Hmm. How secure is a gun box with cable...

[actaeon277]

Can you replace your center console with this?

Eventuly I'm going to do that to the wife's van.

Probably not without ripping the console out.

 

[Sylvain]

Thank you sir! I am very happy with it. It does not get used much but when I need it it's there.

Can you kinda reach it from the driver's seat or do you have to crawl down in bewteen the seats to get to it?

 

[Cameramonkey]

Absurd. Which ever end of the cable was in, and how it was routed inside the box before the burglary, it was a inexpensive box of bendy metal that failed because a burglar applies some force, and you want to blame the victim of the burglary. I hope you don't wear your skirts too short.

(or I'll post a pic of me in a short skirt. )

 

[Sylvain]

Probably not without ripping the console out.

They make models that go under your seat as well (not a Fort Knox).

I'm sure you can open it without getting out if you move your legs.

 

[lonehoosier]

Can you kinda reach it from the driver's seat or do you have to crawl down in bewteen the seats to get to it?

Yes I can reach it. The wife has to lean the front seat back to reach the back seat to pull it down.

 

[iChokePeople]

Just as a discussion/consideration point, it's becoming more and more common for thieves to carry cordless angle grinders.

 

[actaeon277]

They make models that go under your seat as well (not a Fort Knox).

I'm sure you can open it without getting out if you move your legs.

Under my seat isn't even room for the gun without a case.

 

[lonehoosier]

Probably not without ripping the console out.

That's what I'll have to do with the van but I'm ok with that.

 

[littletommy]

Yet another reason GFZs suck, and should be completely eliminated. My gun is at it's safest point ON MY HIP!

 

[lonehoosier]

Yet another reason GFZs suck, and should be completely eliminated. My gun is at it's safest point ON MY HIP!

Rep inbound.

 

[Sylvain]

Yet another reason GFZs suck, and should be completely eliminated. My gun is at it's safest point ON MY HIP!

Yeah, kinda stupid to have to remove your gun to go to the post office.
But for some reason it's fine if you take it to the bakery next to that post office.

 

[Sylvain]

Rep inbound.

Got him.

 

[maansmit]

Yeah, kinda stupid to have to remove your gun to go to the post office.
But for some reason it's fine if you take it to the bakery next to that post office.

Can you carry in France?

 

[Sylvain]

Can you carry in France?

Yes of course, but not nesessarily carry legally.

Depends who you are and if you know the right people who can deliver you a carry permit.
It's easier if you know politicians or if you are one yourself.
A former mayor of Paris used to carry a revolver in his pocket when he had to meet union workers alone.

In most cases it's only for LEOs and some special line of work (money transport and such).

 

[cosermann]

...Look at the loop in the OP photo. That is the smaller loop on the other end that you are supposed to pass the larger loop through to secure it to the solid object so it cant walk away.

And yes, even the best safe can be breached if given enough time and the proper tools. This is just another example of somebody doing it wrong and trying to blame the device instead of their error. ...

The pic in the OP is exactly how the instructions for the Stack On version of the box say to secure it. I know what you're saying, about putting the larger loop over the lock hook inside. Just saying, that the directions that come with some of these boxes are actually less than optimal. The boxes are all very similar, if not the same Made in China box, and re-branded/packaged by various brands/labels.

How secure to people expect a sub-$50 box to be? They're child resistant, and smash and grab resistant, but they're not going to withstand even 10 minutes of attack by a determined individual.

 

[youngda9]

Locks are only good to keep an honest person honest.
Nothing, I repeat, nothing, is safe from a qualified crook.

^^ THIS. I won't lose sleep if someone took the time to break through that safe...I own several that are quite similar.

 

[CraigAPS]

For those of you thinking about putting a vault/safe in your console, have you looked at something like this? I found an old review of it when I was just browsing. Just thought it might be an alternative to actually taking the console out or heavily modifying it.

 

[AngryRooster]

For those of you thinking about putting a vault/safe in your console, have you looked at something like this? I found an old review of it when I was just browsing. Just thought it might be an alternative to actually taking the console out or heavily modifying it.

Yep. Was just going to post a link to console vault.


We put 2 of them in our 4runners when we first got them. Very nice units, but not cheap. They bolt through the bottom so they have to be open to remove. I'm sure someone could get in if they had enough time & tools, but it would take a while. Time is the enemy to a thief.

 

[CraigAPS]

Yep. Was just going to post a link to console vault.


We put 2 of them in our 4runners when we first got them. Very nice units, but not cheap. They bolt through the bottom so they have to be open to remove. I'm sure someone could get in if they had enough time & tools, but it would take a while. Time is the enemy to a thief.

How thick is the metal? Not actual specs, but does it feel sturdy?

 

[AngryRooster]

Very sturdy. All the edges are rolled under. It fits completely inside the console so the only thing exposed is the top. You would have to rip out the entire center console to get to the body of it. That's not quick or quiet to do and you would need tools. Even so, the unit is still bolted to the floor from the inside.

The steel overlaps around the edges of the lid so you can't get anything inside. The slot where the lock twists is thick as is the actual lock bar.