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Thread: Anyone use gun locks?
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May 15th, 2008, 01:39 PM #1
Anyone use gun locks?
Here's a dumb question. do you release the slide on a semi-auto pistol after you've locked the gun with a cable lock? It seems like if i leave the chamber open i will put a strain on the recoil spring, but if i release the slide the cable might damage the gun. which is better?
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May 15th, 2008, 01:42 PM #2
Re: Anyone use gun locks?
I do own gun locks, but not to lock up my guns
Compressing a sping will not hurt it. A spring will wear out from use not from being under pressure. I would leave the slide open and you'll be fineLast edited by SteveXD; May 15th, 2008 at 02:34 PM.
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May 15th, 2008, 01:42 PM #3
Re: Anyone use gun locks?
Gun locks? I have a bag full of them. Need any?
You will not hurt the recoil spring by storing the firearm in the slidelock position.VEGETARIAN: Native American word meaning "bad hunter"
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May 15th, 2008, 02:27 PM #4
Re: Anyone use gun locks?
Gun locks are silly, I know, and I also know that I have enough guns to get a gun safe but i've been moving so frequently lately that I can't get one just yet. I just broke the news to my parents that I have some guns and my Dad wasn't very happy. I figure it will go over better with them if they come to my apartment in June and see my guns hidden away carefully and "safely" locked. It's more about just public relations.
Thanks for your advice. I just don't want the lock to damage my guns in any way.
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May 15th, 2008, 02:31 PM #5
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May 15th, 2008, 02:56 PM #8
Re: Anyone use gun locks?
Gun locks are evil little contraptions! I keep my guns in a safe, but no individual locks for them!
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May 15th, 2008, 03:45 PM #9
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May 15th, 2008, 04:21 PM #10
Re: Anyone use gun locks?
I use cable gun locks all the time. I use them to lock the release lever closed in my trailer coupler, lock my helmet on my motorcycle when it's parked, lock the hub to the frame on my lawn tractor, lock my removeable tow bar to my jeep, lock my bikes to the carrier. Why wouldn't someone want to use them?
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