestion, but, I would suggest a wheel gun in a holster in the glove compartment. I guess it would be nice to have an extra firearm in case I had a (trusted) passenger.
 
No, its right where I left it, on the seat with a towel over it in easy reach at all times.
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The 1986 FBI Miami shootout did point up one potential problem with laying your gun on the seat, and that is if you bump something and the gun goes flying, you are SOL.

One or two FBI agents in that incident had to fight with their ankle-holstered snubbie BUG's because they unholstered their primary handgun and placed it on the seat, and then their vehicle got bumped by the bad guy's car. Gun went flying off the seat and into the floor somewhere, and at that point might as well have been in the trunk. Just something to be aware of.

Keep your booger hook off the bang switch and you'll be fine
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As long as the only thing in that glove box is the gun. Otherwise, something could migrate into the trigger guard and pull the trigger.

If I were going to put a Glock into a vehicle compartment, either the pistol would be secured in a holster that protects the trigger guard, or the chamber would be empty.
 
Personally, I carry on the body only. However, as far as your question goes, I would pick the Ruger revolver. Good, reliable, powerful, compact. In a holster the concerns about snagging something in the glove box, console, etc. would be lessened. Other posters have made good points about keeping the insurance papers and/or registration in another place... don't want any misunderstandings!
 
But great marketing. I too fell for the hype until I started doing research.

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It is a lousy shotgun and a poor 45.
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Years ago I encountered a nut job on the highway while making a cross country trip with me mum. He and a woman driver were going about 40 mph in the fast lane and I passed them on the right without a thoght. The next thing I knew, the car came racing up behind me and this time the man was at the wheel. (In fact, he loomed over it -- he was clearly a huge man and he had thick glasses and a menacing demeanor.)

My mother had not wanted me to carry my 4-inch Security-Six in the glove compartment, so it was in the trunk, and this yo-yo started trying to run us off the road! He pulled up along side us and glared at us. He looked like someone out of a Grade B horror film, and while he didn't smash his car against ours, he'd make sharp swerves at us, then he dropped behind me and hung on my bumper tapping me at high speeds. When I slowed down, he'd slow down, and when I'd speed up, he'd speed up. I don't know what his intententions were, but it was clear that he had a screw loose.

I finally was alarmed enough to hit some high speeds, hoping to either lose the guy or attract the police (they're never there when you need 'em). I finally got in the right lane and was doing about 80 mph, him right on my bumper. As I was passing an exit, I suddenly took it and at that speed the wacko just kept going. I immediately pulled over, popped the trunk and retrieved my .357. We waited awhile and then got back on the highway. From then on, I've always carried my Ruger on cross country trips. It's stainless steel, it's a revolver and it will handle just about anything on the road. That's why the Highway Patrol was thrilled with the .357. It was great at penetrating car bodies and thick tires that .38s would just bounce off of. Short-barrelled .38s, at the time, couldn't even do much more than scratch the paint and leave a small dent.

A .357 Sig, .40 S&W and 9mm and 10mm would be okay in automatics, but a stainless steel revolver in .357 is my choice.
 
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i had the same queston & i went with the cz 82, with 2 extra mags. mine is a great shooter w a verry worn finish from holster wear. paid 150 for it at a gun show from a c&r dealer that i bought from before. spent 50 more to have it professionally cleaned & the sights redone. it was well worth the money.
 
Ruger P-95, stainless slide version. Sometime you might need more than an SP-101's 5 shots. Plus there may be times in an auto when you have to shoot one-handed. I know I much prefer having both hands on my SP-101 when shooting magnum loads.

I kinda thought the P-95 was made to be a truck gun. Reliable, rugged, inexpensive, homely, not something most would get attached to. Surprised no one has mentioned it.
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I'm surprised no one has turned this into a Bear Defense thread. Because, really -- if you are going to keep a gun in your glovebox, might as well make it a Ruger Alaskan, just in case a bear wanders up to your truck while you are stopped at a stop light. . . .:D

Btw, my Truck Gun is a Ruger P-90.
 
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