What do you do with Firearm locks?

[DadSmith]

I like to call them hanging targets.
Hang one at 200yds and if you hit it you know your rifle is MOA accurate.

 

[getem2011]

I try to find give them to others who have no other means of locking up their firearms.

 

[freekforge]

I've gave a few to guys at work that bought used guns but weren't really gun guys. I have a cable gun lock on my back gate to keep the kids in but if I need to get in or out in a hurry the gate latch can shear it off and I don't have to jump a fence. And if I do need to break that lock guess what? There's a whole box of them under the bench ready to replace it.

I also may have made fake lockout tag out locks to mess with maintenance at work. When I ran the shop I kept one in my locker that I jokingly called "the boot" because if you got called to quality I would lock the whip to your welder like a wheel boot on a car. That was funny until a new guy ruined it for us.

 

[Lpherr]

I thought those were to lock the firearm to your belt loops.
So little girls can't steal it and all.

 

[wtburnette]

Trash em /thread

 

[Thor]

So, if I'm reading this correctly, gun locks are like fruit cake in the firearms world ... everybody gets them, but nobody really wants them ... except maybe a very few fruit cakes.

That's only because you don't make your own fruit cake...everyone want's the ones I make and I can't keep them on hand even though they last for a long time.

Gun locks on the other hand are like commercial fruit cake; made of cheap ingredients and serve no purpose.

 

[two70]

I use the better made ones to lock my trail camera cases. The cheaper ones get used to lock other random stuff of less importance.

 

[88E30M50]

I leave them in the original box the firearm came in.
I'm a firm believer in keeping everything that it was shipped with. When I pass on those in my family who get my firearms have everything it originally came with.

I tend to do the same thing. No need to even pull them from the gun box. I remove the gun and mags, and everything else just stays where it was.

 

[PRasko]

Use em lock the cabinets so dog doesn't sneak treats at night.

 

[crewchief888]

i have a few brand new ones stashed in an old briefcase i use for my extra chamber flags and misc gun related stickers and patches

 

[foszoe]

5th wheel hitch locks